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I believe this temp difference is not just my experience, but all users' experiences. All I can say is, finally!]]>Aug 18th 2006 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/
Very much cooler under all operating conditions. The fans are not any louder than before, as far as I can tell.]]>Aug 18th 2006 9:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/Aug 18th 2006 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/
Just installed the update and wow is it running cooler. With video playing. I would call it vaguely warm now. In fact, I was using the MacBook on my lap in bed, downloaded the update, had to go to my desk to plug in the power adapter for the update, ran the update, unplugged and back to the bed. I actually had to wait for the computer to cool down from pre-update use before I could tell how much cooler it was post-update.

That's the long way of saying, this works really well.]]>Aug 18th 2006 10:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/Aug 18th 2006 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/Aug 18th 2006 10:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/Aug 18th 2006 10:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/
At least Apple patched the problem...]]>Aug 18th 2006 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/Aug 18th 2006 10:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/Aug 18th 2006 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/Aug 18th 2006 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/Aug 18th 2006 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/
-p-]]>Aug 18th 2006 10:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/Aug 18th 2006 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/Aug 18th 2006 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/Aug 18th 2006 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/
I thought they had something going there for a minuet. I'm disappointed in you Apple...]]>Aug 18th 2006 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/Aug 18th 2006 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/Aug 18th 2006 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/]]>Aug 18th 2006 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/Aug 18th 2006 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/
http://www.pbase.com/lou_smith/mad_cows

Thomas]]>Aug 18th 2006 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/Aug 18th 2006 8:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/
About time, thanks apple! ]]>Aug 18th 2006 10:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/And Mookie, no. You can barely hear the fan at all, it's not even close to that mooing noise.
This update is AWESOME, it's like I got a whole new machine. It's WAY cooler than before, and I get to use it in bed now!]]>Aug 18th 2006 11:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/
My Macbook went from 62 degrees C at the time of upgrade to running 33-35 degrees C afterwords on average.

How in the ?!?!

I have never heard the fan pre or post-update, though if I put my ear to the optical drive slot, I can now hear a VERY faint wind noise. Maybe it just runs all of the time at low speed now? It is so faint, it's hard to even describe.

On the back of the computer, I hear a sort of electronic noise VERY faintly, which pauses while the hard drive is being accessed, so I am guessing that is some idle noise from the hard drive. I think that it is a Seagate, so I think that is pretty normal.

Anyway, never in my life have I seen a firmware upgrade do so much. I am using it on my lap right now, and it's completely comfortable.

I HIGHLY recommend this update!]]>Aug 19th 2006 12:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/Aug 19th 2006 3:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/Aug 19th 2006 9:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/
http://forums.macnn.com/69/powerbook-and-macbook-pro/286994/the-macbook-whine/2/

it goes away when i use photo booth, just like they say there.

the unbearable heat is gone now, but i think this noise is just as bad :(]]>Aug 21st 2006 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/Aug 29th 2006 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/Sep 17th 2006 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/18/moo-be-gone-apple-releases-macbook-smc-firmware-update/I wonder if anyone has the same problem I'm having with my MacBook, which isn't at all a mooing sound, but rather the sound of a squeaky door/window being opened and shut. This annoying sound seems to appear out of nowhere!
If anybody can tell me about this..whether it's normal or not, I would greatly appreciate it.]]>Dec 10th 2006 12:27AM