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llama64 · 09-15-2008, 10:25 PM

Checked the power setting on the Macbook... Apple doesn't give me much visible control over things.

Another odd symptom with this problem is that my AirMac card (the wireless card) goes into super overdrive when I run both displays. The CPU will be at 41 C while the wireless card is sitting at 61 C. Turning off my wireless card causes it to cool down, as does closing the lid of the laptop or removing the miniDVI adaptor.

Definitely something fishy going on here. Gonna do some testing with alternate cables and adapters soon as I get a chance.

Strangely enough, this only affects me at home. At my office, I'm able to run a much larger monitor off the same adapter without any interference or shenanigans. The overheat issue occurs every now and then though.

Give all this, I'm relatively sure it's the cable or adaptor at fault.

When I bought my Macbook, an equivalent Dell would have cost me $1500 (mine worked out to $1370 or there abouts), so I've never understood the "overpriced" argument. Just because Apple doesn't offer a $600 low end machine doesn't mean their products are overpriced. The only Apple products that I'd say fall in that category are the Macbook Pro's, but those arn't wildly out of range of their direct competators. It all comes down to what you're looking for.

The new Macbooks are rumored to be priced at $900 USD though...

(Ooh, just remembered, Apple charges about $200 just to make your Macbook black, so that model is definitely overpriced)

09-15-2008, 10:25 PM	#11
llama64 First Line Centre Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: /dev/null Exp:	Checked the power setting on the Macbook... Apple doesn't give me much visible control over things. Another odd symptom with this problem is that my AirMac card (the wireless card) goes into super overdrive when I run both displays. The CPU will be at 41 C while the wireless card is sitting at 61 C. Turning off my wireless card causes it to cool down, as does closing the lid of the laptop or removing the miniDVI adaptor. Definitely something fishy going on here. Gonna do some testing with alternate cables and adapters soon as I get a chance. Strangely enough, this only affects me at home. At my office, I'm able to run a much larger monitor off the same adapter without any interference or shenanigans. The overheat issue occurs every now and then though. Give all this, I'm relatively sure it's the cable or adaptor at fault. When I bought my Macbook, an equivalent Dell would have cost me $1500 (mine worked out to $1370 or there abouts), so I've never understood the "overpriced" argument. Just because Apple doesn't offer a $600 low end machine doesn't mean their products are overpriced. The only Apple products that I'd say fall in that category are the Macbook Pro's, but those arn't wildly out of range of their direct competators. It all comes down to what you're looking for. The new Macbooks are rumored to be priced at $900 USD though... (Ooh, just remembered, Apple charges about $200 just to make your Macbook black, so that model is definitely overpriced) Last edited by llama64; 09-15-2008 at 10:27 PM.