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  1. C

    rMPR (early 2015) overheating after (clean) macOS 10.15 update

    Hi all, I recently (against my better judgement) updated my early 2015 13" rMBP from OS X 10.11 El Capitan to macOS 10.15.4 Catalina. Since then, I have been struggling against complete system shutdowns. Irregularly, but often immediately after powering on, the whole system locks down and...
  2. denzdaniel

    16" MacBook Pro Too Hot | Overheating! I fixed it!

    Hi everyone! I just bought a refurbish 16" MacBook Pro 2.3Ghz /16GB/ AMDRadeon 8GB /1TB and it looks amazing! I setup all my apps including (FCPX and Luminar 4). I tested ran GeekBench and and Cinebench and got a score! It was lower than what its suppose to be. My MBP 16" wasn't throttling but...
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    Macbook Pro Overheating Issue/Good time to buy Macbook Pro 16"?

    I recently purchased the fully loaded newest 16" Macbook Pro (complete with 8tb) and was beyond excited to start using it this past week and ended up having to return it after a long discussion with the apple techs. The laptop bottom was so hot when all i was doing was downloading my dropbox...
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    iPad New iPad warranty rejected due to bending.

    I purchased the Apple iPad pro 11" 2018 on Jan 27th 2020 . Unboxed and started using 5 days ago. For the last 2 days the device overheats on using for more than 1hour and showed High temperature warning multiple times. Yesterday my device Backlight went off(hard to see anything)and I took it...
  5. honglong1976

    iPhone Optimized charging draining battery

    Hi everyone, loving iOS13.1 on my iPhone 6S except optimized charging. I charge to 100% before I go to bed and the next day I have 40% battery left. I charged to 100% at work and playing Need for speed for 5 mins my phone lost 40%. I also use Pokemon Go and noticed my phone was always warm. I...
  6. Intenditore

    A1398 overheating without a reason

    Hi! I've got A1398 Late 2013, I7 4960HQ and discrete GPU. It's overheating and can't boost higher than 2.8ghz despite it should go up to about 3.4. It overheats, despite the fresh thermal paste. I even changed the heatsink and it caused NO CHANGES. Here are the temps (with old heatsink). 1...
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    My iMac keeps going to sleep while I'm working.

    This has been happening almost since I purchased the computer however it's continued to get worse with each passing month. Especially when working in Photoshop (especially the lasso tool), my iMac will just go to sleep on it's own. Even more so when something is streaming in the background. I...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro (Mid 2010) SMC Failure?

    Im having an issue with my new Mac Pro 2010 I purchased. I transferred all my components from my 2008 Mac Pro (SSDs, HDDs, Disk Drive (2nd Bay), Video card, etc. I upgraded the processors to 2 x 3.46 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeons. Upgraded the OS to High Sierra and everything seems to be perfect. Im...
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    My 2015 Macbook Pro Running to Hot or Normal?

    Hey guys I have done some searching with various but not clear answers if a macbook is running hot or not? So I have 2015 Macbook Retina with 2.8 Ghz I7, running with 16gb of RM with Intel Iris Pro 1536 Graphics and I have several app showing my fan usage or not, I am currently running Intel...
  10. GoodGuy12345

    Cooling solutions for the Mac minis?

    I am looking at purchasing a used Mac Mini that can run the latest (Mojave) as my next computer, but I have heard and seen online that the aluminium unibody Mac minis all have an issue with overheating. They get extremely hot when put on load and the heat can be felt through the aluminum casing...
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    How hot does the mackbook pro 13" 2018 run on normal usage?

    Hi, I'm about to purchase my first mackbook ever and I've been doubtfull between macbook pro 13 2018 and new MBA. But then I read about throttling issues on 2018 macbook pros line, I know apple released a patch that is supposed to "fix it" but I'd like to know from real owners what their...
  12. Premal212

    How Accurate Are MBP Temperatures?

    I was just checking, intel power gadget and macs fan control and I'm not so sure about the temperatures. Normally when running my CPU is around 66degrees, as soon as I run the yes command (100% CPU) the temperature shoots up to 99 degrees, within the matter of a second - that's not the issue...
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    Macbook Pro hitting 128 degrees

    Description of problem For some reason at random times throughout the day the fan will spin up and the computer will become extremely laggy. Although the indicators say it's hitting 128 the computer doesn't get any warmer. The freezing last anywhere from 10 seconds to 5 minutes. I have attached...
  14. WillRRRR

    iPhone X Overheating my iPhone X

    Info my iPhone X Before I received my iPhone X, My parents (Sheila Archer & John Norman Archer) bought iPhone X on November 8 2017. I received my iPhone X for my birthday 2018 (February 23 2018). I erased my iPhone 7 Plus (256GB/Black/At&t) when my iPhone X restore complete. I given my iPhone 7...
  15. imrazor

    Retina 2012 13" MBP overheating (>100ºC)

    I recently picked up a 2012 Retina MBP 13" with a broken screen that I've been using as a desktop until I can get the screen repaired (or do it myself.) I've noticed that when doing something as innocuous as playing HD video the temperatures can get quite high. Now that is with 12 or so...
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    Witcher 2 - fans get very loud

    I have a macbook pro Mid 2015 i7 2.5 Ghz 16GB RAM Radeon R9 2GB 512 SSD etc. (high end model from 2015) Basically the game runs really smooth and I can run Witcher 2 on high settings. What bothers me is that after a couple of minutes after launching the game (around 3 minutes), the fans are...
  17. joogo

    Constant hardware issues with new Macbook

    Hi Everyone, I have a new 12-inch MacBook for almost a year now and I have constant issues with it since the moment I bought it. Here's my story: 1. I bought my MacBook in the Apple store in Canada in December 2016. Right after that, I moved to Poland and after about 3 weeks time, the first...
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    iPhone X Overheated when using Wired and Wireless Charger Simultaneously

    So the iPX got super hot and shut down while i was doing a wired charge on my iPX (IQ USB port; 40w charger), AS WELL AS resting the phone onto my wireless Anker charger as well. the iPX was wirelessly charging for approximately 10 seconds before I took it off. It was already warm from being...
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    Usability of the 2017 MacBook/MBP

    I haven't bought a new MacBook in so many years, but I'm now thinking of buying the new 2017 MacBook or MacBook Pro. However, before I do I've a couple of questions: Last time I checked, one was not supposed to use a MacBook in bed or on a pillow (as advised in...
  20. B

    Iphone 7 heating bottom/home button

    Hello everyone. I've bought an Iphone 7 (iOS 10.3.3) less than a month ago. I really love the phone and everything though after the first week I noticed how the bottom part behind the home button starts get warm after using it for 10 minutes. Spotify + bluetooth headset causes this, browsing...