thanks for the response...
so...you mean, you can't really tell if the machine is turned on or off based on the sound? Is it absolutely silent as like it's never turned on?!
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What Do You Want Me To Test On My New Penryn Macbook Pro
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thanks for the response...
so...you mean, you can't really tell if the machine is turned on or off based on the sound? Is it absolutely silent as like it's never turned on?!
I will get around to the temp tests. Be patient I'm a very busy man unfortunately. Just know that it's extremely quiet, and extremely cool (even when running 10 apps at a time.) I know most people talk about their SR MBP heating up their laps. No such case here. My lap is super cool right now and I have FCE open rendering video and I'm working in Illustrator and Photoshop as well.
can it make a cappucino?
seriously! play with it.. EXPLORE..
you'll love it for sure..i can't wait for mine to get here!
YOU WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH THE MULTITOUCH!!! I haven't even opened my desk to spring for my trusty USB mouse yet. The trackpad is just so damn nice. I can honestly do everything that used to limit people by using trackpads (besides detailed CS3 work for obvious reasons) Seriously though. Anyone who is getting one soon should learn all the multi-touch gestures so when they get it they can pop it open and be familiar with them.
That really sounds awesome! Rather heavy apps and the CPU hardly brakes a sweat Temperature wise. I can finally use that thing on my lap without getting sweaty legs or 3rd degree burns!
Along with wanting to know about how hot this puppy can get, I would also love to know what sort of battery life you are getting on a single charge (and with what type of usage). There seems to be some conflicting reports about the battery life on these machines since Apple "changed" how they report them.
Also, any issues with a yellow screen? I know there is a separate thread on this topic, but since you have asked us to guinea pig you.....
Many Thanks.
Also, any issues with a yellow screen? I know there is a separate thread on this topic, but since you have asked us to guinea pig you.....
Many Thanks.
Just trying to be helpful. I tested the screen with LCD test. There are no gradient issues or yellowing issues. The display is great. The battery life is decent. 4hrs using CS3 and FCE.
Could you run switchresx and export the DDC file so we can find out who manufactures the display? I saw the 9c83 at the 5th Ave store today and it looked great. Would like to know who makes it...
Thanks!
Well.. I mean if you put your ear up to it and you in a completely quiet room, you can hear the fans and when the hard drive is in use. But my ears are pretty sensitive to weird sounds, i can hear electronics but no the rain falling (at least thats what my girlfriend says haha). Its pretty close to silent but not absolutely silent as if it was off. Hopefully that helps.
-JoE
Thanks for your efforts. Glad to hear the yellow screen issues may be a thing of the past. And 4 hours of battery life is pretty darn good considering the processor intensive programs you were using. Did the computer get very hot or loud during that time?
i Have a 2.5Ghz, and when your using the internet then you cant hear a thing, when your watching a movie or playing a game, i can barely hear the fan if i have the sound totally muted, and i mean barely. Its is by no means loud, and when your watching a movie or playing a game obviously you have sound on so you cant hear the fan at all.
By the way, this is my first Mac and i feel like its X-mas since ive gotten it, part of it is because the computer is so great, the other part is im coming from a 500Mhz PIII lol.
The only thing that i find slightly annoying is when i wake it from sleep or turn it on or something like that, the disk drive makes a weird little "iiiiiii-eeeew" sound, just a quick little weird sound like that, but im pretty sure thats supposed to be normal because i saw it on apple support.
DDC block report generated by SwitchResX for display
Color LCD
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
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0 | 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 06 10 83 9C 00 00 00 00
1 | 0A 11 01 03 80 22 16 78 0A 50 C5 98 58 52 8E 27
2 | 25 50 54 00 00 00 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01
3 | 01 01 01 01 01 01 D2 25 A0 38 51 84 17 30 40 20
4 | 33 00 4B CF 10 00 00 19 00 00 00 01 00 06 10 30
5 | 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0A 20 00 00 00 FE 00 4C
6 | 54 4E 31 35 34 42 54 00 00 00 0A 20 00 00 00 FC
7 | 00 43 6F 6C 6F 72 20 4C 43 44 0A 20 20 20 00 C3
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Valid DDC block: checksum passed
EDID Version........1.3
Manufacturer........APP
Product Code........33692 (839C) (9C83)
Serial Number.......0
Manufactured........Week 10 of year 2007
Max H Size..........34 cm
Max V Size..........22 cm
Gamma...............2.20
DPMS Supported Features:
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Display type:
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RGB color display
Input signal & sync:
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Digital
Color info:
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Red x = 0.595 Green x = 0.320 Blue x = 0.155 White x = 0.313
Red y = 0.345 Green y = 0.555 Blue y = 0.145 White y = 0.329
Established Timings:
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Manufacturer Reserved Timings:
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Standard Timing Identification:
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Monitor Description blocks:
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Descriptor #0 is Timing definition:
Mode = 1440 x 900 @ 60Hz
Pixel Clock.............96.82 MHz Non-Interlaced
Horizontal Vertical
Active..................1440 pixels 900 lines
Front Porch............. 64 pixels 3 lines
Sync Width.............. 32 pixels 3 lines
Back Porch.............. 216 pixels 17 lines
Blanking................ 312 pixels 23 lines
Total...................1752 pixels 923 lines
Scan Rate............... 55.26 kHz 59.87 Hz
Image Size.............. 331 mm 207 mm
Border.................. 0 pixels 0 lines
Sync: Digital separate with
* Negative vertical polarity
* Negative horizontal polarity
Descriptor #1 is Manufacturer specific data (not interpreted here)
Descriptor #2 is ASCII data:
LTN154BT
i got the 9c81 monitor. is this good? i couldnt notice any yellowing or irregularity of any sort on it though.
as for temp, mine stays at around 48 idle @ 2500rpm. it's only warm on the leftside being that HDD, airport, power connector are there.
aside from my battery having 7 cycles when i got it, and the uncertainty if the 9c81 monitor is good, i am deeply gratified with my 2.4 penryn..
as for temp, mine stays at around 48 idle @ 2500rpm. it's only warm on the leftside being that HDD, airport, power connector are there.
aside from my battery having 7 cycles when i got it, and the uncertainty if the 9c81 monitor is good, i am deeply gratified with my 2.4 penryn..