here’s my thing. Mine gets warm, hot even. But I don’t use it for play, I use it for work stuff, so i never have it on my lap. Thus, surprisingly, I have absolutely no problem with a hot macbook. does that make me a bad consumer?
Why would being happy with the product make you a bad consumer? LOL (Although I do find it weird that I’m expecting more from Apple than the infamous Senor Collins. ;))
The main reason I want a MB/P is so I’m not tethered to my computer desk. If Jason2’s watching TV but I have some work stuff to do, I want to be able to sit on the couch next to him and comfortably get the work done. Even with my MBP sitting on a table, the top was warm enough to make my hands/wrists sweat, but when the external temp of the metal bar that runs right above the keyboard is 140′F, …
What frustrates me even more is that when people disassemble their MB/Ps and properly apply the thermal paste, their notebooks run up to 20′C cooler.
Since I started in IT back in ‘97, I’ve been issued more than a few work laptops, and honestly, none of the Dells, Gateways or ThinkPads have ever been uncomfortable to use on my lap (nor have made me sweat). If hobbyists weren’t able to easily lower MBP temps, I’d probably be a little more forgiving towards Apple.
here’s my thing. Mine gets warm, hot even. But I don’t use it for play, I use it for work stuff, so i never have it on my lap. Thus, surprisingly, I have absolutely no problem with a hot macbook. does that make me a bad consumer?
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/biztech/05/19/nyc.apple.retail.ap/index.html
Why would being happy with the product make you a bad consumer? LOL (Although I do find it weird that I’m expecting more from Apple than the infamous Senor Collins. ;))
The main reason I want a MB/P is so I’m not tethered to my computer desk. If Jason2’s watching TV but I have some work stuff to do, I want to be able to sit on the couch next to him and comfortably get the work done. Even with my MBP sitting on a table, the top was warm enough to make my hands/wrists sweat, but when the external temp of the metal bar that runs right above the keyboard is 140′F, …
What frustrates me even more is that when people disassemble their MB/Ps and properly apply the thermal paste, their notebooks run up to 20′C cooler.
Since I started in IT back in ‘97, I’ve been issued more than a few work laptops, and honestly, none of the Dells, Gateways or ThinkPads have ever been uncomfortable to use on my lap (nor have made me sweat). If hobbyists weren’t able to easily lower MBP temps, I’d probably be a little more forgiving towards Apple.