Interestingly, Apple never refers to the MacBook's as Laptops, here's why!

Hey Folks.
I was quite shocked when I discovered the following;
http://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro/care
QUOTE from the link above.
*Using Your MacBook Pro*
When you’re using your MacBook Pro or charging the battery, it's normal for the bottom of the case to get warm. +*For prolonged use, place your MacBook Pro on a flat, stable surface. Do not place your MacBook Pro on your lap or other body surface for extended periods of time. Prolonged body contact can cause discomfort and potentially a burn.*+ The bottom of the MacBook Pro case functions as a cooling surface that transfers heat from inside the computer to the cooler air outside. The bottom of the case is raised slightly to allow airflow, which keeps the unit within normal operating temperatures. In addition, warm air is vented from the slots in the back of the case.
END QUOTE.
Fair enough, it's common sense if you are working long hours to place the laptop on a flat surface and not your body. However, it's interesting how Apple never reefers to the machine as a laptop because they are careful with that word and it's meaning! The reason is, if you have the MacBook Pro on your body for a certain period of time it will start to overheat. Which is quite frustrating.
What I did now was i downloaded: http://homepage.mac.com/holtmann/eidac/software/smcfancontrol2/index.html to monitor the temperature and limiting the RPM of the hard disc.
However, my point is, since we all spent a fortune on this machine we shouldn't go to that extend to fix this issue. If i want to lay on the couch and have my MacBook pro on my lap; then this is my will to do so, now I can't be comfortable laying on the couch and having the MacBook Pro on my lap without worrying that it will overheat, which totally *****!
APPLE I'm disappointed in you
-Joey

JoeyDee wrote:
Fair enough, it's common sense if you are working long hours to place the laptop on a flat surface and not your body. However, it's interesting how Apple never reefers to the machine as a laptop because they are careful with that word and it's meaning! The reason is, if you have the MacBook Pro on your body for a certain period of time it will start to overheat. Which is quite frustrating.
APPLE I'm disappointed in you
-Joey
First of all, I really doubt that Apple is trying to avoid the use of the word laptop because of usage implications, they just call the model by its name or using the now more ubiquitous term "notebook". Second, I'm really not sure how you have come to the conclusion that if you keep your MBP on your lap for too long it will overheat, within my business we have owned a good 15 version of Apple laptops and I have yet to see one overheat. Yes, it will get hot if you leave it on your lap while watching a HD video and encoding an H.264 movie in the background, but the fans will cool the machine just fine (assuming that you don't have the machine wrapped in a blanket or something).
The vent on the MBP is located in a very good spot where it is extremely hard to block, if you want side vents go buy a 6" thick 12 pound Dell, I'm sure it has some massive fans on the side, after all there's sure plenty of room. In fact, speaking of Dells and other PC laptop brands, the Mac is notoriously good at handling heat and doesn't have effects like you see with a lot of PCs (i.e. sound card shutting down, machine overheating, etc.). As I said before, I have yet to see a single one of my many Mac laptops overheat, from the iBooks to the MacBook Pros and I probably use my machine on my lap at least 50% of the time.

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