Apple: "MacBook may run warm because rear vent is blocked"

by Ryan Block, posted Jun 6th 2006 at 9:01AM

Well, guess that settles the issue we had a couple of weeks ago about whether Apple really did accidentally leave some plastic film over the rear MacBook ventilation area. When we last left off, it looked like it might be a sporadic issue with some models shipped to Europe; now Apple's come clean with the whole vent-film issue, plainly stating "some MacBooks may have left the factory with a thin piece of clear plastic covering the rear vent." Apple's support page goes on to say, however, that if you don't have the film and are still having heat issues, please see Apple support article 30612 -- which itself is an article about how it's normal for MacBooks to get hot. Well done, well done.

Filed under: Laptops

Tags: apple, heat, macbook

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John @ Jun 7th 2006 2:00PM

Duh!

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Laura @ Jun 8th 2006 10:51AM

Wait, so can you take the plastic out of the gap? I'm getting my MacBook whenever they arrive at CompUSA. Well I'm glad I'll have a computer that will keep me warm in Vermont. ;)

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Chili Pepper @ Jun 15th 2006 5:32AM

Dude... so... how bad DOES it suck that these things run so warm?? I'm on the verge of switching from PC to Mac and now this. Along with the discoloration thing. Great. What's "mooing" by the way? I heard thats another issue with the MacBooks... :-[

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