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omegasyn

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Everyone, I just need feedback on your working MBP unibody idle temps so I can do a comparison with my current MBP that has a weird sound fan.
 

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Note that the temps are in ºC.

It is "almost" idle cos I'm just surfing on the web.
 

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mine is on my bed right now, so its a little warmer than usual
Keep in mind that using the 9600M causes the temperature to rise, for me it rises by about 7-9 degrees celsius
 

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Are you all running on the slower GPU? My temps are generally hovering around 58° C for the CPU when I'm working with my graphics files (Illustrator and photoshop open.)
 
mine, on 9400M


and you better use Fan Control when running on 9600GT, coz chances are, the fans could both be running on 2000 RPM only.
 

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Mine runs a bit warm. With firefox, ichat, and word open while cruising the internet and typing notes I sit around 52c
 
My 2.8 MBP after about 1 hour surfing and messing around with some graphics etc.
 

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here is my temperature, using VMware, Safari and mail.
i'm on the 9400 GPU.
looking at previous posts, it seems that the average cpu
temperature is approx. 45°C.

remember that there are many factors that can change the temperature (besides different applications) :
when my MBP stands on a desk, it runs 3-5° cooler than standing on the bed.
the temperature in your room also makes a difference of 2-3°.
 

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have been surfing on the net since 3-4 hours with downloading and chatting
 

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Everyone, I just need feedback on your working MBP unibody idle temps so I can do a comparison with my current MBP that has a weird sound fan.


I have the same problem sometimes.

http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/macosg_fans_buzzing_on_new_macbook_pros_late_2008/


Normally after a few hours of use.
Rather annoying - but you will never get a perfect machine to be honest. I am on my second. I think I could find a fault with every machine (I am a perfectionist). The first one had a screen issue. This one is fine, apart from the fan.

Although, Apple Quality Control is awful. I shouldnt have to expect this - but I cant send my laptop away as I need it for my studies.
 
So did anyone come to a consensus of "safe" idle temperatures? I ask because I noticed my MBP, unibody of course, was hovering around 60c right after running Windows (Boot Camp) for a couple of hours. Granted when in Boot Camp you can only run the 9600M GT and that might of been why. Here's a screen shot of iStatPro's readings which I still think its 10 degrees too high for just having Firefox and Transmission open.

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😀 I cheated - that's temps when I turn it on in the morning - ruddy cold!

they normally look like this after light use on my lap --> (pic on the right_

temps in Windows are about 10˚C higher..🙁
 

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