13" 2.3 GHz "we observed a significant throttling of the CPU, the clock rate dropping considerably."
Review Apple MacBook Pro 13 Early 2011 (2.3 GHz dual-core, glare-type screen) - Notebookcheck.net Reviews
13" 2.7 GHz " we observed an occasional downsampling of the CPU via the EFI (BIOS equivalent) down to 800 MHz. On top of that, the tool also pointed to a thermal throttling of both processor cores."
Review Apple MacBook Pro 13 Early 2011 (2.7 GHz dual-core, glare-type screen) - Notebookcheck.net Reviews
15" 2.0 GHz "After long periods of heavy use (especially the Furmark benchmark) the system switches down to a multiplier of 8x-12x (800-1200MHz). This could also possibly be caused by the small power supply (85-watt power supply compared to the 90.4 watt highest observed power consumption of the laptop)."
Review Apple MacBook Pro 15 Early 2011 (2.0 GHz Quad-Core, Matte Screen) - Notebookcheck.net Reviews
17" 2.3 GHz "- Throttles at maximum load (AC adapter too small)
- High CPU temperatures with a high load
- Loud system noise with a high "
Review update Apple MacBook Pro 17 Early 2011 (2.3 GHz quad-core, matte) - Notebookcheck.net Reviews
Seriously!?
Come on Apple... I know that you sell these machines more than ever but you could try to make fully functional laptop once in a while.
Showing posts with label unibody. Show all posts
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Friday, June 17, 2011
Friday, December 18, 2009
The era of Unibody
I don't know whether last blog entry ended dramatically enough.
There are no words to describe how my thrill turned to disappointment.
I did not like the Glossy screen. I definitely did not like the loose hinges, but most of all...
I did not like my new MacBook Pro's CPU overheating to 110°C and therefore CPU dropping to 1,6GHz
15 minutes after hearing the "wall-e chime" i typed "yes > /dev/null" in two separate terminal windows just to check how quiet this new Unibody computer was. Indeed it was quiet... it was really quiet... a bit too quiet?
Soon after installing temperature and fan speed monitor software if found out why this Unibody seemed so quiet compared to my 1st MacBook Pro which fans were at 4500 - 5000rpm and cpu temperature was at 85°C at full load. This Unibody MacBook Pro's fans never speed up above 2000rpm. When I had enough courage I launched again two yes -processes and this time I did not quit them... I watched CPU squirming at 110°C for ~5 minutes and eventually fans started slowly speeding up untill CPU temperature was dropped to 95°C.
I even installed the supplied OS X Leopard twice to make sure that it is not software related problem. I also installed Windows XP to check and yes. Same overheating problem (actually I should call this lazy fan problem) occurred there too. I tried gaming but first 15 minutes was like a watching dia presentation as the CPU was constantly switching between 2800MHz and 1600MHz.
I was angry, not again a faulty computer. Well this time the flaw is so obvious so I have nothing to worry about. Maybe one week without computer and then I could finally have a computer whereto I can trust in every situation.
Did I mention before "boy how wrong I was" ?
I made one big mistake. I Google'd "Unibody overheat" and found several other Unibody owners struggling with this fan issue.
I made my assumptions that this is a flaw that concerns all Unibody laptops. Therefore i thought that Apple would make a Firmware update to make fans wake up earlier. And because an fix is already on its way it is pointless to take my new machine to a repair.
I prolonged the inevitable too long. Finally I had to visit the same service point and I asked whether they know what to do with this type overheating. And sure they did have an solution...
There are no words to describe how my thrill turned to disappointment.
I did not like the Glossy screen. I definitely did not like the loose hinges, but most of all...
I did not like my new MacBook Pro's CPU overheating to 110°C and therefore CPU dropping to 1,6GHz
15 minutes after hearing the "wall-e chime" i typed "yes > /dev/null" in two separate terminal windows just to check how quiet this new Unibody computer was. Indeed it was quiet... it was really quiet... a bit too quiet?
