The HotBook Pro

  • Posted by Rico
  • 6/2/2006

I’ve always found the design of Macs to be beautiful, especially their notebooks (anybody remember the toilet seat iBook?). But I’ve never wanted to own one, because I’ve always found them pricey (although Art Ilano’s new price report is giving me second thoughts), and they get really, really hot!

101.0!

A guy decided to find out how hot the new MacBook Pro can get, watch his findings here (courtesy of YouTube.Com). I’d place the video player within this blog itself, but it doesn’t fit, and I don’t think the admin will like it.

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June 2nd, 2006
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Written by:
Charo Nuguid
Posted on:
6/2/2006 at 5:42 pm

But that’s how hot my acer dual-core is as well. And actually, it’s not really that hot.

Of course, for the guys, it just hot enough to make your very own soup#5 if you put these on your lap for long ocassions.

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Written by:
Jason
Posted on:
6/3/2006 at 8:12 am

I think that’s a Macbook he’s using. Not a Macbook Pro.

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Written by:
Rico
Posted on:
6/3/2006 at 4:39 pm

Hey, you’re right! Omg, if that’s only a Macbook, wouldn’t the Pro be hotter, since it has a stronger processor?

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Written by:
Merlin
Posted on:
6/3/2006 at 11:30 pm

Trying to compare Apple laptop with Acer laptop or any PC Windoze laptop is lame. It is like comparing Lamborghini to Kia Pride. Can your laptop run Mac OS X? My Apple can run your DOS and Windows, any version. Does your laptop get virus if left in the wild (connected perpetually to the internet)? Mine does not. My Apple does not need to reboot after a crash (it never crashed). So I think I don’t need to go on. Apple rocks.

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Rico
Posted on:
6/5/2006 at 3:32 pm

I’ve used both systems constantly while at school, and I still prefer Windows. And if you’re using the really intensive programs (like Maya) that I do, the vaunted Mac OS X also crashes—bad enough you’ll have to reboot—from time to time.

There’s nothing on the OS X that I absolutely need to use, and knowing how to protect my laptop form viruses and malware, they’re no problem for me.

While the Mac’s mouse-centric interface is easy-to-use, Windows’ multitude of keyboard shortcuts let’s me finish work faster. And in the end, that’s what matters to me. I have nothing against Mac or the OS X (although I do get worried about how hot their laptops usually get). It’s just not for me.

And I wouldn’t mind driving around a Kia Pride. It would still get me around, can carry 4 more people than the Lamborghini, and I don’t have to cry over fuel bills.

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Written by:
JJ
Posted on:
6/5/2006 at 11:29 pm

thus the rule of thumb:

don’t buy Version 1.0 of ANYTHING.

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Written by:
iBern
Posted on:
6/6/2006 at 9:08 am

@JJ: my sentiments exactly! That’s why I’m really having a hard time controlling myself from getting one NOW. Good thing my good old iBook G3 still chugs along real well.

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Fool for Five :: How Can I Keep My Macbook From Suddenly Shutting Down?
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9/4/2006 at 2:47 pm

[…] It seems that both solutions have something in common: the heat generated by the Macbook causes something inside to screw up. The components responsible for keeping the machine cool (heat sinks) somehow expand from the high temperature, and come into contact with some cables or wires, causing a short-circuit that turns the machine off. […]