Macbook tempeature on surfaces

If I get the macbook, I will be putting it on my desk most of the time. Do you think there will be no room for the air to flow, creating high tempeatures? What does everyone here do with their macbooks when it gets hot?

 

No, keeping it on the desk won't be a problem. The fans rearely turn on (I think I never notice them on my MBP).
Most people keep their notebooks on the desks and don't have a problem.

 

Where else would you put it that would give it more airflow?

 

The airflow goes out the back of it, theres vents hidden under the screen hinges, much of the dissipitation is through that and the heatsink they have throughout the entire case.

I have a notebook cooling pad for mine, even know its not really a 'must need' thing.

 

I got my first macbook just about two weeks ago (largely based on reading this forum) and it does get a bit hot but my heat widget hasnt gone over 105 degrees...If you keep it on your desk like I do most of the time, you should be fine. They warm up pretty fast though...

 

That's only 40C. That is pretty good, you won't find a CoreDuo much cooler.

 

One thing I'll recommend if you're interested is the iLap:

http://www.raindesigninc.com/ilap.html

Can be used on your lap or on your desk.

 

Skydiving, ofc.

 

you should be fine keeping it on your desk

 

i got my macbook few days ago; it does run quite warm when i first got it. it has the latest SMC revision, but the mac version that came preinstalled is 10.4.6 i update it right away; in the software update there is "10.4.8 update package" after downloading and installing it; i notice that the macbook runs a lot cooler; it doesn't run hot at all! very cool compare to other core duo notebook; it doesn't get hot at all! even under load it stays relatively cool! the fans do a good job in cooling the notebook. i think that most notebook that has intergrated graphic card; rarely runs hot, even with coreduo CPU.

 

Well I got a new heatsink placed in my MB, and now I gotta wait about a week or two so the new thermal paste sorts itself out and it gets back in the 40 C range again.

 

Just saw this on slashdot:

http://homepage.mac.com/holtmann/eidac/index.html

smcFanControl apparently lets you control the fan speed on the MacBook or MacBook Pro. It sounds like people are experiencing pretty good results even just changing the fanspeed from 1000 to 2000 or 2500. How much the additional noise bothers you will probably be a matter of taste, but the temp differences seem to be pretty significant.

 

hey, the bottom on my notebook can actually reach about 40-50 degress would that ruin my desk? i'm afraid it will coz i just got my new desk. it is made of wood (in case anyone was asking).

 

I would be very surprised if it did. I think you and your desk will be ok.

 

by ruin, i mean discolouration; i'm afraid that it will happen in the long term

 

I don't think it should really, but if you are concerned about it, I would guess the best option would be just to put some sort of mat in between the MacBook and your desk.... or to use one of those raised platforms which might be good anyway (I'll also mention the iLap again: http://www.raindesigninc.com/ilap.html - since it is designed both for lap use and for use on a desk).

 

The MacBook Pro is generally built to use several types of heat ventilation, one being the regular, the other being heat dissipation through the casing itself. The MacBooks feel rather warm to the touch even though the internal parts are running quite cool. However, Apple is pushing some maximums with this technique which is one of the reasons the X1600 got clocked down to about 60% of the normal clock speeds.

As far as I have gathered, the produced heat can and will not cause discoloration of the screen, not under normal conditions. As far as keeping heat to a minimum: A notebook's running temperature is for a very large part determined by the room temperature. Most people underestimate the significance of this factor.

 

okay, thanks, yeah, coz i think i heard somewhere, where some people complained/sue apple coz their property becomes discoloured.

 

The minimum fan speed is 1500 rpm, it won't let you het lower than that. I installed and I got some 5C less for each 500rpm I added, roughly. The program work as expected, but its uselfullness really depends on how quiet you want your macbook/MBP/mini to be when idle. I can hear th fans at 2k rpm, so I left them alone at 1500; Apple got this one right it seems. It is worth noticing that these temps are measured in the CPU (or the heat sink, since the sensor is located there); they are not the temperatures in the outside of the notebook. That would be some 15-20C lower. So I guess the possibility of damaging a table are rather low, but in doubt do get something between the table and the macbook.

 

i didn't use the CPU monitoring utility, i'am guessing the temperature of the notebook (or should i say macbook) hottest surface. any of u has ever got ur table damage by a very hot notebook?

btw, sorry for hijacking ur thread like this vaio_boi

 

I guess it sounds like some people are still having different experiences with this, although they also seem to have different tolerances for the noise generated from the fans at a faster speed.