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Q: I have an HP I7 QuadCore laptop that generates a lot of heat. How are the I7 PowerBooks at generating/dissipating heat?

Helping my niece get a laptop for college.... I have an HP I7 QuadCore laptop that generates a scary lot of heat. How are the I7 PowerBooks at generating/dissipating heat? Have people been having problems?

MacBook Pro with Retina display

Posted on May 9, 2014 7:11 PM

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Q: I have an HP I7 QuadCore laptop that generates a lot of heat. How are the I7 PowerBooks at generating/dissipating heat?

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  • by John Galt,

    John Galt John Galt May 9, 2014 7:15 PM in response to SurfinThru2
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    May 9, 2014 7:15 PM in response to SurfinThru2

    PowerBooks were discontinued long ago.

     

    MacBook Pros and OS X are far more power efficient than any Windows PC. They dissipate heat primarily through their aluminum case.

  • by Allan Jones,

    Allan Jones Allan Jones May 10, 2014 6:59 AM in response to SurfinThru2
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    May 10, 2014 6:59 AM in response to SurfinThru2

    As John indicates, the last PowerBook was discontinued in April 2006 and even that model could do very little in today's web-based computing environment.

     

    You can ask in the MacBook Pro forums here:

     

    MacBook Pro

     

    However, no matter where you ask there are two common factors in heating:

     

    --The programs/tasks you are doing

    --The fact that no laptop has room for big fans means it will always run hotter doing the same tasks than will a desktop computer with big fans. Few laptops are good gaming platforms as a result.