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Macbook Pro overheating problem!
Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 10:46 pm
by FinoAttack-Tuuce
There are posts about the new Macbook Pro's overheating problem on the forum linked below..
here;
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showth ... genumber=1
Any Macbook Pro users here to comment?
I've just ordered my Macbook Pro but these posts made me extremely worried..

Re: Macbook Pro overheating problem!
Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 11:19 pm
by sweetjesus
FinoAttack-Tuuce wrote:There are posts about the new Macbook Pro's overheating problem on the forum linked below..
here;
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showth ... genumber=1
Any Macbook Pro users here to comment?
I've just ordered my Macbook Pro but these posts made me extremely worried..

i saw on slashdot that apple have sent a very threatening letter to something aweful because they have come up with a solution to fixing a 95 degree celcius laptop.
Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 11:26 pm
by kettensaege
fino,
go to a store and try it yourself. They seem to operate within spec, but I've decided for myself that I'd prefer a cooler laptop and will wait for the next generation. Makes me wonder how the CPUs in MacBooks/iBook successors will cope within a smaller enclosure :/
Oh, and don't forget the CPU-whine and the throtteling issue.
sweetjesus,
apple wanted them to remove the service manual pictures from the thread. It's not about the thermal-paste fix itself. The slashdot-thread mentions that using the pics from the manual should be covered by fair use for illustrating the issue, although apple seems to think otherwise.
Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 12:00 am
by robtronik
I have a macbook pro. Its fine to me.
rob.
Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 12:01 am
by Machinate
redeyes posted:
This aint rocket science.
Right, it's Thermodynamics.
bwarharhar... ahem. Oh wait, I'm getting a macMini soon, I guess I should be worried

Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 12:07 am
by john gordon
no problems here.
Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 12:14 am
by Digi V
kettensaege wrote:fino,
go to a store and try it yourself. They seem to operate within spec, but I've decided for myself that I'd prefer a cooler laptop and will wait for the next generation. Makes me wonder how the CPUs in MacBooks/iBook successors will cope within a smaller enclosure :/
Oh, and don't forget the CPU-whine and the throtteling issue.
sweetjesus,
apple wanted them to remove the service manual pictures from the thread. It's not about the thermal-paste fix itself. The slashdot-thread mentions that using the pics from the manual should be covered by fair use for illustrating the issue, although apple seems to think otherwise.
the old ibooks actually ran cooler than the powerbooks and i'll assume this trend will continue with the Macbooks if they use different casing than the MBP's.
my macbook runs a little hot sometimes but it is definitely with in spec.
if youre getting one right now, the current models, i would not worry.
Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 2:33 am
by AdamJay
no problems here.
Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 5:14 am
by ayahuasca
heya, I did not see anyone mention the revisions of the MBP. like most all apple products, the do revisions of models as bugs (software and hardware) are found...
so my understanding is the most recent ones (from rev D onward) have the heating + sound problems fixed.
there's a link that discusses this here
http://news.softpedia.com/news/MacBook- ... 0956.shtml
but just search the web...
Re: Macbook Pro overheating problem!
Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 5:55 am
by LOFA
sweetjesus wrote:i saw on slashdot that apple have sent a very threatening letter to something aweful because they have come up with a solution to fixing a 95 degree celcius laptop.
http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/laptops/ ... 171394.php
Between this and Apples new line of apparently high school aimed TV adds I almost feel like I need to boycott them.
Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 8:53 am
by FinoAttack-Tuuce
thanks everybody!
http://news.softpedia.com/news/MacBook- ... 0956.shtml
this article reliefed me..
serial numbers starting with W8612 is revision E, serial numbers starting with W8611 is revision D and serial numbers starting with W8610 is revision C. Apple is aware of the heat and Airport issues that have been reported, and they have made improvement to minimize these occurrences to the point where they should no longer be an issue in any revision higher than C.
helped a lot, I'll wait my macbook order to ship
thanks again..
Re: Macbook Pro overheating problem!
Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 10:03 am
by sqook
sweetjesus wrote:FinoAttack-Tuuce wrote:There are posts about the new Macbook Pro's overheating problem on the forum linked below..
here;
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showth ... genumber=1
Any Macbook Pro users here to comment?
I've just ordered my Macbook Pro but these posts made me extremely worried..

i saw on slashdot that apple have sent a very threatening letter to something aweful because they have come up with a solution to fixing a 95 degree celcius laptop.
You're kind of missing the point here... apple didn't send the CND to somethingawful because they posted a solution; it was because they posted photographs detailing the construction process of the macbook, which implied that too much thermal paste was being used between the cpu core and the heatsink. Anyone that's used thermal paste before knows that you're only supposed to put a thin layer of it between the two, and the photos show a healthy-sized gob. It's a bit embarassing for apple because it basically means that the macbooks that are overheating are doing so not because of a design flaw, but shoddy workmanship.
But yeah, all things considered, I'm waiting until the 2nd gen.

Re: Macbook Pro overheating problem!
Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 4:16 pm
by quandry
LOFA wrote:sweetjesus wrote:i saw on slashdot that apple have sent a very threatening letter to something aweful because they have come up with a solution to fixing a 95 degree celcius laptop.
http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/laptops/ ... 171394.php
Between this and Apples new line of apparently high school aimed TV adds I almost feel like I need to boycott them.
yeah, I thought the "feeing the intel chip" adds months ago were LAME, but now, using the dorky guy from Dodgeball to represent joe cool mac user seems like a dumb advertising move--they're trying to make the pc business guy look like a nerd by putting him next to an actor whose most well-known roll is super-geek cheer queer in Dodgeball.
