Your question about underclocking reminds me, is there anything like Notebook Hardware Control for OSX/x86?

So does anybody know if an upgrade down the wire from Apple can fix this??? Would the fix just be the fans coming on sooner????

Get a replacement - there is no way it should be physically burning you. If you can infact proove the laptop burnt you, then I seriously thing you have a good case to sue Apple...

Yikes! I upgraded my Mini to a 2ghz and it never gets above 84C Definately waiting for Apple to fix the MacBooks before I buy one!

It maybe my skin is sensitive and the weather is extrememly hot (40C) but it should it no way be burning me. Ill take it to the apple store. thnks.

Quote: Originally Posted by harrisjamieh Get a replacement - there is no way it should be physically burning you. If you can infact proove the laptop burnt you, then I seriously…

Pfft. I got my MacBook to it's hottest, about 80-90c, touched the bottom, and it hardly burned my hand. Maybe if I left my hand under there for an hour or two it would have burned …

Burnt your hand twice? "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me."

I will absolutely not believe this until i see burn marks on a hand.

Quote: Originally Posted by SLiMeX I will absolutely not believe this until i see burn marks on a hand. obviously I dont have burn marks. The burns are minor. My reflexes a…

Mine almost never gets over 65.

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...