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MacBook Pro 17-inch SMC Firmware Update

Apple has just updated the firmware for the 17 inch MacBook Pros. This firmware update 'adjusts fan behavior' in Apple's hot new portable (that's a pun, folks. Thank you, thank you).

Let's hope that the MacBooks will get a firmware update to address the Moo problem.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in.

Filed under: Hardware, Rumors, Macbook Pro

MacBook Pro heating problems fixed?

When Apple released the SMC Firmware update for Intel Macs this past Tuesday, they were rather cryptic about just what it was supposed to do. One conspiracy theory proposed that it was intended to cripple clock speeds, but Information Week is reporting something quite different (and less insidious): It seems that MacBook Pro (MBP) heating issues have been resolved. According to the article, MBP users are finding that their fans are running more effectively, resulting in post-update temperatures as low as 8 degrees cooler. What all this means is no more burnt thighs during lengthy World of Warcraft sessions.

So, TUAWers, what has your experience been? Has this firmware update put your MBP into the deep freeze?

[Via MacNN]

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