Hows your 2010 MBP in regards to heat?
http://gizmodo.com/5524473/core-i7-m...ake-water-boil
Read that article a few days back (planning on getting a i7 17") and i havent owned a apple laptop before (therefore no previous experience with hot apple laptops). So i was curious for those that have gotten their new MBP's, hows the heat? Is it typical apple macbook heat or you notice it being really hot or what?
Opinions of people that dont own the new MBP are totally welcomed as well by the way. I still plan on getting a MBP but its not to exciting of news that you cant set it on a desk/have it on your lap cause how hot it can get a few weeks before you order yours lol.
Read that article a few days back (planning on getting a i7 17") and i havent owned a apple laptop before (therefore no previous experience with hot apple laptops). So i was curious for those that have gotten their new MBP's, hows the heat? Is it typical apple macbook heat or you notice it being really hot or what?
Opinions of people that dont own the new MBP are totally welcomed as well by the way. I still plan on getting a MBP but its not to exciting of news that you cant set it on a desk/have it on your lap cause how hot it can get a few weeks before you order yours lol.
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IMHO, plastic-bodied laptops always feel cooler, since they cannot conduct heat, but have to blow it out thru the side vent.
I used a Powerbook G4 once a couple years ago, and it felt too hot to put on the lap. I think it's just part of the design. I assume Macs are supposed to be quieter, so Apple considers that the should radiate heat instead of running the fans. But that's just a guess.
That article makes me wonder how long a battery is gonna last at full capacity. Heat is what makes batteries age. So if you care about battery life, it's best to buy a cooling pad for that machine... or at least get something to put on your lap.... Cause..umm...hot weather + hot laptop = infertility
Dan
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IMHO, plastic-bodied laptops always feel cooler, since they cannot conduct heat, but have to blow it out thru the side vent.
I used a Powerbook G4 once a couple years ago, and it felt too hot to put on the lap. I think it's just part of the design. I assume Macs are supposed to be quieter, so Apple considers that the should radiate heat instead of running the fans. But that's just a guess.
That article makes me wonder how long a battery is gonna last at full capacity. Heat is what makes batteries age. So if you care about battery life, it's best to buy a cooling pad for that machine... or at least get something to put on your lap.... Cause..umm...hot weather + hot laptop = infertility
Dan
Haha well not the way i was hoping this thread would start off. Hoping more for a "their test was a fluke, my i7 17" runs cool as a cucumber" lol. Guess im not that lucky. I really question the thought behind the idea of making a LAPtop, that gets too hot to be on your lap...
Yeah i just hope in the next month+ that im saving to get it, a lot more reviews/tests are released. Or at least people on forums (like here) starting threads about it getting warm but not hot, or getting way to hot, or something.
Haha well not the way i was hoping this thread would start off. Hoping more for a "their test was a fluke, my i7 17" runs cool as a cucumber" lol. Guess im not that lucky. I really question the thought behind the idea of making a LAPtop, that gets too hot to be on your lap...
Yeah i just hope in the next month+ that im saving to get it, a lot more reviews/tests are released. Or at least people on forums (like here) starting threads about it getting warm but not hot, or getting way to hot, or something.
Well, i'm sure you're gonna get a lot of that. From people checking email.
When you're doing only that, there's an advantage to the design. You can sit there fanless for a half hour after a cold boot. With a plastic case, the fan will start going after ten minutes or less.... You see, it's aesthetics
That TiBook(G4) was really quiet by the way, even when the fan was going full force.
I think it's more of a bad heatsink in this model. Maybe it'll get fixed in the next revision or something. Maybe even poorly applied heatsink paste, considering the numbers.
If you are going from plastic to aluminum, you'll notice the heat more when you're doing processor-intensive stuff. I was doing Photoshop on that G4 by the way.
But in any case, baked batteries = bad
Dan
Come on guys, no one here has gotten a new MBP yet?