Hooray week 33 Blackbook!!!!

well i got my replacement for my week 31 yesterday. I nice week 33. I basically retraced my steps of what i did with the week 31 as far as loading programs goes, and i left it running all night with the lid closed (sleeping) and this morning it came right out of sleep no problem and no shutdowns (unlike my week 31 who after long sleeps shutdown 3 mins into use).
Things i have noticed with my week 33. The same iStat Nano widget i was using on my week 31 no longer reads the temp sensor on the MB (maybe it's a sign Apple has finally changed something). Also the spacebar is incredibly loud. Might be a case of sticking just a little bit. These are things i can live with though. Here is to hoping she lasts!!!!!

congraturation!
well, I have 24 week of macbook. it has no problem so far. I also use istat nano. but as you said, it doesn't show temperature. even battery information. therefore, Apple didn't change at all. it's all the same. Coreduo temp is not really accurate. I use hardware monitor. it actually shows two core chip temperature separately. plus, hard drive temp, battery temp, all kind of history from time to time.

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ColonelONeill wrote:
How's the new clickpad?
Does the keyboard flex under reasonable pressure?
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Under reasonable pressure, absolutely not. The amount of force it takes for me to flex it is something I'd never do under normal use. It feels very solid in my opinion.
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