2020 Macbook Pro overheating

Apple should know that most laptops are used on the lap - the clue is in the name.

I have used many such machines on my lap, and this is the first one where I noticed the heat. As a man I am not sure that such heat is good for me - if you get my drift. So a machine that could give me a medical problem is a no-go and Apple should do something before they are sued, but no doubt they won't!

I have one of those laptop desks Grant.

The point I was trying to make is that I've had many laptops or notebooks or whatever you like to call them, and I have always been able to put them onto my lap with no problem.

As usual Apple deny there's a problem, and in something like 6 or 12 months time they will probably issue a recall notice to put right the fault they will not admit to.

I recently had to return a brand new MacBook Air as it had sharp edges on it.

Sadly it seems quality control at Apple is not what it used to be.

I have been a loyal fan of Apple for many years but I'm afraid my patience is running out.

I have the same Problem!

I just upgraded from a 2014 Macbook Air to Macbook Pro 13in 2020 in Space Grey.

The only thing I did was transferred all my data using the mitigation tool.

Im concerned, as its running extremely HOT the fan kicks in within 10-15 mins of operation. I never had this happen with the Macbook Air.

Not only is it running hot it just closed all my tabs as I was writing this post on this forum. Underneath the Mac is too HOT to touch. I can't even place it on my legs when I'm working I generally have to use a case underneath as it too uncomfortable. Thinking it may be faulty Im not happy thats for sure. Has anyone else had this Problem also?

I have the same Problem!

I just upgraded from a 2014 Macbook Air to Macbook Pro 13in 2020 in Space Grey.

The only thing I did was transferred all my data using the mitigation tool.

Im concerned, as its running extremely HOT the fan kicks in within 10-15 mins of operation. I never had this happen with the Macbook Air.

Not only is it running hot it just closed all my tabs as I was writing this post on this forum. Underneath the Mac is too HOT to touch. I can't even place it on my legs when I'm working I generally have to use a case underneath as it too uncomfortable. Thinking it may be faulty Im not happy thats for sure. Has anyone else had this Problem also?

I have the same Problem!

I just upgraded from a 2014 Macbook Air to Macbook Pro 13in 2020 in Space Grey.

The only thing I did was transferred all my data using the mitigation tool.

Im concerned, as its running extremely HOT the fan kicks in within 10-15 mins of operation. I never had this happen with the Macbook Air.

Not only is it running hot it just closed all my tabs as I was writing this post on this forum. Underneath the Mac is too HOT to touch. I can't even place it on my legs when I'm working I generally have to use a case underneath as it too uncomfortable. Thinking it may be faulty Im not happy thats for sure. Has anyone else had this Problem also?

I have the same Problem!

I just upgraded from a 2014 Macbook Air to Macbook Pro 13in 2020 in Space Grey.

The only thing I did was transferred all my data using the mitigation tool.

Im concerned, as its running extremely HOT the fan kicks in within 10-15 mins of operation. I never had this happen with the Macbook Air.

Not only is it running hot it just closed all my tabs as I was writing this post on this forum. Underneath the Mac is too HOT to touch. I can't even place it on my legs when I'm working I generally have to use a case underneath as it too uncomfortable. Thinking it may be faulty Im not happy thats for sure. Has anyone else had this Problem also?

I have the same Problem!

I just upgraded from a 2014 Macbook Air to Macbook Pro 13in 2020 in Space Grey.

The only thing I did was transferred all my data using the mitigation tool.

Im concerned, as its running extremely HOT the fan kicks in within 10-15 mins of operation. I never had this happen with the Macbook Air.

Not only is it running hot it just closed all my tabs as I was writing this post on this forum. Underneath the Mac is too HOT to touch. I can't even place it on my legs when I'm working I generally have to use a case underneath as it too uncomfortable. Thinking it may be faulty Im not happy thats for sure. Has anyone else had this Problem also?

I have the exact same problem. I've been using a MBP late 2015 for years and I've never heard fan making any sort of noise unless I put too much workload on my CPU such as intensive data processing, video rendering etc. It was quite, cool and sturdy. Whereas this brand new MBP 2020 13" fan goes haywire with only Zoom and Chrome running! Not to mention that the metal surface heats up to the point where you don't wanna put your wrists on it while typing.

I thought this purchase would be an upgrade (1TB, 16GB) after my lovely 2015 MBP, but it is such a disappointing downgrade so far. If there existed fake macbook pros you'd buy from an Apple Store, this would be it. I've never been this much frustrated with an Apple product, totally unacceptable after paying ~$3k CAD. Apple should either fix this issue, or rename this product to MacBook Fru(stration) instead of Macbook Pro(fessional).

What settings did you use for the Macs fan control app? I just downloaded and I don't really know what settings to choose.

Also, has anyone found a solution for when Safari sends the message of "this webpage is using significant energy"?

I watch a lot of videos online for medical school all day long, and the battery drains like crazy and heats up the computer like crazy. Yesterday it went from 100% to 60% within less than 40 min of watching a couple videos (only using safari with no other apps or webpages open). This is very annoying as my 2013 MacBook Pro didn't use to do this, doing the same exact things. HELP! :(

I don’t have any noise issues to the extent you would think the fan ain’t working. I ran the health test and nothing reported from apple. I agree, the overheating is unbearable that I cannot touch the laptop

I have the same problem I bought my Mac in January. It's so annoying, I have two tabs open and the noice the computer makes is unbearable. The local apple store here is still closed, I talked with support and they just gave me a few articles to read In order to make it better, but it's still making the same noises. Im honestly really disappointed considering this computer is very expensive compared to others.

I don't see how that is related to Intel Turbo Boost.

Some sites I found say Turbo Boost runs for a max of 1-2 minutes. Others say almost indefinitely, as long as the thermal limit is not exceeded. Others say there are different boost states of Turbo Boost.

Obviously it depends on what apps are running but I just want to get an idea of how easily its gets triggered.

A number of people in this thread are barely using their MacBook Pros and yet have fans going constantly. Does Turbo Boost kick in even when opening a browser?!

Hey Ron!

I didn't know that, thanks for letting me know! How would I tell Apple about that? Because when I talked to them all they told me was that it was under the 14 day warranty so I didn't know I had 30 days. I'm just scared that if I exceed the 14 days and only found out that it's not getting better, it would have been too late to return (like how some people took almost a month to find out it's actually defective). Thanks!