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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
MacBook Pro 15-inch 2018 Trackpad issues
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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1816417" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>I'm surprised they don't just replace the machine at this point. What's left?</p><p></p><p>I'd bet dollars to donuts that the thermal problem is related to haphazardly applied thermal paste on the CPU/GPU/Northbridge chips. I've seen nasty globs that effectively insulate the chip, rather than facilitating better contact with the thermal management components. This has been a problem for Apple for a LONG time now. In one of my earlier MBPs, I replaced the thermal paste with some Arctic Silver, applied correctly, and reduced the overall operating temperature by more than 10ºC on average.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1816417, member: 24098"] I'm surprised they don't just replace the machine at this point. What's left? I'd bet dollars to donuts that the thermal problem is related to haphazardly applied thermal paste on the CPU/GPU/Northbridge chips. I've seen nasty globs that effectively insulate the chip, rather than facilitating better contact with the thermal management components. This has been a problem for Apple for a LONG time now. In one of my earlier MBPs, I replaced the thermal paste with some Arctic Silver, applied correctly, and reduced the overall operating temperature by more than 10ºC on average. [/QUOTE]
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