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    question to mb owners

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by chant, Aug 28, 2007.

  1. chant

    chant Notebook Evangelist

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    i have a mb..and i notice then when im carrying it around (without any case, just holding the laptop itself) it feels a little bit wobbly. Like for instance, if im carrying it between my arms (as if i was carrying a surfboard) the top(lid) of the laptop wobbles and feels uneven from the bottom part of the laptop. I know it sound weird to be concerned about this, but its annoying nonetheless...so question to you MB owners is: Do you guys notice this wobbling too? are my hinges loose?
     
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    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    I don't notice my MacBook wobbles...the lid on mines can "budge" slightly (I can move it very slightly left and right (I would say just a movement of about 1-2mm) when the lid is closed) but it never wobbles.
     
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    00fez Notebook Deity

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    I'm like Sam, except I wouldnt even put it further than 1mm. It's very slight.
     
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    Mine doesn't wobble. Maybe you got a lemon? If it is really annoying you, and you have the time to spare, and there happens to be an Apple store near where you live, arrange a meeting and have it looked at.
     
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  5. chant

    chant Notebook Evangelist

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    ok will do - i've also notices just now that my computer is running very hott and in turn making the fan work extra hard and loud. Right now, i can hear the fan on my computer VERY clearly, its quite annoying and im not sure why its doing this ----- i just opened the lid from sleeping for 8 hours so its not like its been in great use!
     
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    Open Activity Monitor, is something eating up your CPU??
     
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    Do you have iStat Pro on your Dashboard? Check the CPU usage and current temperatures. If the CPU usage is high but you don't have much applications running, restart the Mac.
     
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    chant Notebook Evangelist

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    i do have istat pro - whats considereing High in CPU usage?
     
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    Well, depends what you have open and what you're doing...but normally even 20-30% CPU usage isn't normal.

    Like right now I have Safari and iTunes and Quicksilver open and I'm just using up 9% of the CPU.

    Just restart the Mac. The CPU usage should go back to normal then.
     
    Sam, Aug 28, 2007
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