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

Quote: Originally Posted by ChasingApple it will do the same job No it wont' it won't do multiple cameras in FCP... it won't run motion at a usable speed... it won't encod…

So would 120F be to hot for the keyboard area? Apple store told me that was within spec.

Quote: Originally Posted by j0nkatz So would 120F be to hot for the keyboard area? Apple store told me that was within spec. It's very warm to touch, but from what I have h…

How much longer is this going to go on? Are we going to beat this dead horse to death? I'm saying this because this is not a new issue. Apple's notebooks have been heating up quite…

Quote: Originally Posted by hldan It's because Apple's machines are getting thinner and thinner which is why the heat just gets crazier and crazier to a point where the CPU is a…

my iBook G4 1.33Ghz 12" never gets hot. I always have it on my lap while I surf from the good old couch, and I use it til the battery goes on me, which is usually between 5-6 hours…

Quote: Originally Posted by aristobrat We use Lenovo ThinkPad T60s at work. They're dual core , thinner than the MBP and only a few mm thicker than the MBP, and their cases run…