MacBook release finally here?

[X-Istence]

damn i wants a MacBook now
Muzikool get that review done, if you can tell us about how warm it normally feels that would be good, have heard a bit about the MacBook Pros running a little warm.

Until one changes out the thermal paste in the laptop

 

[Techno Child]

yeah.... really, that's all it takes huh?! ... I wish it would be that easy to cool down an iBook :s

 

[muzikool]

damn i wants a MacBook now
Muzikool get that review done, if you can tell us about how warm it normally feels that would be good, have heard a bit about the MacBook Pros running a little warm.

Will put up a review today.

 

[SPeedY_B]

I ordered five*. Three for me and one each for my cats.

Looking forward to the review



















* may not be true

 

[Geffy]

Until one changes out the thermal paste in the laptop

how cunning how does one go about that then

 

[sean.ferguson]

how cunning how does one go about that then

Something Awful Discussion - Its all over digg.com too

 

[Geffy]

Wow, looks so much easier to upgrade (RAM and HDD wise anyways)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c6ckjy-gdY

also apparently there was firmware update for the MacBook Pros to fix the heat issues as well

 

[Techno Child]

{wow} ram's pretty easy on ibooks, but the hd too? cool

 

[muzikool]

Sorry, meant to put together a review yesterday but I got busy. I'll get one up today.

 

[NetRyder]

Something Awful Discussion - Its all over digg.com too

Yikes. They use the whole damn syringe of thermal compound? No wonder the thing's getting toasty.

 

[X-Istence]

Yikes. They use the whole damn syringe of thermal compound? No wonder the thing's getting toasty.

Indeed. My dad's boss got a new MacBook Pro, and it does not run hot at all, so maybe they fixed their procedure?

 

[SPeedY_B]

Newer models don't seem to have the same problems that people have been whining about (hehehe... whining...).

This is the reason I'm waiting for a new release of the iMac before making my purchase, any niggles should be ironed out

 

[Sazar]

There were probably some issues along the lines of what the procs in windows systems were experiencing.

I wonder if intel implemented a new p-state profile in the yonah design that was fubaring the usage/proc levels. That would easily cause temps to rise more than what the apps might be expecting.

I know that m$ recently issued a fix for it, I wonder if it was the same kind of fix/patch released by apple. The firmware patch seems to be prudent to adjust voltage levels/fan rpm settings and that could well be all that was adjusted (software patch for p-state adjustments?).

I wish there was an option for an anti-glare coating on the displays, the shiny surface looks cool but the glare is killer

 

[Techno Child]

I wish there was an option for an anti-glare coating on the displays, the shiny surface looks cool but the glare is killer

yeah... i noticed that... I thought lcd makers were trying to CUT the glare - now apple is making it all glassy on purpose....



you know what I'd like to know before I'd buy one is if the black ones get scratched/scuffed easy. In the videos they look like they have a matte exterior and I would think that would get scratched more easily than my ipod's backing.


that is another thing i liked about their old ibook finishes, they last forever without showing scratches :s

 

[X-Istence]

My iBook shows scratches, especially when they are deep scratches caused by my abuse, most of them disappear through with some scrubbing and alcohol, since this cleans out the scratches, and makes it appear as if they are less deep.

 

[Techno Child]

yeah... see that's what I mean.. the black macbook must be harder to keep "new" looking

 

[Luna]

I bought a Macbook Pro a few weeks ago but am wishing I had waited for one of these instead.

The second core on the Pro makes a high pitch whine for a lot of people which you can turn off by disabling the second core... but then what's the point in buying a dual core notebook if it makes you not want to use it. Even so, this is an OSX bug and the noise is gone if you boot it under XP or Linux.

It also runs amazingly hot if left on for 30+ minutes.


*sigh*

 

[Geffy]

I bought a Macbook Pro a few weeks ago but am wishing I had waited for one of these instead.

The second core on the Pro makes a high pitch whine for a lot of people which you can turn off by disabling the second core... but then what's the point in buying a dual core notebook if it makes you not want to use it. Even so, this is an OSX bug and the noise is gone if you boot it under XP or Linux.

It also runs amazingly hot if left on for 30+ minutes.


*sigh*

Have you downloaded the latest firmware for the MacBook Pro?

 

[Luna]

Have you downloaded the latest firmware for the MacBook Pro?

Yep, along with all the updates.

I even returned it twice times for a replacement and all of them suffer from the 'whine' and heat problems. Apple would not let me return the third one so I'll have to stick it out till they fix it.

 

[Geffy]

tried the crack it open and redo the thermal jizz stuff?