Can i use macbook in indian temperatures

dude - if you want to know if a macbook will work in India - ask people in India. (Have you seen the places most of the people posting here are from?) Look up an Indian Notebook User Group...I'm sure you can find a forum somewhere that will be able to answer your question.

This is my first google hit for "Indian Notebook User Group":
http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20030113/tech1.shtml

Let me know how it goes. I might consider finally going to India if I can bring along my macbook.

Are the average temps that hot indoors in India? Will you be using the MB outside a great deal? Also, there are plenty of places in the U.S. where the temperatures reach 45c. in the summers too. I'm sure there are some MB owners in those areas. Consider the city Pheo
nix Arizona in the U.S.. Here are the average temps in the Summer months (in fehrenheit):

June
Average high temperature: 103
Average low temperature: 72
Warmest ever: 122

July
Average high temperature: 105
Average low temperature: 80
Warmest ever: 121

August
Average high temperature: 103
Average low temperature: 79
Warmest ever: 116

This is a big U.S. city. Call the Apple store in this city and talk to them. Ask them about the temps.. But, I do say that the fact there even is an Apple store in this climate should give you an answer.

You should have no problem with a MacBook in India. The temperatures in India do not even compare with many places in the United States. There are many places in the United States that regularly get temperatures over 45 degrees celsius. For example, here are some temperature records per state: Arizona: 53 degrees celsius, Arkansas: 49 degrees celsius, California; 57 degrees celsius, Kansas: 49 degrees celsius, Navada: 52 degrees celsius, New Mexico: 50 degrees celsius, North Dakota: 49 degrees celsius, Oklahoma: 49 degrees celsius, South Dakota: 49 degrees celsius, and Texas: 49 degrees celsius. Comparatively, the highest temperature I was able to find in India was 47.6 degrees celsius. As you can see, this is not even close to 10 of the US states. Imagine telling those living in the above states that they could not own a Macbook because it was too hot where they live.

Also, a temperature of 45 degrees celsius in India represents the highest temperature of the day on a rare day. So most of the time during that particularly hot day (nighttime, morning, and evening) the temperature is much lower. And most days of the year the hottest point of the day will not reach 45 degrees celsius.

I have lived with my trusted iBook in climates much hotter than that of India for over three years and my iBook is doing just great. Good luck.

Here is a link to weather data for Bombay, India. According to this webpage, the average high temperature only gets to 32 degrees celsius even in the hottest months (April, May, October, and November). This is well within the working temperature range of the MacBook. Hope this helps.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/weather/longterm/historical/data/bombay_ind ia.htm

Compare those values to those of Phoenix, Arizona (the large US city mentioned by the poster above). You will see that in June, July, and August the average high temperature is 39, 41, and 39 degrees celsius. This is about 9 degrees celsius more than Bombay. So, if the Apple Store in Phoenix is selling them to locals, they should be fine in India.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/weather/longterm/historical/data/phoenix_ar iz.htm

If you tell us the city you live in, we can check it for high temperatures for you, if you wish.

hi kaushik,

according to my MacBook manual, 35C it the upper limit for operation of the MacBook, so Indian summers don't seem good.