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hoffy84:

--- Quote from: keilmillerjr on January 17, 2014, 10:21:34 am ---Sidebar: Whatever HP is doing, they are doing it wrong. Those laptops can sizzle your legs right through your jeans!

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Ha! So true. I have one, and it does!

s_busby_uk:


--- Quote from: keilmillerjr on January 17, 2014, 10:21:34 am ---Mac's can run all day and still be stone cold... all their devices. Don't worry too much about it.

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Not true. It's been a while since they've had a melting battery, but I've had two MacBooks that both got very hot playing video and my workstation mac gives off heat too. Can't speak for the Mac mini so much, but if it's at all powerful then it will generate heat at some point.

Ventilation is always a good thing!


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keilmillerjr:

--- Quote from: s_busby_uk on January 18, 2014, 05:13:37 pm ---

--- Quote from: keilmillerjr on January 17, 2014, 10:21:34 am ---Mac's can run all day and still be stone cold... all their devices. Don't worry too much about it.

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Not true. It's been a while since they've had a melting battery, but I've had two MacBooks that both got very hot playing video and my workstation mac gives off heat too. Can't speak for the Mac mini so much, but if it's at all powerful then it will generate heat at some point.

Ventilation is always a good thing!


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Interesting... I've had a PowerBook Lombard g3, MacBook 2.0 core 2 duo and 2 imac g3's that would always get a little warm but never burning hot under normal use. I also had a powermac g3 that was noisy but always stayed cold. I have an aluminum MacBook 2.0 core 2 duo aluminum that stays normal temp, even when using it on a hot day outside all day for djing a party. My 2011 imac aluminum can be hand braking a video, playing a video with Perian drivers, and air playing it to my Apple TV at native res for 2 hours. Still stone cold after and fans ultra quiet.

s_busby_uk:
It's misleading to promote a notion that these densely mechanical items don't need ventilation tho. Apple may be efficient in some areas if cooling design, but they're not perfect just because they're Apple.


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stripe4:
I don't think the components you plan to use will generate lots of heat. But if it is an issue, cut out some vent-holes on the bottom and top parts of your cabinet, and let physics do the rest! :)

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