Need your advice about the best mac-based notebook for win7

[asada]

Hi!
I have a trouble. My MBP 15' i7 core +SSD is overheating when I am working under bootcamp in Windows 7.
So, I am planning to change it.
For me mac+windows - is necessary.

So, could you tell me, which mac is "colder" (don't becoming crazy hot)/longer battery life when working with win7 office work/gaming:
macbook air 13' 1.86 Ghz
macbook air 13' 2.13 Ghz
macbook pro 13' 2.4 Ghz C2D + SSD
macbook pro 15' 2.4 Ghz i5 + SSD

Owners of theese models, could you please test the temperature with a program "XRG Resource Graph" or "iStat"?

Thanks!

 

[balamw]

Are you using something to control your fans under Windows? You may just need more airflow than you are getting.

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[asada]

I just need to know, which of macbooks is cooler during the work.
I understand, that I can use program for fan controlling.
So, could you tell me, if you know, which one is cooler.

 

[balamw]

So, could you tell me, if you know, which one is cooler.

The problem is that you are asking two things:

Colder
Longest battery life

They are not the same thing, and it seems like you are most interested in the battery life and are using "colder" as a proxy for that.

Overall the least powerful Mac will be the coldest. Lowest TDP on the CPU, integrated graphics only. The problem is that those machines also have a smaller battery.

(My MB runs a bit cooler than my MBP in Windows due to the lack of discrete graphics). Yet the battery life is about the same since the 13" has a smaller battery.

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[vistadude]

Something must be wrong if your laptop is overheating in office. I would exchange for the same one except get a standard hard drive instead of the SSD. My macbook unibody 13 inch late 2009 runs just as cool in windows 7 as in Mac snow leopard, although battery life is usually about 40% better in Mac OS since I have far few programs running in that OS.

I could understand if you hear a lot of fan noise while playing games, but not overheating - that seems to point to a physical defect.

Hi!
I have a trouble. My MBP 15' i7 core +SSD is overheating when I am working under bootcamp in Windows 7.
So, I am planning to change it.
For me mac+windows - is necessary.

So, could you tell me, which mac is "colder" (don't becoming crazy hot)/longer battery life when working with win7 office work/gaming:
macbook air 13' 1.86 Ghz
macbook air 13' 2.13 Ghz
macbook pro 13' 2.4 Ghz C2D + SSD
macbook pro 15' 2.4 Ghz i5 + SSD

Owners of theese models, could you please test the temperature with a program "XRG Resource Graph" or "iStat"?

Thanks!

 

[balamw]

battery life is usually about 40% better in Mac OS since I have far few programs running in that OS.

I'm the opposite (usually have more running in the background under OS X than Windows) and battery life in Windows is still significantly worse than under OS X.

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[vistadude]

You're probably right on this. I simply can't afford to buy mac versions of my windows software.

I'm the opposite (usually have more running in the background under OS X than Windows) and battery life in Windows is still significantly worse than under OS X.

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