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As the owner of a MacBook Pro, I can tell you this: all of those people have very hot laps.

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I had that problem with an older pre-aluminum MBP.

I just bought one of the newer models with an SSD and the temperature rarely gets beyond warm. Great for laps.

Agree. Mine is also a newer model (but without the SSD :( ) and I've not managed to get the bottom of it hot yet. Warm yes, but not hot, and I've had it working pretty hard at times.

They are united in their creative diversity.

I've always thought it highly ironic, "think different" being associated with such rigid conformity.

Interesting. First up to +3, then to -1; perhaps the night owls themselves struck... :)

Or we just think they make good computers ;)

Hell, if the majority has good taste, I'm with the majority.

I love how when they're not trumpeting how Macs are "only %1 of the market!" windows fans are claiming that Mac users are unthinking drones who are slaves to rigid conformity.

Of course, never both in the same post, though.

These gardening cushions are great to use as laptop desks.

http://www.amazon.com/Fiskars-9421-Kneeling-Cushion-Colors/d...

Ha, I've been using CoolBook on my 15" MacBook Pro for a few weeks and it's been awesome. You can undervolt and underclock to keep the temp down. http://www.coolbook.se/CoolBook.html

unless you have this! http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/23049/smcfancontrol

It cools your laptop down to an assigned temperature by adjusting the exhaust of your fan. It works pretty fast too.

You might be thinking of a different Fan Control app. The one you linked is just an RPM control, it doesn't try to target a specific temperature.

Here's the one I use, it's closer to your description:

http://www.lobotomo.com/products/FanControl/

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