Hi fellow philmuggers, I just wanted to ask, what is the safe operating temperature for a 15" unibody macbook pro? I use it to play graphics heavy games in bootcamp and i use SMC FanControl with maximum settings (6000 rpm) yet it still runs at around 75-81 degrees Celsius. I just want to know if this is still "safe territory" for my MBP. Thanks guys!
According to Apple's website the Macbook pro's normal operating temperature is from 50 to 95 Celsius. So you should be okay
By the way, I have a question. How do you determine the exact temperature of your laptop? Is there a software to download or is there a built-in thermometer in our macs that I just haven't noticed? Thanks.
hey guys, thanks! and for wakomasei, yup! its called iStat. There's also SMC FanControl in case you want to change your fan speed on command.
Didn't want to start a new thread. Since this thread is already about Macbook Pro temperatures, here's the Magsafe adapter of a MBP Unibody that burst into flames. Read: http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/...-a-fire-owner-want-no-more-trouble/#continued er... should we be worried?
http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/specs.html its 50 to 95 degree fahrenheit not degree celsius as posted by zoey under electrical and operating requirements then operating temperature
50 F-95 F is the temperature under which the MBP should be operated, i.e., ambient temperature or room temperature. this cannot be the mbp processor/graphic card/airport card/etc temperature because this is even lower than a human's normal body temperature.
I love the menu bar version -- iStat Menus. I like it better than the Dashboard version because I can see system information at a glance, without activating Dashboard. You can have as much or as little information as you want. Even though it's completely free, I found it so useful that I actually donated $10.
