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Re: Does your Mac get hot when using Apple's live chat support?

From ANTant@zimage.com (Ant)
Subject Re: Does your Mac get hot when using Apple's live chat support?
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.apps, comp.sys.mac.comm, comp.sys.mac.system, comp.sys.mac.software
References <GqadnYR5z-CaIJjFnZ2dnUU7-TfNnZ2d@earthlink.com> <slrno0et8h.et.g.kreme@snow.local>
Message-ID <fJqdne8_QaXSkZXFnZ2dnUU7-I-dnZ2d@earthlink.com> (permalink)
Date 2016-10-19 19:14 -0500

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In comp.sys.mac.apps Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
> In message <GqadnYR5z-CaIJjFnZ2dnUU7-TfNnZ2d@earthlink.com> 
>   Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
> > I was chatting with Apple's support about my technical issues in Mac OS 
> > X v10.12/Sierra. I noticed my new 15" MBP got hot because of its Safari 
> > v10 web browser's chat session, with its notifications, hogging CPU 
> > (almost 100%). Even RAM usage was high like almost 500 MB.

> 500MB is not high RAM usage.

> As for CPU, remember that 100% CPU on a mmodern MBP means "1/8th of the
> CPU power). The onyl reason Safari would be that high would be because
> of the chat, or you had Flash running somewhere.

No Flash running. Just two windows opened on Apple's chat support.


> > I only had one two windows (chat pop-up + the support page) opened. I
> > told the agent about it, but he said it shouldn't be that high. A new
> > bug in Sierra or just my setup?

> Did the processor use drop when you closed the chat? I have 6 tabs open
> and Safari is using 0.5% CPU (out of 8 virtual cores).

Yep! Only during chat. I even asked the guy during the chat. He said he 
had reports of its CPU going up but not that high and hot.
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Does your Mac get hot when using Apple's live chat support? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2016-10-17 23:11 -0700
  Re: Does your Mac get hot when using Apple's live chat support? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-10-18 17:22 -0500
  Re: Does your Mac get hot when using Apple's live chat support? Andreas Rutishauser <andreas@macandreas.ch> - 2016-10-19 06:02 +0200
    Re: Does your Mac get hot when using Apple's live chat support? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-10-19 13:32 +0000
      Re: Does your Mac get hot when using Apple's live chat support? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-19 14:39 +0000
        Re: Does your Mac get hot when using Apple's live chat support? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2016-10-19 11:34 -0400
    Re: Does your Mac get hot when using Apple's live chat support? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-10-19 19:12 -0500
  Re: Does your Mac get hot when using Apple's live chat support? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-10-19 13:28 +0000
    Re: Does your Mac get hot when using Apple's live chat support? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-10-19 19:14 -0500
      Re: Does your Mac get hot when using Apple's live chat support? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2016-10-20 11:10 -0400
  Re: Does your Mac get hot when using Apple's live chat support? rlhamil@smart.net (Richard L. Hamilton) - 2016-10-20 08:43 +0000
    Re: Does your Mac get hot when using Apple's live chat support? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-10-20 16:30 -0500

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