@b-rad... That doesn't seem warm at all. If your laptop CPU runs at under 70C, it is not warm. My m1330 CPU was running at 80-90C before they flashed the bios and replaced some parts. Now it never hits 80C, and is usually in the 50s. Laptops are built to handle very high temps.
Ultimately, I don't think you're at risk of damaging any parts until you hit 70C+ temps, and even then there is a low possibility until you hit 80C+.
I use SMC Fan control, I always have the fan at 4000 RPM to keep everything around 50 degrees C, if I leave it at the 2000 it hits 70 or 80 pretty quickly. If I play halo i got it at 6000 RPM and it still hits 80.
arrgh! I just recently bought my MBP, it's only a week old and you know what,, im living in Thailand and the ambient temp around here really does not help the ventilation at all.
I couldn't touch the upper aluminum part above my keyboard( at the hinge) and the upper part of the speaker when my machine was only around 70% ( i didn't install any games yet)
Shall I just burnt the GPU out a couple of time since I still have a year of warranty left ;)... man I'm going to buy those apple care thingie... hmmm.
@pete YES get the 3 year warranty. I live in Thailand too and the MacBook Pro gets extremely hot - I now use it with a laptop cooling pad when plugged in (which is when it gets hottest). Cost $6 and works exceedingly well with the MBP because the MBP uses the outside/back of the case as a large heat sink so the cooling pad actually really works there.
I have had multiple hard drive failures here over the years and I suspect it's due to heat more than anything.
The 3 year warranty costs $350 which seems a lot, but you know why it's so expensive? Because it's highly likely your MBP will be needing repairs in that time period. Especially with added stress from the ambient heat/humidity.
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Has Apple released any information about the problem in their laptops? I have a Macbook pro I bought in March, and it's getting extremely warm...
Macs just work... warm.
Indeed they do work.. warm. My GPU is at 140F while my CPU is at 128F... but the base is just at 99F
@b-rad...
That doesn't seem warm at all. If your laptop CPU runs at under 70C, it is not warm. My m1330 CPU was running at 80-90C before they flashed the bios and replaced some parts. Now it never hits 80C, and is usually in the 50s. Laptops are built to handle very high temps.
Ultimately, I don't think you're at risk of damaging any parts until you hit 70C+ temps, and even then there is a low possibility until you hit 80C+.
I use SMC Fan control, I always have the fan at 4000 RPM to keep everything around 50 degrees C, if I leave it at the 2000 it hits 70 or 80 pretty quickly. If I play halo i got it at 6000 RPM and it still hits 80.
arrgh!
I just recently bought my MBP, it's only a week old and you know what,,
im living in Thailand and the ambient temp around here really does not help the ventilation at all.
I couldn't touch the upper aluminum part above my keyboard( at the hinge) and the upper part of the speaker when my machine was only around 70% ( i didn't install any games yet)
Shall I just burnt the GPU out a couple of time since I still have a year of warranty left ;)... man I'm going to buy those apple care thingie... hmmm.
@pete YES get the 3 year warranty. I live in Thailand too and the MacBook Pro gets extremely hot - I now use it with a laptop cooling pad when plugged in (which is when it gets hottest). Cost $6 and works exceedingly well with the MBP because the MBP uses the outside/back of the case as a large heat sink so the cooling pad actually really works there.
I have had multiple hard drive failures here over the years and I suspect it's due to heat more than anything.
The 3 year warranty costs $350 which seems a lot, but you know why it's so expensive? Because it's highly likely your MBP will be needing repairs in that time period. Especially with added stress from the ambient heat/humidity.