My wife's new MacBook (2.0GHz/1GB) gets pretty hot, but never actually too hot to touch. I wouldn't want it in my lap for a long period, but we knew that before we got it. If yours…

well, you just said that ambient temperature was 40c? that's so hot that it's not surprising that your laptop is very hot. air cooling systems run hotter if the air temp is hotter…

I am only running Safari and Mail...... my macbook is currently at 98.6 F I went to the Apple Store earlier today.... and I asked if it was normal if it was always hot. They told …

somebody call the WAAAAAAAAHHHHmbulance...

Quote: Originally Posted by azncreazion I am only running Safari and Mail...... my macbook is currently at 98.6 F I went to the Apple Store earlier today.... and I asked if it …

breaking news guys: today i burnt my hands 3 times, because my macbook was running so hot, it was on fire. nah serious now.. i was using my macbook on my lap for about an hour, a…

Quote: Originally Posted by joel_v i put my hand on the bottom and it was hot enough to burn. What does that mean? In my book, if you 'burned your hand' you have blisters. …

what i mean by burn is, i was able to hold my hand on the bottom for about 2 seconds, thats it. it was too hot for me to leave my hand there any longer. its obviously not going to…

Quote: Originally Posted by joel_v its obviously not going to leave blisters, because its not an open flame it didn't actually burn me. Fixed that for ya.

40C-55C ambient temps are common where I am. If I can't run it, too bad Atleast it has never crashed.

Quote: Originally Posted by jokell82 Quote: Originally Posted by joel_v its obviously not going to leave blisters, because its not an open flame. its obviously not going…

So we agree that the MB doesn't burn squat and when people say 'yikes it burned me!!!!OMGWTF' they are just exaggerating to attract attention. In reality it just gets hot to the po…

Your right, I left my macbook on my desk for around an hour and it evened out at around 91 F

Here is mine. It's running a little too hot also...

Quote: Originally Posted by freakboy2 well, you just said that ambient temperature was 40c? that's so hot that it's not surprising that your laptop is very hot. air cooling sys…

Quote: Originally Posted by hatim 40C-55C ambient temps are common where I am. If I can't run it, too bad Atleast it has never crashed. Dude. My Macbook idles in the midd…

Yeah, what the heck are we actually talking about here - are you guys quoting the CPU temps (measured with CoreDuoTemp or something similar) or did you actually buy an infrared the…

Suggestion for a standardised heat test: Run yes> dev/null for 15 minutes Flip Macbook upside down Crack one large, grade A free-range egg on the bottom Record time it takes…

Powerbooks get very hot as well. Buy an ILap best money I ever spent!!!!

its gotta be the global warming thing, back in my day computers used to run cooler.

Quote: Originally Posted by Tomchu Burnt your hand twice? "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me." "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me... fool me twice.…

Quote: Originally Posted by elcheapo "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me... fool me twice... [pause] We can't get fooled again!" ... GWB http://politicalhumor.about.co…

I am almost glad I am getting the last Generation G4 iBook instead of the Macbook. Nice little 12" system, never gets hot (had one before), and portable as hell Seriously, if its…

Quote: Originally Posted by hatim obviously I dont have burn marks. The burns are minor. My reflexes are smart enough to move my hand away when the get burned. On the other hand…

You need to call Jackie if you burned yourself on a MacBook