As I've posted a few times recently I'm testing a 17" MacBook Pro. I've said before how hot a 15" MacBook Pro I bought got. So hot I returned it. This 17" does get hot when running with the power plugged in. Maybe not as hot as the 15" but still uncomfortably hot. On battery however it gets warm but not hot. In fact it can be used in my lap quite comfortably whilst on battery.
I'm quite tempted to keep this 17", get a 2nd battery and when I need to use it as a laptop run it on battery. Having 2 would give about 5.5 hours of use.
Have I mentioned how good the screen is on the 17" MacBook Pro? It's very, very good. This one is a non-glossy one. The keyboard illumination in dim lighting conditions is very useful as well.
Cheers,
Ian
On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 22:21:06 +0100, Ian Robinson junk@redacted.invalid wrote:
As I've posted a few times recently I'm testing a 17" MacBook Pro. I've said before how hot a 15" MacBook Pro I bought got. So hot I returned it. This 17" does get hot when running with the power plugged in. Maybe not as hot as the 15" but still uncomfortably hot. On battery however it gets warm but not hot. In fact it can be used in my lap quite comfortably whilst on battery.
CPU's are running at 1GHz or so, makes quite a difference. You can change that in power options, if you feel the need to cook a bacon buttie when you're out and about!
I'm quite tempted to keep this 17", get a 2nd battery and when I need to use it as a laptop run it on battery. Having 2 would give about 5.5 hours of use.
Remember that sleeping doesn't survive power-out. Do the MBP's support full hibernation, out of the box?
Have I mentioned how good the screen is on the 17" MacBook Pro? It's very, very good. This one is a non-glossy one. The keyboard illumination in dim lighting conditions is very useful as well.
Very useful. Eg, http://web.mac.com/keindesign/iWeb/Site/iSpazz.html
Cheers - Jaimie (who does like lit keyboards, actually)
On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 22:35:32 +0100, Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote (in article 88lhe25higbm7kq94o1bcu68s401fpbgb9@redacted.invalid):
CPU's are running at 1GHz or so, makes quite a difference. You can change that in power options,
Where?
Remember that sleeping doesn't survive power-out. Do the MBP's support full hibernation, out of the box?
Don't know.
Ian
On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 22:45:51 +0100, Ian Robinson junk@redacted.invalid wrote:
On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 22:35:32 +0100, Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote (in article 88lhe25higbm7kq94o1bcu68s401fpbgb9@redacted.invalid):
CPU's are running at 1GHz or so, makes quite a difference. You can change that in power options,
Where?
Oops - missed a "probably". Is there nothing in Energy Saver/Options labelled Processor Performance?
Remember that sleeping doesn't survive power-out. Do the MBP's support full hibernation, out of the box?
Don't know.
If you can, it'll probably give you the chance in the same place.
Cheers - Jaimie
On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 22:52:19 +0100, Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote (in article 94mhe2t5mka4bnc2fq6juiscdfvol9v885@redacted.invalid):
Oops - missed a "probably". Is there nothing in Energy Saver/Options labelled Processor Performance?
Nope.
Ian
On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 23:02:19 +0100, Ian Robinson junk@redacted.invalid wrote:
On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 22:52:19 +0100, Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote (in article 94mhe2t5mka4bnc2fq6juiscdfvol9v885@redacted.invalid):
Oops - missed a "probably". Is there nothing in Energy Saver/Options labelled Processor Performance?
Nope.
I am surprised.
What does "About this Mac" say about the cpu speed when it's battery powered? The usual thing for intel chipsets is to down the CPU frequency and voltage for power savings.
Cheers - Jaimie
On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 23:08:12 +0100, Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote (in article t0nhe2dfbpn60s9hbj8tsgusdp5m2j4v1t@redacted.invalid):
What does "About this Mac" say about the cpu speed when it's battery powered?
2.16GHz.
The usual thing for intel chipsets is to down the CPU frequency and voltage for power savings.
I agree this is probably happening. It's just not adjustable in the standard GUI.
Ian
"Ian Robinson" junk@redacted.invalid wrote in message news:0001HW.C10E9F9F0020DB6FF0284500@redacted.invalid
On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 23:08:12 +0100, Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote (in article t0nhe2dfbpn60s9hbj8tsgusdp5m2j4v1t@redacted.invalid):
What does "About this Mac" say about the cpu speed when it's battery powered?
2.16GHz.
The usual thing for intel chipsets is to down the CPU frequency and voltage for power savings.
I agree this is probably happening. It's just not adjustable in the standard GUI.
IanIan Robinson, Belfast, UK http://www.canicula.com/wp/
If you think that's HOT.... wait till the AMD chips start arriving.... regards, Rob E.