New MBP and Heat
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- cramdesign
Has anyone put one of the new MacBook Pros through a day of work? I am nearly ready for a new computer and am wondering if you can still fry an egg on a MBP because of how hot they get. I have a first gen Intel and it is a scorcher. If they are no better, I might just skip getting a laptop and get an iMac or something.
Before anyone mentions it, yes, I want a Mac specifically. I use a Mac Pro at the office and staying on the same platform would be easier for me.
Thanks...
- Mojo0
I stopped using a MBP after it made me infertile.
Thanks, Apple.
:(
- rafalski0
I was wondering if it made sense to get a 2.2 instead of 2.4 MBP for that reason.. Are the Santa Rosa ones hot?
- Jaline0
It seems like the IBM Thinkpad is the classic laptop. Durable and rarely gets hot. It really is amazing.
Both my Toshiba and Apple laptops get very hot at times.
You can try using smcFanControl:
http://www.macupdate.com/info.ph…
- cramdesign0
The new ones are the Penryn chipset which are supposed to use less energy which I would think means that they generate less heat. I was hoping that someone with similar working habits to mine would have some firsthand experience.
I like the IBM/Lenovo laptops but I want a Mac for my next computer.
- dtan0
my mbp still gets hot, but forget how that compares to my other laptops i've had (older mbp, powerbook g4). but to alleviate the heat, I bought a fancy smancy laptop "platform" from rain design - http://www.raindesigninc.com. it was for the laptop stand that you can put in your lap. probably overpaid for it, but it looks nice and i don't worry about the heat anymore.
- bezul5550
still don't know what shall take: new dell xps m1530 or MacBook Pro 2,2 from refurb. The new one is based on new chipset, you can run Mac OS and Win XP, but is more expensive than Dell XPS
- Jaline0
I just bought some cheap laptop feet so that I wouldn't have to worry about heat. It's not a huge deal but it's helpful.
http://www.laptopstuff.co.uk/p/C…
- duckseason0
still hot
- bezul5550
Jaline, this is nice: http://www.targus.com/US/product…, power supply is from USB
- nice. I don't have lots of issues with heat though, so I think I am good for now.Jaline
- mg330
I have that istat widget for my MBP, and see that one of the temps gets up in the upper 70s when I was working on music editing this weekend. The GPU diode, I believe. During lighter use all temps are below 60.
- pom0
I have a new MBP and heat is a serious non issue. I've used it for hours on my lap and had no problems at all. If you're doing something graphic intensive then i'm sure it'd be a little hotter than what i'm experience, but for normal computer usage i've had no problems!
- MediaPimp0
still hot. but not enough to fry an egg.
- seanhaus0
My 2.2 ghz MBP gets really hot when I'm in Flash for more than 20 minutes.
- ross0
the fellow at the apple store told me the new MBP's dont get nearly as hot as the last generation ones.
- pom0
Yeah mines seriously never gotten remotely hot, but i didn't have a previous gen mbp to compare.
- YAYPaul0
Mine is a 2.4 Intel from 2006 and only really gets hot when i'm playing games in windows.
- pom0
My video card fan speeds up quite a bit when playing tf2 in boot camp, but still pretty cool to the touch ~
- johnnnnyh0
Still hot - but as my studio is cold it's fine. Don't use on your lap though!
- cramdesign0
thanks for the responses. I guess there really isn't a good answer to this as it seems comparative. I am really only interested in knowing about the very new ones release within the last month or so. Anything released before then gets pretty hot when in something Adobe or the like and definitely when playing a Windows game (hard to get more processor intense than gaming).
- mistermik0
use a pillow.
or wear 2 pairs of pants.