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Engadget tries to fry an egg on Penryn MacBook Pro
OK, they didn't really try to fry an egg. But for those of us using those first searing-heat MBP's, you'll be happy to know the Penryn MacBook Pro's are a little cooler (temperature-wise anyway). On average, about 10° F cooler, and the fans run slower and quieter. Sorry if this kills any MacGuyver-esque plans of using Penryn laptops as emergency griddles.For a much more detailed analysis of the Penryn advantages, check out the Engadget post, complete with Xbench tests and a flavorful grid with all the analysis.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Angel said 2:58PM on 2-29-2008
Damn, guess I wont be making Fajitas on my Penryn MBP anytime soon.
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Daniel said 3:08PM on 2-29-2008
Nice! Great job taking a bad joke from the article, changing the food of choice, and then presenting it again for us. Certainly funnier with Fajitas instead of eggs. No, seriously.
Daniel said 3:08PM on 2-29-2008
Nice! Great job taking a bad joke from the article, changing the food of choice, and then presenting it again for us. Certainly funnier with Fajitas instead of eggs. No, seriously.
Big John said 4:28PM on 2-29-2008
FWIW, I got a laugh. Ignore the troll.
Daniel said 3:10PM on 2-29-2008
Double post. damn comment system.
I'm a douche...but at least I can admit it. ;)
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Angel said 3:15PM on 2-29-2008
hahah I didn't even read the post, I just skimmed through it and missed the joke. I read that article yesterday on engadget.
Yes, I can admit I'm a douche too
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Daniel said 4:00PM on 2-29-2008
Good to see we both have great self-depricating senses of humor. Respect to you.
Ryan Trevisol said 3:24PM on 2-29-2008
*sigh* and here they got my hopes up. I saw the engadget article yesterday and thought, oh, goody. When I saw this post I thought maybe it was something new not just shameless cross-posting.
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Big John said 4:29PM on 2-29-2008
TUAW doesn't have an extensive review like Engadget does up. God forbid they let their readers know that the general gadget blog did this while they haven't yet.
Besides, you really read "Engadget tries..." and thought to yourself "Hey! Something new on TUAW!"?
Dan Parmelee said 4:00PM on 2-29-2008
My Santa Rosa MBP doesn't get very hot...fans are almost completely silent while the CPU is idling (2000rpm). So I don't know why people keep screaming "zomg its so hot! ill get a burn and sue apple!!!!"
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Billy said 4:04PM on 2-29-2008
Has anyone ever tired to fry an egg? That would be awesome.
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david said 7:55PM on 2-29-2008
i've fried lots of eggs. it's incredible i know, but i use the burner on my stove to do it mostly.
do you like toast, too? ;)
yes, as do i. it is both warm and crispy.
and a perfect place for jelly to lay.
MacNewb said 5:17PM on 2-29-2008
Try it on an Apple TV!
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Jamie said 5:24PM on 2-29-2008
I have no idea what they are talking about. I have a MacBook Pro 2.6 from november, non penryn and it never gets that hot even running photoshop, streaming video, music, and working in multiple documents. This needs to be revisited.
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Jon H said 5:56PM on 2-29-2008
I have a 2.6 GHz that I ordered just before the Penryns were announced, and a 1.8 GHz that I ordered the day the first MacBook Pros were announced in 2006.
The 1.8 GHz gets uncomfortably hot. Especially above the function keys.
One obvious difference is that the original MBP had lots of short, narrow vertical ventilation slits near the hinge. Newer MBPs (for at least a year) have a smaller number of fatter, longer horizontal slits. The newer design looks like it probably provides more airflow.
Doctor Fegg said 7:46PM on 2-29-2008
Heh. I have a first-gen MacBook Pro and it gets ridiculously hot - it's terrible when I'm running PPC Creative Suite, but bad anyway. First Mac I've ever "bought" (fortunately, it's work's, not mine) that I seriously regret. (My G5 tower, OTOH, is a beauty.)
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Elliot said 9:43PM on 2-29-2008
I've got a brand new Penryn MBP here (that I managed to snag on Tuesday from a relatively unknown Apple store that for some reason had a load of them) and I can say that if it wasn't for the fact that people complain about heat from the old ones, I'd never even think about the heat of this computer. It's been rendering video in my lap all day, and it's just fine.
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Just_a_guy said 3:37AM on 3-01-2008
do you think apple would be willing to switch out my MBP's old processer with a peryn for a price?
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darngooddesign said 1:37PM on 3-01-2008
They'll do it for $1999. :D
Of course it will seem like less when you sell your old George Forman grill.