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    Macbook CoreDuo Temperature

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by moosey, Aug 13, 2007.

  1. moosey

    moosey Newbie

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    I tried a search but didn't find anything specific on this. How hot can a CoreDuo get before it becomes a concern and a notebook cooler is necessary? Right now, after normal use, my Macbook 13.3" can get up into the high 60 degrees C. Also, any recommendations on a cooler for the Macbook if one's necessary?

    Thanks
     
    moosey, Aug 13, 2007
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  2. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    The temperature you have right now is pretty normal. My Core 2 Duo MacBook is around 55 C right now with Safari and Adium open. I don't think its necessary for you to get a cooler (the Core/Core 2 chips are perfectly fine under 100 C), but it wouldn't hurt to get a cooler if you want to.
     
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  3. taelrak

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    That's soo not normal :p

    Well okay, that's "normal" in the sense that most MB and MBP get around that from light use (I consider web browsing and chatting to be idle/light use :p), but that's not normal in how laptops are supposed to be. Same applies for the HDD - mine runs above over 40 on idle. I want it to be 35 or less.

    Apple really needs to make some effort to make the norm temperature at least 10 degrees or so less than that for their next design.

    As far as dangerously hot to hardware - your C2D could probably go up to 100ish before getting red lights :p
     
    taelrak, Aug 13, 2007
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  4. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    Well, yeah :p, its normal in the sense that other MacBooks are around the same temperature :p. My point was that his MacBook wasn't any hotter than any other MacBook.

    Its all in Apple and going for passive cooling rather than more vents. I'd rather Apple just make the fans a bit larger/stronger or add more vents if it'll help cool down the MacBook/MacBook Pros.
     
    Sam, Aug 13, 2007
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  5. hehe299792458

    hehe299792458 Notebook Deity

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    Wasn't the heating issue already resolved when C2D came out? Anyways, I returned by CD MBP because it was way toooooo hot (hotter than my 3.0Ghz P4 actually). Most laptops usually idle around 38-40 (well at least my 2 laptops do that).
     
    hehe299792458, Aug 13, 2007
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  6. mick4394

    mick4394 Notebook Evangelist

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    These are the compromises Apple makes. If you want to dissipate heat, you need space. If you want your computer to be as thin as MBs and MBPs, you have no choice but to accept that they're going to get hotter than a machine that's a little thicker.
     
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    Maybe the reason they refused to move away from aluminum is because they can't use the entire chassis as a giant heatsink anymore if they used carbon fibre :p
     
    taelrak, Aug 13, 2007
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    Would more ram help keep the heat down?
     
    Jay07, Aug 13, 2007
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  9. Sam

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    No, RAM has nothing to do with the heat. Its the processor (and in the MBP's case, the graphics card) that heats up the computer.
     
    Sam, Aug 13, 2007
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