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Macbook Pro Concerns

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isethx

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I'm sure these are just silly little concerns, but i might as well get some other opinions anyways.

The computer in my sig I have 2 concerns about

#1 the black plastic the hinge piece, the plastic creeks sometimes. when i run my finger across the top of it (the part under the macbook pro writing) it makes a noise, like the plastic is bending or has an bubble in it or something. is that normal, or is there a chance it will break?

#2 how hot can the CPU get? my fans do not move on their own very much, my cpu was at 94 c and i finally saw the fans at 2400.

thanks everyone!
 
isethx said:
I'm sure these are just silly little concerns, but i might as well get some other opinions anyways.

The computer in my sig I have 2 concerns about

#1 the black plastic the hinge piece, the plastic creeks sometimes. when i run my finger across the top of it (the part under the macbook pro writing) it makes a noise, like the plastic is bending or has an bubble in it or something. is that normal, or is there a chance it will break?

#2 how hot can the CPU get? my fans do not move on their own very much, my cpu was at 94 c and i finally saw the fans at 2400.

thanks everyone!
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#1: I haven't heard anything yet in mine.

#2: I think that fan speed is okay, but lets wait for other posters.
 
anyone else with a unibody?

when you move your screen does it have a creek or crack sound?

when it's open run your finger along he black part under macbook pro

and let me know if it makes a noise thanks!
 
My 15" Unibody MBP doesn't make a noise when I open it.

Also, according to iStat, once the computer is warmed up, my cpu is always around 37-41 degrees celsius with the fans near 2K.
 
isethx said:
anyone else with a unibody?

when you move your screen does it have a creek or crack sound?

when it's open run your finger along he black part under macbook pro

and let me know if it makes a noise thanks!
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Mine does none of the things you describe. 17" Unibody.
 
Yeah, fan's don't move on their own very much [as part of an OSX design I'm guessing]. I wouldn't be too worried about it. If at any point that gets uncomfortable, use smcFanControl to manually control speeds.
 
winninganthem said:
Yeah, fan's don't move on their own very much [as part of an OSX design I'm guessing]. I wouldn't be too worried about it. If at any point that gets uncomfortable, use smcFanControl to manually control speeds.
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"smcFanControl"
is that a terminal command?
or a app?

Cheers
 
Creeks all the time

My 17" Unibody creeks all the time. It is starting to get to the point where I might take it in. Happens when moving or shifting the computer with one hand. Sometimes happens if I apply pressure next to the mouse. Happens when I adjust the screen.
 
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