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Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop?

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In article <50318f2a$0$1936$c3e8da3$5e5e430d@news.astraweb.com>, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> writes:
>Comment/question.
>
>Laptops have traditionally (or perhaps historically) not been designed
>for 24/7 use because it was assumed they would be used for a couple of
>hours at a time. Ventilation and battery may not be suitable for
>continuous use, especially if the CPU is constabtly being used (such as
>Handbake etc).
>
>Can anyone comment whether this is still applicable to Apple designed
>laptops ?

I can't comment on the design but I can comment on how mine are being
used here.  My 17" PowerBook G4 -- several battery replacements over
the past decade -- sits on my desk running 24/7 serving my streaming
audio needs to my AirPort Express.  Save for an occasional "blast" of
compressed air to purge vents, this has been running 10 years without
an issue.  Yes, there was a time when I took this 17" PowerBook in the
road but it has been resigned to my desktop for many years now.

My 17" MacBook Pro, which I still do power down and take on the road
from time to time, spends most of its time atop my desk and running
24/7 as well.  The MBP feels much cooler to the touch than the Power-
Book and it doesn't have the venting slots of the PowerBook.



>Have CPU and GPUs gotten efficient enough that their heat production is
>no longer an issue and allow continuuoius use without heat damage ?

I hope so. :)  Especially, since Apple stopped making the 17" MacBook
Pros.  Mine has to last me for the rest of my days unless they recon-
sider.
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Well I speak to machines with the voice of humanity.

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The long decline of the Mac desktop? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-08-18 11:16 -0400
  Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? "China Blue [Tor], Meersburg" <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2012-08-18 08:32 -0700
    Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> - 2012-08-18 10:45 -0500
      Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2012-08-18 16:49 +0100
        Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? "China Blue [Tor], Meersburg" <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2012-08-18 09:16 -0700
      Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2012-08-20 19:05 +0000
    Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-08-18 11:46 -0400
  Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2012-08-18 13:24 -0400
    Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-08-18 16:31 -0400
  Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2012-08-18 11:00 -0700
    Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2012-08-18 11:48 -0700
      Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2012-08-18 15:52 -0400
        Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-08-18 16:39 -0400
        Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2012-08-19 13:27 +0200
    Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-08-18 16:38 -0400
      Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? John Albert <j.albert@snet.net> - 2012-09-04 13:20 -0400
        Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? YourName@YourISP.com (Your Name) - 2012-09-05 09:21 +1200
        Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2012-09-04 22:32 +0100
          Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? John Albert <j.albert@snet.net> - 2012-09-06 12:11 -0400
            Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2012-09-06 17:45 +0100
            Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2012-09-07 05:31 +0000
        Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2012-09-05 10:47 +1000
  Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? YourName@YourISP.com (Your Name) - 2012-08-19 10:15 +1200
    Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-08-19 09:50 -0400
      Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2012-08-19 07:04 -0700
        Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-08-19 10:34 -0400
          Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2012-08-19 07:44 -0700
            Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-08-19 11:07 -0400
      Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Lloyd <lloydparsons@me.com> - 2012-08-19 09:41 -0500
        Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2012-08-19 10:46 -0400
          Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Lloyd <lloydparsons@me.com> - 2012-08-19 09:53 -0500
            Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2012-08-20 10:24 -0700
        Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-08-19 11:05 -0400
          Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? nospam@see.signature (Richard Maine) - 2012-08-19 08:56 -0700
            Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Lloyd <lloydparsons@me.com> - 2012-08-19 11:03 -0500
            Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? John Young <jy@scallawags.net> - 2012-08-19 12:10 -0400
        Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? YourName@YourISP.com (Your Name) - 2012-08-20 09:19 +1200
          Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-08-19 18:35 -0400
            Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? YourName@YourISP.com (Your Name) - 2012-08-20 13:13 +1200
              Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-08-20 17:31 -0400
                Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? YourName@YourISP.com (Your Name) - 2012-08-21 13:22 +1200
                Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-08-21 21:09 -0400
          Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2012-08-19 21:13 -0400
            Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2012-08-20 06:13 +0000
              Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2012-08-20 03:13 -0400
                Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2012-08-20 19:06 +0000
                Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-08-20 17:41 -0400
            Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2012-08-20 11:37 +0200
            Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop?   VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORG - 2012-08-20 11:52 +0000
            Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2012-08-20 08:15 -0400
              Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> - 2012-08-20 09:53 -0500
                Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2012-08-20 11:32 -0400
                Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> - 2012-08-20 13:00 -0500
                Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-08-20 17:32 -0400
                Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Suze <replytome@thenewsgroup.com> - 2012-08-20 15:25 -0500
            Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-08-20 17:29 -0400
    Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Howard.not@home.com (Howard) - 2012-08-27 00:04 +0100
  Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2012-08-18 19:10 -0400
    Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-08-19 09:44 -0400
  Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2012-08-18 17:05 -0700
    Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-08-18 20:42 -0400
  Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Suze <replytome@thenewsgroup.com> - 2012-08-19 09:50 -0500
    Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-08-19 11:17 -0400
      Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? YourName@YourISP.com (Your Name) - 2012-08-20 09:21 +1200
        Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-08-19 18:42 -0400
          Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? YourName@YourISP.com (Your Name) - 2012-08-20 13:11 +1200
            Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-08-20 17:20 -0400
              Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? YourName@YourISP.com (Your Name) - 2012-08-21 13:26 +1200
  Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop? dont.spam.usenet@googlemail.com (Hauke Fath) - 2012-08-21 14:14 +0200
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