[DM-MUG] Leopard runs hotter?

[jim lagnese]

I use SMC fan control and leopard has been no hotter than Tiger, and if
anything, cooler. Right now my processor temp is 115š.


//On 11/2/07 11:32 AM, "Stuart Thiessen" <sthiessen at passitonservices.org>
wrote:

> Your computer runs hotter?  That is interesting. I am actively using
> Time Machine. I don't notice any changes like that -- of course, I'm
> using a Powerbook G4 1.5GHz, so maybe there is something different
> there? Of course, being Deaf, the fan or other noises wouldn't bother
> me. :-) It is interesting to see the different responses to Leopard.
> 
> Stuart
> 
> On 2 Nov 2007, at 11:04 , Roses Derise wrote:
> 
>> Also 109.99 at macmall with rebate for shipping.
>> 
>> So far, I feel regret that I bought Leopard. A lot of little things
>> don't
>> seem to work well--such as some (but not all) the little yellow memory
>> strips (such as the ones that pop up, say, account numbers), and my
>> printer
>> drive not loading properly on start-up. As some of you have said, I
>> don't
>> like the folders and even though I am not a fan of dark colors, I do
>> seem to
>> have adapted to the black dock and I do feel some admiration for the
>> sleek
>> designing. I like the stationary in Mail and I love the Spaces
>> feature and
>> other things that someone here wrote was just cosmetic stuff, which
>> I agree.
>> 
>> My biggest complaint, and for me its a big deal, is that I suspect
>> that on
>> my Macbook Pro where my hands on directly on the machine, Leopard runs
>> hotter than Tiger.
>> 
>> I bought Leopard primarily because of Time Machine. As a writer,
>> even ten
>> minutes of lost work can be major, like an artist losing carefully
>> laid down
>> brush strokes. But within a few minutes of using it, I unplugged it,
>> realizing that that I'd have been smarter to take the time to use a
>> $20
>> flash drive every so often because, with Time Machine running, the
>> computer
>> heats up a lot more, driving me nuts when I am trying to focus on
>> creative
>> work with that irritating noise of the fan running and from the heat
>> on my
>> palms.
>> 
>> I'm sure Apple will come along with fixes for the bugs and that over
>> time
>> I'll adapt to the changes, but as someone who is not computer savvy
>> and can
>> only review from a superficial level, at this point, I can't say
>> getting
>> Leopard was worth the price.
>> 
>> Roses
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 11/2/07 10:19 AM, "Russ & Marilyn Carlson" <marruss at crosspaths.net>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> I don't know if anyone is interested given the recent reports but
>>> Leopard is on sale at CompUSA for the next two days Friday and
>>> Saturday.  It is selling for $109.99 a $20.00 reduction.  Des Moines
>>> Register Nov. 2  page 3A.
>>> 
>>> Russ
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