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Macbook Pro Issue Thread

post #1 of 4
Thread Starter 
Hey guys,

I'de like to start a thread where all Macbook Pro users can post their Week number of their Macbook Pro and state whether they are having any of the following known issues or if they're Macbook Pro's are running perfectly:
  1. A hissing noise often described as a whine, found to be caused by an idle processor. Software workarounds and the effect of screen position and power source on the issue have been reported.
  2. A 'mooing' noise, potentially fixed by the recent SMC Firmware update.
  3. Excessive heating, apparently caused by the application of excessive quantities of thermal grease on the processor during manufacturing. Reporting on this issue by an internet forum subsequently led to Apple threatening to sue for releasing images of confidential internal publications. Recently, some tests have challenged this explanation of heat issues, showing a minimal (one or two degrees F) drop in temperature when thermal grease was re-applied.
  4. Early models (serial numbers starting below W8610) had a screen hum emitting from the right side of the machine present when display brightness was set somewhere between maximum and minimum brightness.
  5. In some early models the supplied battery is faulty, and may eventually start swelling while losing capacity. Due to very limited clearance above the battery this can cause permanent damage to the touchpad if left unfixed.

"Although no official tests have been conducted, many users are reporting that many of these issues have been fixed in later models (week 11 and onwards." - Source Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacBook_Pro

Well the reason for this thread is because many people have asked me if the Macbook Pro problems have all been fixed, and the honest answer I give them is that I have no clue lol. Let's try to clear up the fog and try to find out whether buying a Macbook Pro and getting a perfectly good machine is still considered 'lucky' or to just confirm that most Macbook Pro's out there seem to be running fine and that we only have the perception that most Macbook Pro's are full of errors.

I'll also be posting this on other threads so that I can begin to compile a graph of the data

Oh and to keep this organized, when you post your reply, please include your Macbook Pro Week Number so that we can see if the issues decrease or increase and list the Number of the issue(s) that you are having unless you'de like to go into detail
post #2 of 4
Good luck with your survey. There are probably only a few MacBook Pro owners frequenting this site...

(Note, kudos for trying to get an organized answer to the question about issues...but I'm not sure what your motives are? Do you have a MacBook Pro?)
post #3 of 4
Thread Starter 
lol actually I ordered mine on Sunday and they said I would get it in two weeks so I'm sorta wondering if the latest models are having problems and also trying to fill in the gap for other people.

Yeah, I haven't really gotten a response from this forum yet but from other forums I've had 30+ overnight. So far on an average perspective, no one is having any of the problems and only a few are having the excessive heating problems.
post #4 of 4
wish theyd issue some smc fixes for the macbook. mainly idle processor hummmm, and adjust temp @ which fans go on, along with "fan moooooing"
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