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Re: The long decline of the Mac desktop?

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JF Mezei:
> 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).

Some people may have assumed that laptops were not designed for
continuous use, but I did not and I have been using laptops for long
workdays for many years.

> Can anyone comment whether this is still applicable to Apple designed
> laptops ?

N/A to me, as I never knew this to be applicable to Mac (or Windows)
laptops.

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

It has always been that way for me. I had an instance in which a MBPro
failed to sleep when closed, or perhaps woke up from sleep. It
overheated and the computer failed. This is not the same as operating
while closed with an external display, which I have done for years on
end with no problems. Apple replaced the main board under warranty. The
same result could be achieved by leaving a desktop computer running for
some hours in a tight-fitting, sealed box.

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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
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  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
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    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
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        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
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            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
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  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
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      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
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        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
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          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
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            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
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