MBP 15" 2.53 has single fan

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I found this interesting when I cracked open my new 15" MBP 2.53. The internals look similar to the new 13", and there is only a single fan. I'm not sure if this is ONLY on the 2.53 model (without the discrete graphics), or if all the new Pros only have a single fan as well.

Sorry for the poor quality iPhone photo.

 

[unagimiyagi]

Mine only has a single fan. I have this exact same laptop. It makes sense in that the 13" 9400m (technically an integrated chip) only has one fan.

This laptop is dead, dead silent.

 

[RKpro]

Makes sense, the 9400 is an integrated chip. And you don't need 2 cpu fans.

 

[J the Ninja]

Not really surprising. The double heatsink/fan is needed to handle the extra heat brought on by the 9600 chip itself. No sense keeping the big heatsink around without it.