MacBook Pro with i9 chip is throttled due to thermal issues, claims YouTuber

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Post by electic » Wed, Jul 18, 2018, 1:17 AM UTC

MacBook Pro with i9 chip is throttled due to thermal issues, claims YouTuber
macrumors.com

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Post by mandioca » Wed, Jul 18, 2018, 1:37 AM UTC

Macbook “Pro”.

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Post by ianamartin » Wed, Jul 18, 2018, 1:40 AM UTC

You know, I'm so beat down by the state of apple laptops, I don't even care. I was all ready to spring for a new machine the day these dropped. Until I found out that they max the 13" model at 16 gigs of ram. I'm so pissed. I don't want the 15". That's what external monitors are for. I like the portable to be fucking portable. Jesus. I give up.

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Post by slantyyz » Wed, Jul 18, 2018, 1:41 AM UTC

The heat off that MBP reminds me of how hot my early 2011 15" MBP got. I suspect that the heat was the culprit for the GPU failures that gave the 2011 model its notoriety.

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Post by mirimir » Wed, Jul 18, 2018, 1:42 AM UTC

mandioca wrote: post #2

Macbook “Pro”.

This!

They ought to rename it, and actually sell a professional laptop.

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Post by jdhn » Wed, Jul 18, 2018, 1:43 AM UTC

I don't know a lot about heat dissipation, but could the slimness of the MBP be a factor in this? I would think that after a certain point, you wouldn't be able to get good airflow in such a small space.

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Post by nodesocket » Wed, Jul 18, 2018, 1:44 AM UTC

That's seems to contradict a recent benchmark/post [1] which showed impressive CPU performance from the i9 MacBook Pro.

[1] http://hrtapps.com/blogs/20180712/

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Post by olliej » Wed, Jul 18, 2018, 1:46 AM UTC

slantyyz wrote: post #4

The heat off that MBP reminds me of how hot my early 2011 15" MBP got. I suspect that the heat was the culprit for the GPU failures that gave the 2011 model its notoriety.

I thought that was gpu manufacturer issue? I recall Nvidia specifically had a lot of issues across many oems.

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Post by RyJones » Wed, Jul 18, 2018, 1:47 AM UTC

mandioca wrote: post #2

Macbook “Pro”.

It pains me how correct this feels. The MacBook Pro becomes an echo of itself every generation.

Soon, the beat fades and we're left in the dells

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Post by theabacus » Wed, Jul 18, 2018, 1:47 AM UTC

Not surprised given how thin the thing is.