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HAGEhead · Aug 17, 2007, 06:35 PM

It sounds like the heat bug is back again. Which revision/version/whatever of the Macbook Pro is the best to track down if you can't stand laptop heat? Or is the answer "none?"

Rumor · Aug 17, 2007, 06:45 PM

There isn't a heat bug. It's warm but not hot. Gaming under Rosetta or while in XP still doesn't make it uncomfortable to touch.

If you are really crunch work on it, it isn't going to be in your lap anyways.

HAGEhead · Aug 17, 2007, 06:59 PM

I've heard otherwise, and every time I go to the Apple Store the floor models are hot to the touch. Is it really that big of a fabrication if it's been mentioned/brought up so many places/times with the LED backlit models?

Rumor · Aug 17, 2007, 08:03 PM

I think it's a personal preference thing. Mine doesn't seem to have a problem.

slpdLoad · Aug 17, 2007, 11:39 PM

The best answer is probably "the latest revision", since they've been out for a while now and Apple has had a chance to work out bugs/update firmware. There's even some software out that you can use to manually adjust the fan(s) speed so you can cool it down more yourself.

Super Mario · Aug 18, 2007, 01:39 AM

Originally Posted by HAGEhead

I've heard otherwise, and every time I go to the Apple Store the floor models are hot to the touch.

Because they're on for 12 hours every day and people are using them all the time for surfing. Those poor machines don't get a break.

Simon · Aug 18, 2007, 02:05 AM

I don't think there's a 'bug'. The MBP just pack a lot of power into a very slim case and it's quiet. The result is a warm notebook.

That said, in my personal experience the coolest 15" MBPs are the second generation (2.16/2.33 GHz C2D).

Remxed · Aug 18, 2007, 09:42 AM

i wonder how much heat the mbp can actually handle.

mine just idling is around 50 degrees celsius. When I'm surfing the internet and listening to music, it goes up to around 60 with the fans at 2000 rpms.

But for some cpu heavy work, like when I'm running PCSX2 (PS2 emulator) on Windows XP using boot camp, it constantly runs the processor at 100%. The core temperatures are both around 82 celsius with the fan on.

Simon · Aug 18, 2007, 10:29 AM

That all sounds absolutely normal.

The C2D will start to throttle down if it reaches 85C. OS X would force shutdown the MBP if it became too hot.

bballe336 · Aug 18, 2007, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by Rumor

There isn't a heat bug. It's warm but not hot. Gaming under Rosetta or while in XP still doesn't make it uncomfortable to touch.

If you are really crunch work on it, it isn't going to be in your lap anyways.

I don't know what you're talking about, the MBP's get hot enough that I cannot use it on my lap unless the sleeve I use is under it. They are hot, all of them, but it is expected when the machine is only an inch thick and has the amount of power that these machines do.

G. I. · Aug 19, 2007, 03:35 AM

And what a nice sound the fans have at the max 6000rpm! Not.

MacosNerd · Aug 19, 2007, 06:16 AM

There's no heat bug, while the MBP's do run "warm" its not a bug that apple needs/should fix. The fans kick in when they should and if you want further control, there's software available on the net to manually control the fans.