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    Heat Test On MacBook.

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by cashmonee, Jul 16, 2006.

  1. cashmonee

    cashmonee Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    For those interested this guy used an infrared thermometer and compared the heat of the case from a MacBook to that of a Dell D620. Pretty interesting. The MacBook case gets hotter, but not too much hotter. It shows the difference between active cooling and passive cooling. Temps are in Fareinheight I believe.

    http://www.krischeonline.com/staticpages/index.php?page=macbook
     
    cashmonee, Jul 16, 2006
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    xbandaidx Notebook Deity

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    Good test, but he was wrong "lacks cooling fans" what does he think that little hum is coming from when the fans kick in?
     
    xbandaidx, Jul 17, 2006
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    cashmonee Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    What he was reffering to was the way Apple does not use fans the same way as other manufacturers. My wifes Dell sounds like a jet half the time.
     
    cashmonee, Jul 17, 2006
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    GeorgineVJ Notebook Consultant

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    This was always our complaint both with our Dell laptops and the eMachines that I just got rid of. The Mac is MUCH quieter. Also the heat vent design is much more pleasing.
     
    GeorgineVJ, Jul 17, 2006
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