New MacBookProo Can't Handle i7 Heat
New MacBookProo Can't Handle i7 Heat
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During testing of the latest Core i7-620M based 17in Macbook Pro we noticed that there were problems running certain tests in our benchmark suite. The score being spat out for the Photoshop tests - fourth in a suite of six test applications - in particular was quite low, and we wondered whether it was down to heat issues. When the test was then successfully run as a standalone test with the Macbook sitting on its side, unibody base exposed to the air, we suspected that the Core i7 was struggling within the Aluminium shell of the Macbook.
We had to resort to running the Macbook Pro on its side in order to complete our benchmark suite for the review.
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Intel posts record earnings
Intel posts record earnings
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A quarter to remember
Intel has reported the best quarter in its history, exceeding even the most optimistic forecasts.
Gross margins jumped to 67 percent and revenue topped $10.7 billion in the second quarter. The company reported profits of 2.89 billion, or 51 cents per share. Basically Intel managed to outperform all forecasts by a significant margin.
Of course, the good news did not go unnoticed by Wall Street and shares jumped 8 percent in after-hours trading. In fact, the entire tech sector was up on the news, including rivals AMD and Nvidia, which jumped 5.5 percent and 3.5 percent respectively.
Intel is projecting further increases in gross margin figures and revenues towards the end of the year.