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macbook pro 5400 only because of heat?
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telf
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Oct 25, 2006, 04:58 PM
 
do you think the new macbook pro 15 inch only has options for 4200-5400 HD's as for heat issues in earlier models?
     
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Oct 25, 2006, 07:56 PM
 
No. The power consumption/heat dissipation difference between the 5400 and 7200RPM drives is about a tenth of a watt (~10%).

Is the GPU (X1600) still underclocked?
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