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<blockquote data-quote="Discerptor" data-source="post: 403263" data-attributes="member: 12177">To be fair, 12&quot; and 15&quot; PowerBooks from a couple years ago ran natively at 1024x768 and 1280x[I'm not sure what] resolutions respectively, and didn't go higher than 1.5GHz PowerPC G4 with a 64MB VRAM video card (unless you upgraded the 15-inch, which would in itself cause increased heat and thus fan activity). This is in contrast to your machine, which sports a 1.67GHz G4 and a video card with 128MB of VRAM, having beeen designed to handle 1680x1050 resolution at all times. Also, the PowerBooks, unlike the iBooks, were designed to run in closed book mode, and thus do not release a proportionately large amount of heat through the keyboard.That said, a CPU-intensive will make your fans come on if the unit is working properly. You shouldn't worry too much about fans coming on, since that's your computer doing its job and keeping the CPU and other parts safe. Plus, in closed book mode, you probably won't have the laptop close to you anyway. That's just my two cents. If you're that concerned about it, though, you might try finding a friend with a display that supports the resolution in question and try using it with your PowerBook to see the results.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Discerptor, post: 403263, member: 12177"] To be fair, 12" and 15" PowerBooks from a couple years ago ran natively at 1024x768 and 1280x[I'm not sure what] resolutions respectively, and didn't go higher than 1.5GHz PowerPC G4 with a 64MB VRAM video card (unless you upgraded the 15-inch, which would in itself cause increased heat and thus fan activity). This is in contrast to your machine, which sports a 1.67GHz G4 and a video card with 128MB of VRAM, having beeen designed to handle 1680x1050 resolution at all times. Also, the PowerBooks, unlike the iBooks, were designed to run in closed book mode, and thus do not release a proportionately large amount of heat through the keyboard. That said, a CPU-intensive will make your fans come on if the unit is working properly. You shouldn't worry too much about fans coming on, since that's your computer doing its job and keeping the CPU and other parts safe. Plus, in closed book mode, you probably won't have the laptop close to you anyway. That's just my two cents. If you're that concerned about it, though, you might try finding a friend with a display that supports the resolution in question and try using it with your PowerBook to see the results. [/QUOTE]

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