[imthewhiterabbit]

Hello Everyone,

Long time lurker, first time poster! I recently purchased a 20' Cinema Display from Apple and I'm loving the way the 12' can run closed and drive a nice large screen. However, I've noticed the laptops fan coming on more and more, (as with the GPU temperature through iStat) despite the fact that I just got an icurve for it.

Would it make sense that a laptop's lifespan would grow shorter if the processors are strained more often than not? Someone clear this up for me!

Thanks!

[Simon]

My 12" PB does exactly the same when I hook it up to a large external monitor. The noise is a pain, but I doubt the heat would harm the computer. Apple explicitly mentions closed-lid mode as a feature of the 12" PB. If the fans are running, that means they are cooling the interior which is actually a good sign.