[MacHeadChef]

My Macbook Pro 17" seem to get very hot in my opinion. Are there other people using the Macbook Pro 17" and feel it's too hot? Should I be worry?

[edge.it]

smcFanControl 2.1.2 - MacUpdate

[mduell]

Yes, they get hot. It's a notebook, not a laptop.

[PEPPERRULES]

Originally Posted by mduell 

Yes, they get hot. It's a notebook, not a laptop.

These Intel machines run hot. If you want to put it on your lap, you can always buy the iLap.

[go.mouse]

Use smcFanControl and set both fans at 4000rpm when it gets hot. It should cool it down to 40-45C.

[Scott F]

Mine is not hot at all. I am in photoshop and it usually gets up to 69-70. smcFan control will bring it down. It's all normal, if it was at 90 and above, thats getting high.

[kenada]

Originally Posted by Scott F 

Mine is not hot at all. I am in photoshop and it usually gets up to 69-70. smcFan control will bring it down. It's all normal, if it was at 90 and above, thats getting high.

I consider 70 to be really hot, I much prefer keeping it around 50.

[EndlessMac]

Originally Posted by Scott F 

Mine is not hot at all. I am in photoshop and it usually gets up to 69-70. smcFan control will bring it down. It's all normal, if it was at 90 and above, thats getting high.

As a comparison my PowerBook G4 is running Photoshop, NeoOffice, and Firefox but the temperture is only 41 C. No matter what I do it never gets over 43 C. The fan does stay on a lot but I've had this computer for about 4 years and the fan has not broken down on me yet so I wouldn't be afraid of using the fan more.

It comes down to a person's comfort level. I'm less worried about how the heat might damage my computer because my desktop runs on average at 65 C but then again I'm not sitting right next to it. So it doesn't matter if it's normal but rather if a person wants to live with it or not. Some people seem to be ok with it while others not.

[Scott F]

I will turn up the fans to 4000 - 5000 if I am doing heavy work, but it is expected that under any heavy-stress, a machine will be put to work and result in higher temperatures. This isn't considered a laptop because it will get hot, in some ways it is a mobile work station (if that's the right word to use).

When I mean photoshop, I mean files larger than 6000px by 6000px at 400 DPI.

[benz]

well, i agree with what other say, it's not a laptop anyway, but a mobile workstation, so more like a mobile desktop and i carry it in a backpack between my office and home 6 days a week, but never use it on my lap

[PaperNotes]

Originally Posted by benz 

well, i agree with what other say, it's not a laptop anyway, but a mobile workstation, so more like a mobile desktop and i carry it in a backpack between my office and home 6 days a week, but never use it on my lap

That's no mobile workstation. This is

Electronista | Eurocom Phantom-X notebook adds GeForce 8M, quad-core

Quad-core Core 2 Duo @ 2.6Ghz
Up to three 250GB SATA hard drives in any RAID config
Dual fully clocked Geforce 8700 GT graphics in SLI mode
17.1 inch screen w/1920x1200 pixels
TV Tuner
Blu-ray
4 x USB



If Apple shipped a MacBook Pro like that I would consider it if we are talking about a mobile workstation.

[ghporter]

Originally Posted by MacHeadChef 

My Macbook Pro 17" seem to get very hot in my opinion. Are there other people using the Macbook Pro 17" and feel it's too hot? Should I be worry?

Use a tool like iStat Pro to get some numbers, and post them, particularly the enclosure bottom temp. It's quite possible that your machine is getting hotter than it should. Or you're being more sensitive than a user of a metal-bottomed notebook computer should expect to be.