Standard MBP operating temperature > 60C - normal?

so far this is normal.
i have run Logic Pro for 4 hours straight on my MBP 2.0 1gb ram 256mb video 5400rpm 100gb drive. it get to 70-72 C.

and it keeps on ticking.

it is a less than 1" thick (with lid open), made of metal, running a dual core cpu and a very hot and fast video gpu. your temp seems to be in average with the MBP.

i am not trying to be a smarty pants at all. there is just some things that seem to be overlooked. i have owned 3 powerbooks and now the MBP all have gotten hot. ever since the Ti and Aluminum cases came out there have been complaints. i am using my 12" 867mhz that is 3 yeas old, and it is running really warm. so i would say you are good.

make sure you run all the firmware updates. might help your whine. might not. cheers

Interestingly my 1.83GHz CoreDuo is 15 - 20 ºC (I'm not sure this is correct though, seems too cool) and I have been using the computer for hours running MSN, iChat, Safari and iTunes is minimised running in the background.
Computer is running at 1500MHz.

I have just downloaded the app so have not tested it maxing the machine out.

Mind you, the temps are ok considering the small space inside the machine. Those big clunky laptops may run cooler but they are so ugly and huge compared to the super thin Macs. Additionally, the Aluminium actually helps dissipate the heat; if they were made of something else they would be hotter yet.

I assume the "whine" you mention is the sound of the Fan/s?

Yes, I amended my post also. I got the processors running about 60% and the speed up to 1.83GHz and the temp does not change from 15 - 20ºC. Odd.
The room temp is about 20ºC roughly too.

it is strange. some hotter than others.
we never got an ibm G5 powerbook because of the heat issues. just imagine what the heat a G5 powerbook would produce. my 2.0 dual ghz sensors report the idle temp on those with huge fanse and heat syncs at 80 F to 100 F. with a heavy load of LP7 or FCP they get upwards of 150-180 F. about the same as the core duo.
I personally wish i could have a cooler notebook, but i don't think of these computers as laptops. more so of a really slick 1" thick desktop replacement. you definately need some type of stand between the desk, lap or whatever you are sitting the computer on.
I deal with T60's all day long at my job, and they get warm, but they are way thicker, made of dense plastic and rubber. they have one big fan with two vents on the back left, and the battery is on the very back of the unit not in the middle of the of the computer. all which are factors for heat dispensal.
enjoy your notebook. if you get worried about it take it in for a look at the apple store.

Ah, well that could get annoying.

I have just run X-Plane for a few minutes and this uses a bit of CPU and still the temp is the same. It is obviously wrong. I wonder if a restart will have any effect?

Restart fixed it. Now showing 54-58ºC at 15GHz.

Do You have the 17" MBP?
try running Cinebench and post the temperature results.

ftp://ftp.maxon.net/pub/benchmarks/cinebench_9.5.zip

Cinebench bumped the temp to
75C from resting at 54C
on 17" MBP dual core 2.16

I want to add something here to all this temp comparing fuzzing.

Please don't expect those temp sensores to be very accurate.

I guess those temp sensors may have tollerances of 10% or more.

If someone's MBP shows higher temperatures, this might be just a result from the not calibrated temp-sensors.

Next thing the temperature of the environment is quit important. If your room is heated, you MBP may show higher temperatues.

All I want to say is, that comparing temperatures is not quite as simple as reading out the display of some software.

Regards

Marc

go to http://www.intelmactemp.com/list

there are 174 temperature reports in the database

You should install the firmware update (not SMC).
Centrino Duo CPU's have a Bug and it was solved with the new firmware. If you don't update, temp sensor will stop responding after getting back from some power save mode and if then it might happen because of heavy load that your cpu gets 100°C there won't be any security throttling it down. So you might screw your cpu in this case !

Hi,

You might want to go to your macbook pro manual and read the operating temperature range which I believe is from 10 C to 35 C; therefore, what you are experiencing is not normal.

I have sent mine to be checked out due to the heat. I spoke to a tech support specialist and he told me that any temperature above the range is not a normal behavior.

Thanks