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Zeeb · Jul 14, 2006, 02:53 PM

This was an interesting story I caught on cnn money. I'm not sure if its true, but cnn seems to be fairly reputable much of the time.

http://money.cnn.com/blogs/browser/i...88782713502582

Simon · Jul 14, 2006, 03:24 PM

Note: He's keeping his coffee cup warm on the power adapter.

masugu · Jul 14, 2006, 04:39 PM

Hmm...Guess he logged on to Mapquest, turned over his MacBook and started Frying.

Come on Apple....make with that firmware upgrade so my fans kick in sooner. If Merom turns out to be much cooler I will be sooooooooooooooo pissed I did not wait!

brokenjago · Jul 14, 2006, 09:05 PM

I highly doubt Merom is coming to the MacBooks anytime soon, if at all. (At least not until the MBP gets the next upgrade after Merom.)

Dillon-K · Jul 14, 2006, 09:21 PM

OHH!! I can't watch... eggs make MacBooks cry

Zeeb · Jul 14, 2006, 11:24 PM

I wonder if my mbp would fry eggs better? It's metal after all, I might even be able to manage bacon! I love bacon. I guess I could try. . .

Dillon-K · Jul 14, 2006, 11:43 PM

.... you scare me. Anyone who would take a 1-2 thousand dollar electronic device to cook breakfast needs to share their money with me.

Simon · Jul 15, 2006, 02:31 AM

Originally Posted by masugu

If Merom turns out to be much cooler I will be sooooooooooooooo pissed I did not wait!

1.) Merom won't be used in the MB until 2007.

2.) Merom will not run cooler than Yonah.

3.) Merom will be more powerful than Yonah without running hotter.

bigmig · Jul 15, 2006, 04:25 PM

Note that if you click all the way through to the original post, the guy says it's a joke...

praterkeith · Jul 15, 2006, 04:40 PM

they need to cool these things down....period, whether this is a joke or not.

Jeff Lebowski · Jul 15, 2006, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by The Blog Where They Fried It

PS: This is a joke, also im the origonal poster of this when sagags was a tech blog

It's a joke, for those of you who were unsure, but I el oh elled.

rhashem · Jul 15, 2006, 04:52 PM

Originally Posted by brokenjago

I highly doubt Merom is coming to the MacBooks anytime soon, if at all. (At least not until the MBP gets the next upgrade after Merom.)

Don't doubt it. The days of large-scale product differentiation in Apple products is over. Apple has to keep up with the Jonses now. As soon as Merom comes out in volume, Apple will put it in the Macbook. They can't afford not to. People might tolerate paying $100-$200 more for a Macbook versus a Dell, but they're going to be pissed if $1000 Dells have Merom chips and only $2000+ MBPs get them.

The thing to remember is that the Macbook isn't really a "budget" notebook given its pricing. At $1100-$1500, it's squarely in the mid-range. Apple's going to have to give it a mid-range, current-generation CPU to compete. No more of this "G3 iBook, G4 PowerBook" nonsense.

Dillon-K · Jul 15, 2006, 04:55 PM

*continues crying over egg on BlackBook*

mac128k-1984 · Jul 15, 2006, 05:29 PM

Originally Posted by Dillon-K

.... you scare me. Anyone who would take a 1-2 thousand dollar electronic device to cook breakfast needs to share their money with me.

I think the point is that anyone who pays 1-2 thousand dollar electronic device shouldn't run hot enough to cook an egg in the first place.

christ · Jul 15, 2006, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by mac128k-1984

I think the point is that anyone who pays 1-2 thousand dollar electronic device shouldn't run hot enough to cook an egg in the first place.

It doesn't.

It was a gag/joke/humorous exaggeration (from a PC Gamer site)

tomodachi · Jul 15, 2006, 07:29 PM

People who think this is true (including the morons at MacNN) are . . . well, morons, who do not know physics.

mac128k-1984 · Jul 15, 2006, 08:08 PM

Originally Posted by christ

It doesn't.

It was a gag/joke/humorous exaggeration (from a PC Gamer site)

Well regardless of it being a gag, the message is the same -the MB is too hot.

NDBounce · Jul 15, 2006, 09:16 PM

Originally Posted by Dillon-K

.... you scare me. Anyone who would take a 1-2 thousand dollar electronic device to cook breakfast needs to share their money with me.

So how much did your oven cost? Or are you saying you prefer gas to electric?

Simon · Jul 16, 2006, 01:53 AM

No, the message is don't be an idiot. Of course you can't fry an egg on a MB. It was meant to be funny (and it was till people didn't get it). Duh.

christ · Jul 16, 2006, 05:25 AM

Originally Posted by mac128k-1984

Well regardless of it being a gag, the message is the same -the MB is too hot.

yup - let's rescind the laws of physics, they are too inconvenient.

Philip J. Fry · Jul 16, 2006, 10:46 AM

I've had my MacBook for about 1.5 months now and I have yet to get my machine too hot for my lap when I use it. Granted, I don't use Photoshop or any heavy apps like that, but I do use iPhoto a lot in between using Word and chatting a bit with friends.

SpaceMonkey · Jul 16, 2006, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by mac128k-1984

I think the point is that anyone who pays 1-2 thousand dollar electronic device shouldn't run hot enough to cook an egg in the first place.

You know, you do realize that eggs actually cook at a fairly low temperature? I mean, relative to other foods of course. It doesn't have to get very hot to cook an egg.

That said, no one has actually fried an egg on a MacBook.

mac128k-1984 · Jul 16, 2006, 01:01 PM

Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey

You know, you do realize that eggs actually cook at a fairly low temperature? I mean, relative to other foods of course. It doesn't have to get very hot to cook an egg.

And so don't my legs which is why I'm saying the laptop runs hot.

skyman · Jul 16, 2006, 03:42 PM

What's really sad (but expected) is all the ignorant bonehead reporters who believed this story!

buddy1065 · Jul 17, 2006, 11:06 AM

Who needs McDonalds? At last I can make my own Egg Mac-Muffins on the go...hold the cheese please.

bryanmsi · Jul 20, 2006, 02:12 AM

Egg white protein (primarily albumin) begin to coalesce at approx 62 or 63 degrees Celsius (141-143 f). Now, the core duo chip itself can easily surpass these temperatures in a MacBook with any sort of load on it. In fact, most people seem to find core duo temps under heavy load getting significantly hotter than this. I can easily make my CPU hit and hold 170f by maxing out both cores. So you could cook an egg on your CPU.

But the external case surfaces are not at all likely to reach the necessary temperatures.

Dillon-K · Jul 20, 2006, 02:37 AM

*stifles giggle* funny, funny, funny... while the MacBooks may get warm, you haven't felt anything until you've felt my 700mhz ThinkPad after it's been running for a while (on the desk even!!)