Of Sizzling Macbook Pro and Logitech Stands
Ever since I bought my MBP a year back, been having this really high system temperature even when not doing anything on it. The fan doesn't really kick in so I don't know if the temperature was within acceptable limits of the MBP.
So as any MBP folks will recommend (or not recommend, depends on who you talk to), I downloaded SMCFanControl and increased the speed to about 3500 rpm for both of the fans inside the machine... It did help, a little .. I guess .. but average CPU temperature still hovered at 61 degress celsius. No I'm not using the notebook on my bed or something .. its on a hard surface.
I was shopping at my local computer store last week and spotted this Logitech Notebook Stand which looks like a plastic board with a fan in the middle to blow cool air to the notebook. I turned it on and the fan didn't really seem to move very fast ... Oh well, wasn't really expecting anything .. but I was really surprised when I placed my notebook on the surface and the temperature dropped 10 degrees .. its now average about 49 degrees ! Great !
One thing I didn't like about the notebook stand was that the two slabs of rubber on the surface which prevent your notebook from slipping off since its tilted at an angle didn't really work very well, the notebook still kept sliding off when you are using it. Other then that, its a pretty good buy and you do need it when you are using a MBP on your laps. (yes MBP runs VERY HOT)
