It has been only about a month that i bought my macbook pro 15 but it is heating up really fast on the left side even when the cpu usage is only 10%...i'm worried if this is a problem of the hardware.
it has been only about a month that i bought my macbook pro 15 but it is heating up really fast on the left side even when the cpu usage is only 10%...i'm worried if this is a problem of the hardware?
The way something "feels" is very subjective. We would need to know your actual temps. You can install the free iStat Pro widget which is available as a download directly from Apple:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/status/istatpro.html
Let us know what CPU temps you're seeing at the time you feel your machine is hot. As you indicated your CPU usage was only 10%, that would imply that you already know that heavy CPU usage would be one cause for your machine to be running on the warm side... but that doesn't seem to be the cause here.
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I recently bought a macbook pro 15 and i noticed that it stays hot while i am using it. Is it normal ? Is there a problem if i play minecraft on it ? How can i decrease the temperature ? Thanks for everybody !MBP is designed to sit on hard/flat surface to maximize airflow arond the unit. Also the aluminum body is part of the heat dissipation.
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Also know that the unit can run very hot (to human touch) under load, and will power down before it burns up.
Holding it on your lap (if you are) will make the still-acceptable running temps seem high. -
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Apple Does Not recommend that. Please Read.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1490
From that article
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Allan Mac wrote:
Apple recommend calibrating the battery when you buy a new Macbook and then every few months, or monthly if it used on mains all the time. This, as Apple says is to keep the battery operating at maximum efficiency. When the battery discharges and shuts the macbook down, it still has reserve power for a good number of hours. There is also a logic board battery to hold various settings.
I rather think I will take Apples advice on using their equipment not yours, but I would be intrigued to discover what is it you know that Apple doesnt about its batteries?
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AreshaAresha wrote:
Thanks Kappy, could you please how to contact Apple , through email , I will appreciate if you could kindly guide me where to submit my question as I could not find the email contact. will appreciate your reply. Thank you once again.
Apple does not provide support via email or publish email contact addresses. You will have to use the other channels that are offered.
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