Is it just me or does the current Skype application for mac suck realllly bad? I have the new quad core MBP and using this app alone uses a crazy amount of CPU causing the fans yo max out at 6k and the CPU temps to hit 185 F. Is the programming just obnoxiously poor? I just cant understand it requiring such processing power when ichat or facetime dont even come close to it. WTF skype!
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Skype is horrendous!
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Are you on the 5.0 beta? Any video chat client is going to heat your mbp up. 185 isnt too bad anyway. Check to see that your mbp is properly ventilated. The computer has to capture the image, then encode it while receiving new video. All video chat apps are demanding. I've noticed this on Skype, iChat, Facetime, ect.
Yes it is properly ventilated. I used the "old" version of skype on a 3 year old macbook. But this new redesign on a new 4 core porcessor seems very innefiecient. Granted I know its intensive, but it seems wrong that is seems more taxing then when I play Starcraft 2.
I hate the new skype. Makes my computer so hot and fans up all the way. I just run it on ipad now while I"m on the computer and just chat via the mic from there lol