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I've said it before and I'll say it again: while the "giant aluminum heatsink" idea generally works pretty well for the MacBooks and has for some time, it's not
by gkop 12y ago
I've said it before and I'll say it again: while the "giant aluminum heatsink" idea generally works pretty well for the MacBooks and has for some time, it's not the same as if Apple were to really fix the thermal engineering in their machines: The machines could run downright cool if only Apple were to steal some ideas from Lenovo and Asus.
As a side benefit, Apple could begin referring to the machines as "laptops" again in their marketing from time to time (which they have abstained from for at least the last 5+ years).
- UnoriginalGuy 12y agoTo your second point, I doubt anyone will call anything a laptop ever again unless it runs at or below room temperature. There is a volume of evidence[0] that hot objects placed on the male genitals for an extended period of time can have a negative impact on fertility (and who knows what else, e.g. birth defects? Since it is likely damaging the semen). The liability issues are just too great. We're talking class action levels of expenditure. [0]http://www.webmd.com/infertility-and-reproduction/news/20041208/laptop-computers-may-affect-male-fertility http://www.webmd.com/infertility-and-reproduction/news/20041...
- jamesaguilar 12y ago> ever again I don't understand this claim. They are still calling hot devices laptops today. Do you mean that at some point in the future they will stop, and then they will never again call these devices laptops?
- matthewmacleod 12y agoI don't think Apple ever calls any of their machines 'laptops' – that's the point.
- ocb 12y agoThat's true, but I have a hard time believing it has anything to do with the fact that their laptops can get really hot. It's clearly marketing to differentiate themselves from their competitors.
- puckmunch 12y agoApple stopped using the word 'laptop' when they were still struggling with trying to put a G5 in a portable computer that didn't require jet engine fans.
- soperj 12y agoI use my thinkpad on my lap all the time. Since I installed the ssd, I can't even remember the last time I heard the fan run.
- anigbrowl 12y agoI've also wondered about the effect of heated car seats male fertility - seems like a class action suit waiting to happen.
- mikeash 12y agoI think "laptop" is one step below "luggable" on the list of uncool things to call a portable computer. I doubt they'd want to return to using that word.