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04-03-2006, 12:43 PM
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I've had my MacBook Pro for a couple of days now and I've really noticed that it gets very hot when I am running it on power. As we've heard in just about every other place, it is much hotter towards the back, but I'm starting to think there *may* be something a little off with mine. When running with the power adaptor it becomes almost untouchably hot, yet, when running from the battery it is fine (warm still, but fine to sit on the lap).
I was wondering is any other people who have been lucky enough to have their MBP's delivered already can tell me if they have noticed any difference in heat when running on power as opposed to battery.
For the record, I've got both the power and battery energy setting set to "Better Battery Life" and "Better Energy Savings"
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04-03-2006, 01:25 PM
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Mr. Bulk Buyer
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Location: Melbourne
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It's normal.
Normal 'opperation characteristics' are:
- Rubbish battery life.
- Extremely hot when on power.
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04-03-2006, 01:46 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Rammoth@Mar 4 2006, 01:25 PM
It's normal.
Normal 'opperation characteristics' are:
- Rubbish battery life.
- Extremely hot when on power.
Revision A, eat yer heart out.
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Maybe when rev.b comes out I'll just get burnt by this one and sue them for a new one |
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04-03-2006, 01:51 PM
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Location: Brisbane
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Running a system temp widget might provide some useful info for you...
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04-03-2006, 03:00 PM
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Not so serious ;)
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A useful answer is that I assume that by default like Powerbooks previously, the CPU runs on "Automatic" power settings that adjust to usage and "Reduced" power when running on battery. This can be adjusted in the Energy Saver in the System Preferences.
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04-03-2006, 04:45 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Currawong@Mar 4 2006, 03:00 PM
A useful answer is that I assume that by default like Powerbooks previously, the CPU runs on "Automatic" power settings that adjust to usage and "Reduced" power when running on battery. This can be adjusted in the Energy Saver in the System Preferences.
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Yeah, that was my first thought, but that option isn't in the energy preferences for the MacBook! I have no idea why, but it is quite annoying. I'd love to be able to set it to reduced because it still performs fine when on battery.
The temp issue has calmed down a bit now that the room temp is down (it was a little over 30 here today) and I've gotten a little pad with fans in it to help keep it stable. |
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04-03-2006, 04:46 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by 964RSCS@Mar 4 2006, 01:51 PM
Running a system temp widget might provide some useful info for you...
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Yeah, I looked into that also but I haven't been able to find one that will work with the MacBook's sensors yet. |
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04-03-2006, 04:49 PM
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Location: Adelaide, South Australia
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Have you ever used a late model G4 PowerBook? MacBooks should not be as hot running as one of these things on a warm day......
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04-03-2006, 04:57 PM
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Irregular
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Location: Canberra, Adelaide
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I could fry an egg on my G4 powerbook at the moment.... mmmmmm... egg....
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04-03-2006, 05:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by f1_power@Mar 4 2006, 04:49 PM
Have you ever used a late model G4 PowerBook? MacBooks should not be as hot running as one of these things on a warm day......
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My previous laptop was a 2 year old 12" powerbook (1.33Ghz). It got hot, but I could pick it up without that "walking on hot sand" feeling. |
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05-03-2006, 01:07 AM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
Location: Newcastle, NSW
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Its a feature, since autumn and winter will show up soon.
Apple lap and wrist warmer, with computer built-in.
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05-03-2006, 01:53 AM
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Location: Melbourne
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Serious heat on a 30Ί day is normal for a G4.
As for the whole 'Processor Mode' option in the system preferences... It seems strange that Apple haven't integrated CPU throttling into the mactels yet. Assuming it's written into the EFI, it should be fixed/available in a software update. Intel CPUs can throttle their speed just like a G4, so hopefully the hardware side is done (I would assume it is, since Intel would've done the chipsets for these logic boards).
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05-03-2006, 11:53 AM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
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have a look at this maybe then ??? http://www.chillpak.com/
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05-03-2006, 12:31 PM
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I picked up a little pad with 3 fans in it that works a treat. |
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