I got my MacBook Pro back from AppleCare, and I'm HAPPY.

[jaydub]

I sent it in for whine and a goofy keyboard, and I got it back a week later with the updated logic board. As some have reported, the temp is much lower as well.

All in all, I couldn't be happier with my MBP now. No whine, no heat, it's great.

 

[Macmaniac]

Glad to hear it, Apple Service is usually very good. It's a shame that early adopters got screwed with whine and heat etc.

 

[Felldownthewell]

My box arrived today...I'm nervous but I'm going to send it in...hope it turns out as good as your did...

 

[JackSYi]

I went into the Apple store to fix my squeaking hinges, and the genius told me they probably won't fix it. I got it back and it is fixed. AppleCare has never let me down.

 

[Temujin]

Finally. I'll send it in for repair very soon, getting whine, speakers and hopefully heat issue fixed. Here is to hoping

Any change in performance or battery life?

 

[jaydub]

None that I've seen so far. I've only been able to use it for about two hours, and it wasn't straight through. I am surprised at the temps tho. When I sent it in, it would idle at about 65°C. Now it's idle at 40°C, and 45°C when encoding a movie.

I'm impressed.

 

[craigatkinson]

What's a good way of checking the temp.? I have the istat widget, but it's not showing me the temp. How else can I do it?

None that I've seen so far. I've only been able to use it for about two hours, and it wasn't straight through. I am surprised at the temps tho. When I sent it in, it would idle at about 65°C. Now it's idle at 40°C, and 45°C when encoding a movie.

I'm impressed.

 

[jaydub]

What's a good way of checking the temp.? I have the istat widget, but it's not showing me the temp. How else can I do it?

I'm using that CoreDuo Temp program.

http://macbricol.free.fr/coreduotemp/

 

[nickelbackmac]

What I don't get is why my 17" MBP never gets hot, whines, or moos. Is there any site where I can listen to what the wines and moos sound like?

 

[jaydub]

What I don't get is why my 17" MBP never gets hot, whines, or moos. Is there any site where I can listen to what the wines and moos sound like?

There were some videos on youtube that show both mooing and whining. Some people's is more severe than others, but I could hear mine during class when I was tryign to take notes, and that was just unacceptable.