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MacBook Pro 15 - overheating anyone?
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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 987108" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>This is true of most notebooks, but more evident with the aluminum Macbook models since Alu is conductive, whereas plastic tends to act like an insulator. </p><p></p><p>I would avoid using it on your lap (there's a reason manufacturers have gotten away from the term "laptop" and now use "notebook"). Use it on a hard, flat surface like a table top when gaming, or use a lap desk. This allows for some air circulation beneath the machine, allowing it to cool more effectively. </p><p></p><p>Additionally, if you really feel the need to monitor the temps, I would recommend using iStat Menus or Pro rather than SMCfancontrol, since the latter can be made to defeat the your automatic fan control, which is thermostatically controlled. Quite frankly, unless your machine is overclocked, I see no reason to be paranoid about internal temps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 987108, member: 24098"] This is true of most notebooks, but more evident with the aluminum Macbook models since Alu is conductive, whereas plastic tends to act like an insulator. I would avoid using it on your lap (there's a reason manufacturers have gotten away from the term "laptop" and now use "notebook"). Use it on a hard, flat surface like a table top when gaming, or use a lap desk. This allows for some air circulation beneath the machine, allowing it to cool more effectively. Additionally, if you really feel the need to monitor the temps, I would recommend using iStat Menus or Pro rather than SMCfancontrol, since the latter can be made to defeat the your automatic fan control, which is thermostatically controlled. Quite frankly, unless your machine is overclocked, I see no reason to be paranoid about internal temps. [/QUOTE]
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