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    What termperature is considered too hot for the macbook?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by pacers721, Jul 14, 2007.

  1. pacers721

    pacers721 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a macbook pro, and I wanted to know what temperature was considered to hot when its running.
     
    pacers721, Jul 14, 2007
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    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    Anywhere from 50-60 C is pretty normal for "normal usage" such as listening to music, surfing the web and maybe an IM client open. Watching a video (other than a DVD) will usually increase the temperatures about 10 C. The CPU can withstand up to 100 C, so you should be fine.
     
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