Quote: Originally Posted by piracy Trust me, this is just as puzzling to me as it is to you, given Apple's reputation for quality engineering, design, and QA, and the reputation…

Quote: Originally Posted by hookem2oo7 in all the disassembly pictures i see of the MB, it looks like there is a reasonable amount applied during assembly. like this one http:/…

Quote: Originally Posted by hookem2oo7 in all the disassembly pictures i see of the MB, it looks like there is a reasonable amount applied during assembly. Not in this pic:…

but even that one isnt a result of a giant pile of it like the service manual pics show...still not good though edit::: here's a link to the high res version of that pic, the pr…

Quote: Originally Posted by Simon I think we agree. I'm not trying to suggest they're right. Actually, if they really apply as much paste as on that pic I know they're wrong. I'…

Can anyone clue me in on if fixing it myself nullifies my warranty? And if it does, will Apple be able to find out? I would really hate to see that $250 3 year warranty go to waste…

Who has confirmed the OPs original picture as being real? It could be some random fake picture that does not exist in the Apple Service Manual

Quote: Originally Posted by harrisjamieh Who has confirmed the OPs original picture as being real? It could be some random fake picture that does not exist in the Apple Service …

Quote: Originally Posted by piracy Oh, it's definitely real. This is on page 94 of the MacBook (13-inch) Take Apart. In fact, Apple even says as a preface to that picture: "Al…

I would like to put forward a theory: Assume for a moment that the quality (and price) of the thermal compound used in the photo is low and it is not in the same class as Arctic S…

Even the cheap generic paste dosen't require any more then artic silver, no matter what you are using that pile of goo is just wrong

Quote: Originally Posted by puffarthur This guy found the same problem on his MBP, and he fix it by wiping off Apple's thermal paste double layer cake and applying tiny amounts …

Disassembling your computer just to wipe a little of the paste off is extreme and is definitely not the recommended course of action.

Quote: Originally Posted by Simon why they don't know something apparently every 12 year old that read the web knows, Apparently, the Chinese government is firewalling tha…

Quote: Originally Posted by The Godfather Apparently, the Chinese government is firewalling that information, since their 12 year olds can't manufacture our Macbooks properly. …

Quote: Originally Posted by Gabriel Morales So is that what you guys suggest? I do not. Quote: And just how difficult is it to disassemble and get to the CPU? If…

YOW!!! That's WAY too much no matter what brand! Now, I was going to say "isn't there something in the manual giving a specific amount to apply, say in ml?" But obviously thee i…

This could have been going on for years, yet no one has known about it. The G4 iBooks / laptops were dead slow, yet they did (at least my ibook did) get surprisingly hot for their …

hold the mayo on mine please

Quote: Originally Posted by harrisjamieh This could have been going on for years, yet no one has known about it. The G4 iBooks / laptops were dead slow, yet they did (at least m…

What does the world hold forth yet bar for Delicious Library? More Social Networking jaunts? Bonjour-enchanced libraries? One can only speculate, unless he/she/she-he is a Delic…

Just wondering, are you a employee of DM?

nope

Some good printing features (like maybe CD inserts with track listing and song length)? Integration with iTunes on some level? Online integration? Just hoping.

I want to see Bonjour-shared libraries, so I can see collections of other people on my network.