Soon after installing temperature and fan speed monitor software if found out why this Unibody seemed so quiet compared to my 1st MacBook Pro which fans were at 4500 - 5000rpm and cpu temperature was at 85°C at full load. This Unibody MacBook Pro's fans never speed up above 2000rpm. When I had enough courage I launched again two yes -processes and this time I did not quit them... I watched CPU squirming at 110°C for ~5 minutes and eventually fans started slowly speeding up untill CPU temperature was dropped to 95°C.
I even installed the supplied OS X Leopard twice to make sure that it is not software related problem. I also installed Windows XP to check and yes. Same overheating problem (actually I should call this lazy fan problem) occurred there too. I tried gaming but first 15 minutes was like a watching dia presentation as the CPU was constantly switching between 2800MHz and 1600MHz.
I was angry, not again a faulty computer. Well this time the flaw is so obvious so I have nothing to worry about. Maybe one week without computer and then I could finally have a computer whereto I can trust in every situation.
Did I mention before "boy how wrong I was" ?
I made one big mistake. I Google'd "Unibody overheat" and found several other Unibody owners struggling with this fan issue.
I made my assumptions that this is a flaw that concerns all Unibody laptops. Therefore i thought that Apple would make a Firmware update to make fans wake up earlier. And because an fix is already on its way it is pointless to take my new machine to a repair.
I prolonged the inevitable too long. Finally I had to visit the same service point and I asked whether they know what to do with this type overheating. And sure they did have an solution...
Delays and a show of goodwill
Why I was not so happy to hear when I was promised brand new Unibody Macbook Pro?
I had little conflicting feelings about my 1st MacBook Pro to be changed to new Unibody MacBook Pro.
Main reasons here, quick and shortly:
Pros:
Faster CPU
Bigger HDD
More Memory
Faster GPU
Tough Unibody design.
Cons:
Glossy display!
Loose lid hinges (by then I've read of loose hinges from many sources)
1st generation of new hardware design. (I newer purchase anything at the 1st wave. I tend to wait until most of childhood diseases have been polished away)
But this time I had no choice. I accepted the transfer and was given instructions to pack my laptop and all that came with it to it's original package and send it by courier company X to Apple.
I soon received message telling me that my new computer have been shipped. I also received a tracking number. Within the following days it came clear to my that the tracking number does not exist in this particular courier company's database. I quickly contacted Apple again asking where actually my computer was? I received answer shortly telling that the computer have been accidentally sent to a completely wrong country. Before I even had time to understand what the message said I got second mail telling me that they've now sent me another computer and as a show of goodwill some of the components have been upgraded. CPU from 2,53GHz to 2,8GHz and HDD to 320GB 5400rpm to equal size but 72oorpm.
I was quite happy.
All those cons mentioned in this post have vanished from my mind.
Actually I was really happy.
Untill the MacBook Pro arrived...
I had little conflicting feelings about my 1st MacBook Pro to be changed to new Unibody MacBook Pro.
Main reasons here, quick and shortly:
Pros:
Faster CPU
Bigger HDD
More Memory
Faster GPU
Tough Unibody design.
Cons:
Glossy display!
Loose lid hinges (by then I've read of loose hinges from many sources)
1st generation of new hardware design. (I newer purchase anything at the 1st wave. I tend to wait until most of childhood diseases have been polished away)
But this time I had no choice. I accepted the transfer and was given instructions to pack my laptop and all that came with it to it's original package and send it by courier company X to Apple.
I soon received message telling me that my new computer have been shipped. I also received a tracking number. Within the following days it came clear to my that the tracking number does not exist in this particular courier company's database. I quickly contacted Apple again asking where actually my computer was? I received answer shortly telling that the computer have been accidentally sent to a completely wrong country. Before I even had time to understand what the message said I got second mail telling me that they've now sent me another computer and as a show of goodwill some of the components have been upgraded. CPU from 2,53GHz to 2,8GHz and HDD to 320GB 5400rpm to equal size but 72oorpm.
I was quite happy.
All those cons mentioned in this post have vanished from my mind.
Actually I was really happy.
Untill the MacBook Pro arrived...
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