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At today’s Macworld Jobs demonstrated MacBook Air - the world’s thinnest notebook. But it’s actually more of a wireless device than a legit computer. iTunes movie downloads were also announced which was the perfect segue to Apple’s second shot at the troubled Apple TV dubbed – take two.


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There is a 64-gig solid state drive option for the macbook air. Pricey I am sure. I am not sure why anyone would a such a thin notebook. I would be afraid I would break the thing. I will stick with my macbook.
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There is a 64-gig solid state drive option for the macbook air. Pricey I am sure. I am not sure why anyone would a such a thin notebook. I would be afraid I would break the thing. I will stick with my macbook.
That option is $999, ouch. If you are a road warrior three pounds is a lot lighter than six.
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if the macbook already had heat problems, I wonder how this thinner macbook would address it.
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if the macbook already had heat problems, I wonder how this thinner macbook would address it.
I have never had any heat issues with my macbook. I did have a display issue that they tried 3x to fix. They just sent me a new replacement and I got the faster machine too. I can't complain about Apples customer service. I am happy
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the heat issues are just that ... they're HOT! my brother's 3 dell laptops are cool running in comparison. you can't really put them on your lap. I use an aluminum laptop cooler on my macbook. so it's no longer a "lap"top ... but a "table" top ... honestly, I'm afraid to put it on top of my veneered MDF table for fear of it discoloring.
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The reason for them running too hot is because the internal fan is set to kick in when the machine is already too hot to begin with. The easiest way to remedy this is to download smcFanControl and set the fan parameters yourself. For Macbooks set the fan to run at 2500rpm as default and for the MBP set each of the two fans to 2000rpm default. After you do this the machine will no longer kick into high speed fan anymore unless you are doing something very intensive and it will keep it very cool.

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the heat issues are just that ... they're HOT! my brother's 3 dell laptops are cool running in comparison. you can't really put them on your lap. I use an aluminum laptop cooler on my macbook. so it's no longer a "lap"top ... but a "table" top ... honestly, I'm afraid to put it on top of my veneered MDF table for fear of it discoloring.
Are you talking about a macbook pro? because my macbook only gets just slightly warm to the touch after many, many hours of use.
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nope. macbook white small one.
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I've seen all the news and heard all the stories, but my MacBook runs fairly cool. Never have a problem with heat.
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