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17" MBP issues anyone?

kingcrowing

kingcrowing

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I think I'm going to be getting a new laptop this weekend, and the 17" MBP is my top choice (I dont mind the extra weight because its still super light for its size and I love the bigger screen) I just wanna know if there are any issues with it like with the 15" MBP, whining or heat issues? from what I've read the 17" isnt nearly as hot, and I havent heard anything about whining at all... thanks a lot!
 
well ive had mine for 3 weeks now. no issues at all. no whine. runs slightly warmer than the last rev 17 PB (nothing major though).
plus the video card isnt under clocked... ATITools (i think thats what its called,, havent really used windows too much) says the video card is clocked at 425/450 which is an avg number from my understanding.

hope this helps. cheers
 
kingcrowing said:
from what I've read the 17" isnt nearly as hot, and I havent heard anything about whining at all... thanks a lot!
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I don't know where you read that, because the 17" at my local Apple Store almost burned my hand.
 
dferrara said:
I don't know where you read that, because the 17" at my local Apple Store almost burned my hand.
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no whine
no screen problems
not too hot
using firefox, adium x, entourage, and stickies are running at 51 C and sitting on my lap at a very comfortable temperature.

**don't believe everything you read**
 
I got mine today :)
Mine's good. No whine..
It gets a little hot.
The screen's perfect on mine, though.
I am very satisfied
 
Sick, thats great to hear! I went to Small Dog electronics and checked out all the new macs and they are sick, and the 17"MBP is awesome! it was a bit warm (it had been on all day...) but still cooler than a lot of windows PCs which is good. I need a laptop for college and I think I'm going to be getting it this weekend, I'm psyched! My other option is a 15.4" Dell Latitude D820, the one thing that the D820 has that I will miss a bit from the MBP is the res is 1920x1200 so I can watch HD stuff, but 1680x1050 is still great! I had that on a 20" iMac G5 and I thought my iMac was sick, this is gonna be even better! Now I just need to convince my grandparents that its worth the extra $500 for the MBP ($2500 for the Dell, $3000 for the MBP with warentee, and I'd get a free iPod too with my college discount!)
 
kingcrowing said:
Sick, thats great to hear! I went to Small Dog electronics and checked out all the new macs and they are sick, and the 17"MBP is awesome! it was a bit warm (it had been on all day...) but still cooler than a lot of windows PCs which is good. I need a laptop for college and I think I'm going to be getting it this weekend, I'm psyched! My other option is a 15.4" Dell Latitude D820, the one thing that the D820 has that I will miss a bit from the MBP is the res is 1920x1200 so I can watch HD stuff, but 1680x1050 is still great! I had that on a 20" iMac G5 and I thought my iMac was sick, this is gonna be even better! Now I just need to convince my grandparents that its worth the extra $500 for the MBP ($2500 for the Dell, $3000 for the MBP with warentee, and I'd get a free iPod too with my college discount!)
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I'd recommend buying applecare from a reseller, instead. You can get it for under 200 bucks on MBP's on ebay.
 
h0e0h said:
no whine
no screen problems
not too hot
using firefox, adium x, entourage, and stickies are running at 51 C and sitting on my lap at a very comfortable temperature.

**don't believe everything you read**
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sounds like your lucky. Either that or I'm unlucky. My 17 is currently running at 149F (about 66c). Using firefox, safari, adium. Was just using quicktime, which pumped up the temp to 71C. At that temp, parts of the mbp are extremely hot, burn level. As in, my brain instinctively pulls my fingers back when I touch the keyboard because it thinks I'm going to get burned. Honestly I wouldn't care about the heat if I didn't have to touch it. My other comp runs so hot it raises the temp in the room by a couple of degrees.

Oh, and the screen hinge is way too loose. It flops shut whenever I pick up the machine.

Otherwise, it's very nice. Quick, no screen issues. As for the noise, considering my other comp was ridiculously loud and my external drives are louder, this thing is basically silent to me.
 
Well...

I thought my 15 inch 2.16 MBP was hot. Then, I went into my local Apple retailer and saw the 17 inch. First off, the screen was really lose, which I do not like, and it's just way, way too big. IMO. If you need the firewire 800, then go for it. But, that thing was WAY, way too hot. I put my fingers along the strip right above the keyboard, and it burnt my fingers. I literally jerked my hand away faster than I ever have before, and started shaking my hand to cool it down. The guys in the store looked at me in anger, as customers whom are obvlious to issues like that saw me to it, and started to question why. :)
 
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