[uicandrew]

i like my thread titles to be descriptive and to the point instead of a vague "teaser" :-)

so as i wrote: is there any chance that an apple authorized service center will disassemble a macbook pro or macbook and reapply the thermal paste correctly?

i mean, if you went to them and said: "it is overheating. maybe the problem is with the application of the thermal paste."

i don't know how apple compensates the repair work done by the authorized service providers, but they will get reimbursed for the work they do, then could it be worth a shot?

[SpaceMonkey]

I don't know for sure, but I would guess that unless your MBP is truly overheating--as in, experiencing actual performance problems/glitches--they would probably tell you that there is nothing wrong with your machine and refuse to do any work under warranty.