HI everyone
After spending considerable time researching, just yesterday I bought a MBP 13" 2.4 ghz / 16gb/ 512gb model. Loved it for the first 90 seconds until it became uncomfortably hot under my hands.
With a single browsing window open and nothing else the surface temperature (taken with an infrared thermometer) rises immediately to about 35°C on the metal and 40°C over the keys. With say logic x r garageband running a decent -sized project (@ say 15% CPU usage so not pushing the system hard) the temperature immediately pushes to 40°C on the metal and 45-48°C over the keys and touch bar. It is summer here but these temperatures are not practical in daily use.
Unluckily where I am in Hong Kong I cannot return the machine to apple (as those in the states can...)and I'm worried that if these temperatures are deemed 'normal' according to apple I will be forced to sell at a considerable loss on the second hand market.
So my question: are these the sort of temperatures you all are getting with the 2019 13" machine? (Please tell me my machine is defective and how cool your macbooks are!) I have scheduled for apple to look at my machine but am not holding my breath for a positive outcome.
I read here that 'indexing' may be a factor in the initial overheating but I have nothing in the way of icloud/photos or backups so doubt that is spiking the temp. I have done the SMC reset which did nothing. The fans seem suspiciously quiet so i have some hope that they are not operating as expected.
Any feedback on surface temperatures or suggestions very gratefully received.
Thanks for reading.
Jeremy
After spending considerable time researching, just yesterday I bought a MBP 13" 2.4 ghz / 16gb/ 512gb model. Loved it for the first 90 seconds until it became uncomfortably hot under my hands.
With a single browsing window open and nothing else the surface temperature (taken with an infrared thermometer) rises immediately to about 35°C on the metal and 40°C over the keys. With say logic x r garageband running a decent -sized project (@ say 15% CPU usage so not pushing the system hard) the temperature immediately pushes to 40°C on the metal and 45-48°C over the keys and touch bar. It is summer here but these temperatures are not practical in daily use.
Unluckily where I am in Hong Kong I cannot return the machine to apple (as those in the states can...)and I'm worried that if these temperatures are deemed 'normal' according to apple I will be forced to sell at a considerable loss on the second hand market.
So my question: are these the sort of temperatures you all are getting with the 2019 13" machine? (Please tell me my machine is defective and how cool your macbooks are!) I have scheduled for apple to look at my machine but am not holding my breath for a positive outcome.
I read here that 'indexing' may be a factor in the initial overheating but I have nothing in the way of icloud/photos or backups so doubt that is spiking the temp. I have done the SMC reset which did nothing. The fans seem suspiciously quiet so i have some hope that they are not operating as expected.
Any feedback on surface temperatures or suggestions very gratefully received.
Thanks for reading.
Jeremy
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