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JeremyK · 06-09-2009

@Jugger Grimrodd,

My old Toshiba was raised about a cm above the ground, and it breathes through the sides and the bottom. MacBooks dont breathe through the keyboard because the keyboard itself is just one solid piece of plastic, if you watch the MacBook video, it shows all the bits and you can see that the keyboard isn't all separate keys, its an actual full keyboard.

Secondly, air can get out as there is a gap between the unibody and the LED display, which air can escape out the top or bottom.

houltmac · 06-09-2009

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Originally Posted by Jugger Grimrodd

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/..._Early2009.pdf

Considering the context, I can only assume that "Never place anything over the keyboard when operating your MacBook" could conceivably include the LCD.

I don't want to sound like I am trying to prove myself correct, but I do want to make sure people aren't afraid of running in Apple's officially supported clamshell mode. This is the back of the white MacBook keyboard:

No air is getting through there and someone at Apple was butt covering when they wrote that. The Unibodies are obviously worse. There is no worrying about heat through there, just make sure the bottom and sides have plenty of space (especially the back).

JeremyK · 06-09-2009

Matt,
How are the unibodies worse? Do you mean at cooling? Because I thought it was better than the old polycarbonate models.

How many of you guys have ever opened the back of an apple computer? I never have but i've seen pics of it. It looks so cool!

**Yuiichi** · 06-09-2009

I'm going to assume that he means the Unibodies are worse as they're all one piece instead of the two or three that the old white models are.

The farthest I've ever opened up my MacBook was to install new RAM. That being said, it's just popping out the battery and a single bracket, so not too deep! Still was fun though

houltmac · 06-09-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeremyK

How are the unibodies worse? Do you mean at cooling? Because I thought it was better than the old polycarbonate models.

How many of you guys have ever opened the back of an apple computer? I never have but i've seen pics of it. It looks so cool!

Sorry, I wasn't very clear there was I. I meant that in terms of anything getting through the keyboard, it's less likely in a Unibody than in the plastic MacBook.

With regards to your second question: I do it every day to every model of Mac; it's my job.

JeremyK · 06-09-2009

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Originally Posted by houltmac

With regards to your second question: I do it every day to every model of Mac; it's my job.

You must love your job!

James Dempsey · 06-16-2009

Running a server off a laptop - there's a practice in futility. Ugh.

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JeremyK Personal Shopping Specialist Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 217	@Jugger Grimrodd, My old Toshiba was raised about a cm above the ground, and it breathes through the sides and the bottom. MacBooks dont breathe through the keyboard because the keyboard itself is just one solid piece of plastic, if you watch the MacBook video, it shows all the bits and you can see that the keyboard isn't all separate keys, its an actual full keyboard. Secondly, air can get out as there is a gap between the unibody and the LED display, which air can escape out the top or bottom. __________________ Once you go mac, you never go back! My macs: Aluminum MacBook, iPhone 3G 16GB, iPod Nano (5th Gen. Aluminum).

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JeremyK Personal Shopping Specialist Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 217	Matt, How are the unibodies worse? Do you mean at cooling? Because I thought it was better than the old polycarbonate models. How many of you guys have ever opened the back of an apple computer? I never have but i've seen pics of it. It looks so cool! __________________ Once you go mac, you never go back! My macs: Aluminum MacBook, iPhone 3G 16GB, iPod Nano (5th Gen. Aluminum).

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Yuiichi Assistant Store Manager Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,168	I'm going to assume that he means the Unibodies are worse as they're all one piece instead of the two or three that the old white models are. The farthest I've ever opened up my MacBook was to install new RAM. That being said, it's just popping out the battery and a single bracket, so not too deep! Still was fun though __________________ My Mac(s): MacBook, white - 2.0 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 80 GB HDD therewascake. - my personal blog. The Pike Chronicle - a daily log of life.

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James Dempsey Operator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: In a house Posts: 3	Running a server off a laptop - there's a practice in futility. Ugh. __________________ The Graphic Mac - Tips, reviews & commentary on Mac OSX, Adobe and design

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