Macbook Pro Thermal Paste Question

Here is an interesting read on the thermal paste question......
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2006/05/23/thermal-paste-question.html?pag e=1

Peter, thanks for that link.
I had done a pretty extensive search of technical literature about thermal grease and had reached a similar conclusion. At best, reapplication of thermal grease results in a pretty small (I'll call it insignificant) improvement, and at worst results in damage and -- if so -- a voided warranty.
Having been initially impressed by some of the "before" and "after" graphs by people who did the thermal grease "fix" I started experimenting with my own graphs.
Guess what? I can easily crank out graphs from my unmodified MBP that are similar to or better than some of the "after fix" graphs. In other words, big deal.
Apple has some very competent engineers for design and assembly of their computers. Given the components they have to work with, they set specifications intended to result in reliable operation. It's likely their specifications for application of thermal grease are backed by data on quality control and reliability. While those specifications may offend the aesthetic sensibilities of PC crankers, I've concluded the PC crankers have built up some urban myths about thermal grease that are not consistent with the actual technical literature on thermal grease.
I'm able to work comfortably on my MPB for 10 to 12 hours days. It's fast. It's stable; still no freezes, panics or crashes while operating 7 days a week since March 30, when I received it. There are parts of the case that get hot to the touch but I don't need to touch them to use it. Case temperatures are similar to those reached by my 5-year old TiBook, so I'm not worried about component reliability (the HD in my MBP actually is in a cooler environment than the HD in the TiBook).
My MBP isn't going to get the thermal grease "fix" unless Apple were to recommend it -- and I think that's unlikely.

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