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crzdc0l0mbian · Aug 4, 2006, 11:45 PM

im need a labtop for school but im scared cause the MBP is just too hot, i use my gfs in a while and if its left on for more tahn an hour and half its extremly hot. Will memrom chips make the new MBPs warmer? I had a Powerbook and it never got that hot, had a 800mhz one... lasted me a real long time. Any way should i buy a 1.67 ghz powerbook online or wait for memrom or just get a MBP. Money isnt really a problem because i got a good intership with the irs that pays very well. I am more intersted in not getting burned.

mduell · Aug 4, 2006, 11:51 PM

Merom has about the same TDP as Yonah, so it shouldn't cause a change in termperatures.

A few people who had their logic boards replaced due to the whine have reported that the new computer runs much cooler than before. I would assume this new logic board revision would be used going forward with Merom.

I can't see buying a G4 PowerBook at all... it's so dated and crufty. Can't even play HD H.264.

crzdc0l0mbian · Aug 5, 2006, 12:22 AM

thanx alot mduell... yea because my powerbook is so old and i and i am runing the 1st version of os x because im afraid that if i update it it will break or something..

the macbook looks cool and i would like one but its ever hotter than the pro and I dont like the keyboard of that it doesnt light up.

Im going to wait till monday and if they dont annouce the updated mbp im just going to buy one.

amazing · Aug 5, 2006, 01:35 AM

PB-800 will run the latest versions of OS X just fine. My old Ti-400 running Tiger does just fine for its present owner. Tiger's what I'd try right off, though I'd wait till WWDC in any case...just in case some new configuration comes out (but don't count on it...)

Check out the reliability report at macintouch.com, where the most trouble-free MBP is the 17". Personally, I'm waiting for the 2nd generation of the MB, which I hope will allow the choice of a matte screen.

crzdc0l0mbian · Aug 5, 2006, 10:50 AM

i had an old emac, and when i updated it from OS 9 to 10.3 the screen stop working, and so did the cd player, thats why im afraid to update my old powerbook

masugu · Aug 5, 2006, 11:03 AM

It's sad when an old mac won't start up after sitting...My G3 Pismo laptop simply won't tutn over. Not sure what to try. It was running OS 9.2 :-) Sorry. I know this is the MBP forum.

Velocity211 · Aug 5, 2006, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by masugu

It's sad when an old mac won't start up after sitting...My G3 Pismo laptop simply won't tutn over. Not sure what to try. It was running OS 9.2 :-) Sorry. I know this is the MBP forum.

This is a PowerBook/MBP Forum, not just MBP

masugu · Aug 5, 2006, 11:09 AM

Sweet, so I can piss and moan about my Pismo. Thanks Velocity!

I still like that old laptop with the bronze keyboard and the interesting black curves. It was eavier than a mo-fo though.

crzdc0l0mbian · Aug 5, 2006, 01:42 PM

yea my emac died , and my powerbook is almost dead, Im using my dads emachine... yuck... its fugly.. I told my brother to buy him a mac mini but he thought it would be too hard for him to use.

Any way if i buy a MBP today will it come with the new logic board thats less hot?

Velocity211 · Aug 5, 2006, 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by crzdc0l0mbian

I told my brother to buy him a mac mini but he thought it would be too hard for him to use.