[Hidden-tech] Mac Book Pro Heat Question

[Robert Heller]

At Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:21:00 -0500 Ron Miller <ronsmiller at comcast.net> wrote:

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> Hi:
> I purchased an MBP a couple of months ago and it has operated 
> flawlessly. I usually use it in my lap with a laptop pad underneath.

Does this 'laptop pad' allow for heat disipation?  Does it allow for air
flow under the laptop?

> 
> Today, while using it, the fan came on, something that has never 
> happened. When I touched the bottom of the machine, it was pretty darn 
> hot. I shut it off for a half hour and turned it on and resumed work and 
> after  a while the fan came on again.
> 
> I called Apple Care and was told it gets hot and I shouldn't use it on 
> my lap (an odd bit advice considering it's a laptop).

They mean directly on your lap. Or at least for long term use directly
on your lap. There should be some way for heat to be disipated, that is
there should be some way for the normally generatted heat to be
radiated or conducted away.  Using the laptop *on your lap* has the
problem of adding your body heat to the (already) warm laptop.  Even a
table (or a board) is better.

> 
> My question is has anyone experienced this heat issue. Is it something 
> that would eventually require a repair or is it just a quirk of the machine?

Probably normal.  The faster the processor and the 'harder' it is
working, the hotter it will get.  It *might* also be getting dusty inside,
which cuts down on heat disipation.

> Thanks,
> Ron
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