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This site will help collect and show the temperatures of Apple Macintosh computers using the new processors by Intel. All new computers that haven't faced the trail of time will have problems and issues that can make users mad and furious. As with the new MacBook Pro machines where were, and still are, problems with heat dissipation. After scouting forums and help sites for information about what temperatures I can expect on a new MacBook, but that turned out to be harder and more scattered than I first imagined. That's the main motive behind this site and it didn't take too long to setup as I had the base code handy from another site. -

Machine profile

Profile details:
Added by: nick, 2006-12-02
Introduction date: Late-2006 model (2006-11-08)
SKU/order number: MA701LL/A
Base model: Apple MacBook C2D 2.0GHz Black
Serial number: 4H647XXXXXX
Manufacturing info: Assembled: November, 2006, Week 47
Plant: China
Whine issue / Moo issue: No / No

System spesifications:
CPU frequency: 2.00 GHz
Memory: Upgraded to 2.0 GB
Storage drive: Upgraded Hitachi 160 GB 5400 RPM
OS version: Mac OS X 10.4.8
Boot ROM version: N/A
SMC system version: N/A

Temperatures:
Ambient/room temperature: 23 °C

Recorded temperatures on stock cooling:
Idle (<5%) temperature: 48 °C
Load (100%) temperature: 84 °C
Drive temperature: 32 °C

Comments:
The fan runs constantly at 1800rpm and you can't hear it unless you get your ear down to the keyboard. Under load the fan ramps up to 6200 and keeps the temp steady at 84C. Not too loud more of a swishing sound. After load finishes it returns to normal quickly.
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Comments

#1 - posted by (38.99.21*.*)2006-12-04 21:16:16
do you think your macbook heats up very fast? doing seemingly menial tasks will get my cpu up to its load temperature very easily, which then causes the fan to kick in at full blast. the heat doesn't bother me as much as the noise from the fan. it seems that anything beyond simple web browsing or reading e-mail will cause my fan to spin over 600rpms. there aren't many sample temperatures on this website for the black c2d so i don't have much to compare it against.

#2 - posted by alex (38.99.21*.*)2006-12-04 21:17:18
sorry, i meant spin over 6000rpms in my previous post, not 600.