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Socially Awkward Solo · May 19, 2006, 04:34 PM

Nice LAPtops Apple:

"Do not leave the bottom of your MacBook Pro in contact with your lap or any surface of your body for extended periods. Prolonged contact with your body could cause discomfort and potentially a burn"

http://gearlog.com/blogs/gearlog/arc...ersmanual.aspx

Kerrigan · May 19, 2006, 04:36 PM

Lovely. Is this the same for the Macbook?

Socially Awkward Solo · May 19, 2006, 04:37 PM

Originally Posted by Kerrigan

Lovely. Is this the same for the Macbook?

Anyone want to whip out the manual and find out? I am willing to bet it is.

Salty · May 19, 2006, 04:40 PM

This is so that your sperm count drop can't be blamed on them. No worries for you SWG

.

Socially Awkward Solo · May 19, 2006, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by Salty

This is so that your sperm count drop can't be blamed on them. No worries for you SWG

.

You should talk.

At any rate, sperm count be dammed. Aren't these things called LAPTOPS for a reason? I went to Apples site and did a search for Laptop, guess what the first 2 results that pop-up are...

ghporter · May 19, 2006, 06:14 PM

Isn't the hot part more where it would rest on your thigh instead of near the jewels? And Salty, frankly the body is much smarter than that; it'll let you know when it can't regulate the temperature around the testes, primarily by making you awfully uncomfortable.

Big Mac · May 19, 2006, 06:34 PM

Praise Intel!

Goldfinger · May 19, 2006, 06:48 PM

Originally Posted by Big Mac

Praise Intel!

Oh please. My PBG4 is the same. It's hot.

Dark Helmet · May 19, 2006, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by Big Mac

Praise Intel!

Keep in mind that if it wasn't for Intel we'd still be on G4's. Better hot than nothin'

rickey939 · May 19, 2006, 11:27 PM

Ummmmmmm....

New Hotness!

smacintush · May 19, 2006, 11:56 PM

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greenamp · May 20, 2006, 12:01 AM

Apple is actually pretty slick about only calling them notebooks instead of laptops.

placebo1969 · May 20, 2006, 12:34 AM

I'll bet that the warning is there because of some potential lawsuit that Apple wants to head off. Same thing with the iPods. Some idiot was complaining about hearing loss, Apple updated the iPod software to limit the volume. I'm sure this is a similar thing.

brapper · May 20, 2006, 01:50 AM

ya...as we speak I have my PBG4 in my lap, but on top of a pillow. No heat (...from my computer) on my nuts, thank you very much.

Xeo · May 20, 2006, 02:51 AM

I'm getting a MBP. My iBook is always cool, fan never turns on. Even the part that's warm isn't "hot". So that's the only thing that I'll miss from this thing. Everything else will be a vast improvement. Plus 17" is sexy.

Millennium · May 20, 2006, 08:25 AM

Originally Posted by Dark Helmet

Keep in mind that if it wasn't for Intel we'd still be on G4's. Better hot than nothin'

I have my doubts about both your statements, to be honest. IBM now has a G5 that can be put into laptops, and we'd still be on a non-junkpile architecture.

Wasn't the Intel switch supposed to solve the power consumption and heat dissipation issues? If the MacBooks are truly this dangerous, then they must have made the problem even worse.

TETENAL · May 20, 2006, 09:29 AM

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/Mac...UsersGuide.pdf

Do not leave the bottom of your MacBook in contact with your lap or any surface of
your body for extended periods. Prolonged contact with your body could cause
discomfort and potentially a burn.

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/Pow...SuperDrive.pdf

When you’re using your PowerBook or charging the battery, it is normal for the bottom
of the case to get warm. For prolonged use, place your PowerBook on a flat, stable
surface. The bottom of the PowerBook case functions as a cooling surface that transfers
heat from inside the computer to the cooler air outside.

waxcrash · May 20, 2006, 10:43 AM

http://discussions.apple.com/thread....87377&tstart=0

ghporter · May 20, 2006, 10:48 AM

Take a look at the thread about thermal compound usage in the MacBook. I think this is a major part of the problem. Too much compound is sometimes WORSE than too little. If Apple is actually expecting the new machines to be assembled this way, I think there are going to be a LOT of problems, particularly with the laptops. Bad news.

JoshuaZ · May 20, 2006, 09:04 PM

Originally Posted by Xeo

I'm getting a MBP. My iBook is always cool, fan never turns on. Even the part that's warm isn't "hot". So that's the only thing that I'll miss from this thing. Everything else will be a vast improvement. Plus 17" is sexy.

If I remember correctly from college, isn't your iBook a 500 mhz G3? I mean, not a lot of heat comin out of that baby.

eeeaa · May 20, 2006, 09:47 PM

Originally Posted by Goldfinger

Oh please. My PBG4 is the same. It's hot.

Yes, but that was one of the issues with the PPC chip. Isn't Intel supposed to be working run their chips a lot cooler? Wasn't that one of the good points about the switch?

TETENAL · May 20, 2006, 10:01 PM

Originally Posted by dmetzcher

Yes, but that was one of the issues with the PPC chip. Isn't Intel supposed to be working run their chips a lot cooler? Wasn't that one of the good points about the switch?

The Intel-chips have better performance/watt which means they get as hot as the PowerPC chips did get, but run 5 times faster. With the same performance/watt ratio Apple could have made them run as fast as the iBooks but 5 times cooler, but then people would have complained that their MacBooks have frozen away their foreskins.

May 21, 2006, 10:14 PM

Originally Posted by Millennium

Wasn't the Intel switch supposed to solve the power consumption and heat dissipation issues? If the MacBooks are truly this dangerous, then they must have made the problem even worse.

If the heat gets to your lap, then there isn't a dissipation issue. It needs to get the heat away from the CPU, which it is doing.

Regardless, this is standard legal disclaiming. I'll bet lots of other laptops have these warnings too.