Apple MacBook Pro Retina 2.6 GHz Processor / 512 GB Storage Amazon $2409.54

Quote from vv-tim : Overheating implies that a machines temperature exceeds its cooling system and has to throttle back its clock speeds and/or crashes. You can't just go making up arbitrary temperatures that you consider to be "too hot" if the system is completely stable running at those temperatures.

Small correction: those temps aren't quite made up. "Too hot" is 100°C or above for the CPU as specified by Intel and (unoffically) 105°C for the GPU -- Nvidia does not specify but that's the peak for mostly all their chips ±5°C.

The system may run fine into the 80's without throttling, but given enough heat/cool cycles, problems will inevitably develop sooner than later. It's no mystery that heat and reliability are inversely proportional, which is where I believe Chrisfover87 was coming from.

Quote from ComputerDr : Small correction: those temps aren't quite made up. "Too hot" is 100°C or above for the CPU as specified by Intel and (unoffically) 105°C for the GPU -- Nvidia does not specify but that's the peak for mostly all their chips ±5°C. The system may run fine into the 80's without throttling, but given enough heat/cool cycles, problems will inevitably develop sooner than later. It's no mystery that heat and reliability are inversely proportional, which is where I believe Chrisfover87 was coming from.

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$2400 for any laptop is a ripoff.

Quote from EvilCamaroSS : $2400 for any laptop is a ripoff.

true dat

Quote from bigballs : LOL. This is not 1995. Who pays this much for a notebook?

iSheeps

Quote from Chrisfover87 : bet 10 bucks that this thing will get extremely overheated.

I have it. It's not bad at all. The new ivy bridge cpus run pretty cool and efficient. thumbs up!

Quote from Ferrari9999 : CA and PA

...and Texas

Quote from EvilCamaroSS : $2400 for any laptop is a ripoff.

Don't forget, it's on sale for $2400!

The more you pay for it, the more exciting and complete your life becomes it seems. This is the sad state of perceived quality today. Diminishing returns is a completely lost notion.

This is how Apple turned around its declining notebook sales. Just had to create a more 'premium' lineup. If you build it, they will pay...

Quote from warsaws : Welcome to SD ComputerDr. I see you just joined and have 3 posts. We are always glad to see new SD members.

Thanks for the welcome warsaws, long time lurker but finally joined earlier today with all these BF deals coming up

Quote from Inpact : Over 2.6k for a computer? I rather buy a used car for that price. Or pay my mortgage

#thingspoorpeoplesay

Quote from ranjanrocks : iSheeps

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She agrees.

Quote from richarddeals87 : Yes, but five pieces of junk.

anything that's not a Mac is junk?

Quote from bgstewar : anything that's not a Mac is junk?

You'll be ok.

Quote from Chrisfover87 : bet 10 bucks that this thing will get extremely overheated.

Since I love using mine - 2.7Ghz, 16GB, 768GB, company supplied. Doesn't get hotter than my personal 2010, or my other company supplied 2011 model...