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Just cancelled my 15" i5 order - too hot?
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Good to hear!
65% of an i5 CPU
And they wonder why Apple doesn't like Flash..For a comparison: My original C2D MBP runs ~55°C idle and ~80°C under load according to smcFanControl.
Even if the i5/i7 models run a tiny bit hotter under heavy load than the 2009 did, they're still much cooler than the early models.
Too hot? And you haven't even used the machine, only read about it online? Ugh.
If you're that apprehensive, then truly you should wait until the first adopters get theirs, and assess. You've got to wait just a bit, don't be the monkey mind.
Prob things are fine as this isn't a major refresh at all. But if you are that skiddish for god's sake, wait a minute!
If you're that apprehensive, then truly you should wait until the first adopters get theirs, and assess. You've got to wait just a bit, don't be the monkey mind.
Prob things are fine as this isn't a major refresh at all. But if you are that skiddish for god's sake, wait a minute!
Too hot, huh? Try an older PowerBook G4 like the one I owned and that will show you what hot really is. My C2D MBP runs consistently at 45 degrees up to 80 degrees on full load or when I am running Win 7 in Parallels. I just turn up the fans and it cools down.
As others have said, even if Arrandale runs a little hotter it is still light years ahead of the old PPC chips. That shouldn't be a reason for not buying.
As others have said, even if Arrandale runs a little hotter it is still light years ahead of the old PPC chips. That shouldn't be a reason for not buying.
Geez, I wonder just how much cooler the new ones are in comparison to a MacBook Pro 1,1.
That sucker was hot towards the end of it's life. I'm assuming it was because of the accumulated dust. Oh well, I get my i7 15" next week. I'll post here what I experience.
That sucker was hot towards the end of it's life. I'm assuming it was because of the accumulated dust. Oh well, I get my i7 15" next week. I'll post here what I experience.
Too hot? And you haven't even used the machine, only read about it online? Ugh.
If you're that apprehensive, then truly you should wait until the first adopters get theirs, and assess. You've got to wait just a bit, don't be the monkey mind.
Prob things are fine as this isn't a major refresh at all. But if you are that skiddish for god's sake, wait a minute!
Yea I'm apprehensive. I have trouble spending $2,000 on a BTO machine (matte i5's are not in the stores) that cannot even be returned if it's too hot/loud. You investment bankers should get your own threads.
I have taken the time to see them in person It's impossible to get a good reading on this from trying it out in the stores. Always way too loud in the stores to hear the fans.
Plus the whole point of this thread IS to get some advice from the early adopters.
Everyone is going to tell you something different. It's your choice at the end of the day. Don't piss and moan because others are weighing in.
Sure I'll install istat tomorrow o and the new one feels cooler. Of course I'm not saying ice cold but warm.
Fan noise is not a problem at all, according to the reviews.
For the heat issue: Go to the store, open up one of the preinstalled pro apps (e.g Final Cut) and do something CPU-heavy, e.g. live movie preview (puts stress on the graphics card as well) or exporting a movie, then check.
My 2,1 late 2006 MacBook is mostly 55°C, but goes up to 70-80°C on my lap and with some youtube or a lot of multitasking. Needless to say, the latter is uncomfortable, but with something underneath it's ok. So anything less hot than that is fine with me.
Try an older 1gen MacBook Air like the one I own and that will show you what hot really is.
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I trump you both with a 1st generation MBP - definitely able to burn Definitely the hottest laptop I have ever used.
More generally, I am always surprised that people spend so much time with a portable in their lap. I get really cramped and stiff if I use it like this for more than an hour or so, and my typing speed drops significantly.
I trump you both with a 1st generation MBP - definitely able to burn
Definitely the hottest laptop I have ever used.More generally, I am always surprised that people spend so much time with a portable in their lap. I get really cramped and stiff if I use it like this for more than an hour or so, and my typing speed drops significantly.
50ºC is what my 2009 C2D reaches when watching films!
I'm fairly certain it shouldn't be that high... Are you choking any kind of vent or something?
my cpu idles at about 65ºC (whitebook SR late 2007) and goes up to about 80ºC when watching youtube
i seriously dont know what everybody is worrying about??
my CD MBP IDLES at 80°C... under load it goes to around 95°C. it has done this ever since i purchased it.... its 3 years old now and going FINE.
apple will release a firmware update to control the fans, and everything will be a-ok.
stop worrying!
It also means that the heat from the CPU is poorly removed. The chips with the heatsink are under the keyboard. this means the heat have to heat up the logic board, and then it goes to the bottom. Not a very good thing. The CPU, GPU can handle the heat, but what about the other chips? My latitude barly gets warm on the lap. instead the air gets shot out from the back and warms my hands up when needed.
i think processor would burn in smokes seconds after fan stopped working. Fans should be working.
The CPU wouldn't burn. Its may w/o the heatsink, but if it has no fan, it will get super hot, and safly shut down. My fans stay off until around 120F, then they go on slow
Its the samething. at iPad keynote, he said Apple invented the FIRSt modern laptop. He shows the PowerBook. then he says :we have incredible laptops now." He shows a picture of the MacBook Pro. So he called it a laptop.
because i would rather my laptop wasn't too hot to handle and uncomfortable to use for a few hours at a time?
I'm not pissing and moaning for the weighing it. I appreciate it very much. In fact it's made me comfortable enough that I had my
business rep grab me a 15" matte that I will pick up today. There are enough positive comments on this that it's worth giving a try. Picking one up at the store rather than BTO gives me some comfort that I return it if I am pickier than the rest of the community. I just thought that one comment was a bit snarky, which I think is a problem in this community in general. I wish people would stay on topic rather than going after each other.So thanks all, I'll post my impressions on noise and heat later today.