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<blockquote data-quote="wirelessmacuser" data-source="post: 1006845" data-attributes="member: 136479"><p>Years ago before Apple made metal laptops they were plastic and very well made. I had several top of the line PowerBooks that ran cool &amp; quiet. Once Apple decided to go to aluminum, especially the Unibody housings they use now, heating and over heating became just part of the package. That's why users like us have to install 3rd party software to control the fans if our MBP's begin to have heating issues. I know Apple does their best, and the Unibody is the best looking laptop I've ever seen. The problem is I don't care about that, when it affects the overall life of the computer. Heat _is_ the enemy and after Unibodies have been out for more than three years, I think we are going to see failures earlier than other laptops that are not made out of metal, and running hot. Once they've been out for some time perhaps Apple will decide to use a better material so the life of the laptop is extended. I have four, five, six, and seven year old ThinkPads that have all had a lot of time on them. I use my laptop 10hrs each day for work. Each of those ThinkPads look and run as good as new. It will be interesting to see how my new MBP holds up.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="wirelessmacuser, post: 1006845, member: 136479"] Years ago before Apple made metal laptops they were plastic and very well made. I had several top of the line PowerBooks that ran cool & quiet. Once Apple decided to go to aluminum, especially the Unibody housings they use now, heating and over heating became just part of the package. That's why users like us have to install 3rd party software to control the fans if our MBP's begin to have heating issues. I know Apple does their best, and the Unibody is the best looking laptop I've ever seen. The problem is I don't care about that, when it affects the overall life of the computer. Heat _is_ the enemy and after Unibodies have been out for more than three years, I think we are going to see failures earlier than other laptops that are not made out of metal, and running hot. Once they've been out for some time perhaps Apple will decide to use a better material so the life of the laptop is extended. I have four, five, six, and seven year old ThinkPads that have all had a lot of time on them. I use my laptop 10hrs each day for work. Each of those ThinkPads look and run as good as new. It will be interesting to see how my new MBP holds up. [/QUOTE]

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