MacBook Pro with i9 chip is throttled due to thermal issues, claims YouTuber

Re:MacBook Pro with i9 chip is throttled due to thermal issu... by wareotie on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @05:55AM (#17556772)

I bought the MacBook Pro 2017 13" without touch bar with an i7. I pretty happy with it, but, the only thing that bothers me is it gets hot. Hot as hell. Skype sharing the screen and JetBrains CLion and you get a beautiful roaster.

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Re:MacBook Pro with i9 chip is throttled due to thermal issu... by pentae on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @07:01AM (#17557169)

FYI, I went through the same experience as you and returned it after discovering the non-touchbar model has one less fan. Apple clearly hates the customers who don't want to buy the touch bar model.

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Re:MacBook Pro with i9 chip is throttled due to thermal issu... by rsynnott on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @07:20AM (#17557266)

The non-touchbar laptop uses a lower-TDP part (15W vs 27W or something).

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Re:MacBook Pro with i9 chip is throttled due to thermal issu... by wareotie on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @10:10AM (#17558499)

Too late. It's been a while since I have it.

The temperature is something that bothers me but is usable, I guess.

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Re:MacBook Pro with i9 chip is throttled due to thermal issu... by bluedino on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @08:34AM (#17557746)

I have a 2016 Touchbar 13", doing anything Eclipse gets it hot. And I also have a 2016 15" that gets hot once you plug a monitor in. Not unusable or super hot, but just hot.

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