Using iBook with lid closed

macasaurus

You know the iBook and the new 12" Power Book have very similar shape and design. I think one of the few differences is that one has a G3 and the other has a G4.



I actually heard that the G4 expels more heat than a G3, so why in the world can you operate a 12" PowerBook with the lid closed and not an iBook?



I know that they might have different ways to expel their heat, but it seems like it is safe to do this.



Knowledge base article for 12" PowerBook:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86286



Knowledge base article for iBook:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.h...onID=anonymous|166855984



Notice Apple never tells you why you can't do this, might just be one of those things to make the iBooks not compete with the powerbooks.

chych

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Notice Apple never tells you why you can't do this, might just be one of those things to make the iBooks not compete with the powerbooks.

Yep, just like, without a firmware hack, you can't have multiple monitors (not mirroring).

ti fighter

while you can operate a 12" pb with the lid closed, people dont recomend it cuz the machene gets rid of heat through the keyboard.

macasaurus

i don't think that much heat comes out from the keyboard really... I've worked in some pretty hot places, summer time in Texas can be pretty hot, and that hasn't done anything to my LCD screen. I seriously doubt that my iBook gives out that much heat, but if anyone has numbers on this, please post them.