My 867mhz TiBook does not get hot at all. It gets warm on extended, 24-hour compile jobs, but the two stage fan keeps it moderately warm.
The thermometer in the CPU is 'broken' on this rev of the PPC 7455, so I'll never be able to tell you how warm is 'warm', but it definately doesn't get hot.
I too have the Ti867, and you're right it gets warm -- but not hot. I used a laser thermometer on the bottom of the case Friday and it read 92.7°F at 2:00 pm after it had been used non-stop since 10:30 am burning CDs.
Looks like someone attempted to run Half life 2 on a 486. A computer at my school cought fire while I was in the classroom. The kid using it was freaked out. The power supply went and took the computer with it, something about bad wiring.
Is Apple overclocking the a 1 GHz 7447 for the top end 15 and 17-inch PB's?
I think (keyword) that Apple is not overclocking the 7447, the chip is at stock speeds. However, Apple did overclock the chip in the MDD 1.42ghz PowerMac.
When the new 15 came out, I got it -- it had a really bad battery and it got really hot. Much more than my Ti867. So I was able to return it. Later, I got the 17, which I returned because it got even hotter -- you couldn't rest your hands comfortably on the palm rest.
I like the design of the new powerbooks, but there are four major hang ups on me getting another one right now:
1. They get uncomfortably hot to use. This concerns me because over time, I think the heat might enhance the chance components will fail, like the hard drive, for example.
2. The screen has a problem -- whether it's white spots, uneven backlighting, or a bias towards the blue
3. Battery life is worse than the Titanium models they replace. I don't want to go to less than 2 hours, like I did before, when my Ti is giving me 3:20.
4. The latch flakes out and doesn't catch all the time. I know that's minor, but if it was the only flaw with this model, I think it would be understandable...but the other three problems are just overwhelming at the moment.
I could really use another PowerBook - but this is a real problem justifying it for me at the moment...
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Originally posted by 1337_5L4Xx0R
My 867mhz TiBook does not get hot at all. It gets warm on extended, 24-hour compile jobs, but the two stage fan keeps it moderately warm.
The thermometer in the CPU is 'broken' on this rev of the PPC 7455, so I'll never be able to tell you how warm is 'warm', but it definately doesn't get hot.
I too have the Ti867, and you're right it gets warm -- but not hot. I used a laser thermometer on the bottom of the case Friday and it read 92.7°F at 2:00 pm after it had been used non-stop since 10:30 am burning CDs.
Originally posted by Dog Almighty
Looks like someone attempted to run Half life 2 on a 486. A computer at my school cought fire while I was in the classroom. The kid using it was freaked out. The power supply went and took the computer with it, something about bad wiring.
it would be interesting if someone could compare the temps with PCs, those without watercooling that is.
haven't installed temp monitor on the iBook G4 yet. But it's much cooler than my Dad's PB G4 550
Originally posted by DHagan4755
Is Apple overclocking the a 1 GHz 7447 for the top end 15 and 17-inch PB's?
I think (keyword) that Apple is not overclocking the 7447, the chip is at stock speeds. However, Apple did overclock the chip in the MDD 1.42ghz PowerMac.
I like the design of the new powerbooks, but there are four major hang ups on me getting another one right now:
1. They get uncomfortably hot to use. This concerns me because over time, I think the heat might enhance the chance components will fail, like the hard drive, for example.
2. The screen has a problem -- whether it's white spots, uneven backlighting, or a bias towards the blue
3. Battery life is worse than the Titanium models they replace. I don't want to go to less than 2 hours, like I did before, when my Ti is giving me 3:20.
4. The latch flakes out and doesn't catch all the time. I know that's minor, but if it was the only flaw with this model, I think it would be understandable...but the other three problems are just overwhelming at the moment.
I could really use another PowerBook - but this is a real problem justifying it for me at the moment...
With stock fan..the fan spins faster when it hit 57C (~134F), but seldom pass 60C (~140F). Most of the time.. it is in the low 50C mark
With the Panasonic silent fan.. the temperature is in the 58C (~136F) range.
Originally posted by DHagan4755
A Dual 2.0 GHz as high as 53°C? And yet with that said, they can't put a single 1.2 GHz G5 in a PowerBook
thats 53C with 9 fans and lots of space, plus a huge heat sink. now cram it flat into the size of a laptop and the heat suddenly has no where to go.