mariyaa

I purchased a MBP in June 06 which ran fine but reported (through CoreDuoTemp) processor temps as high as 180° under full load. Aside from occasionally being too hot to use on my lap the MPB was an awesome performer and I was very happy with it. Well a couple of days ago I left it on a plane, and by the time I realized it wasn't in my bag the plane was on its way to Cabo San Lucas, my MBP apparently under new ownership as it has not been turned in. Yes, I am an idiot and you should pity me.

So, today I went to the Apple store and bought a new one and restored my SuperDuper disc clone flawlessly back to the new MPB, losing only 2 days of production Maybe I'm not a TOTAL idiot.

The odd thing is, the new one is a week 16 build, whereas my old one was week 24. And here's the really odd thing: the new (older) MBP never gets above 135°. I tested it by running two "yes > /dev/null" processes, pegging the processor at 100%, running at 2.17 GHZ for over 5 minutes. During my test, CoreDuoTemp never showed a temp over 135°, nor did the case get too hot for my lap! The fans did kick in but were never at a bothersome level. The CPU never throttled back at all.

My theory is that this MBP has had some rework TLC from Apple - maybe the thermal paste thing or some adjustment of how the fans kick in? In any case it is a nice consolation prize that my replacement MBP runs so much cooler.