2011 MacBook Pros Confirmed To Crash Under Load

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2011 MacBook Pros Confirmed To Crash Under Load

Posted by timothy on Sunday March 20, 2011 @01:25AM from the switch-to-multifinder dept.

sammcj writes "2011 MacBook crashing under heavy load?... you are not alone. While trying to figure out what was wrong with my fancy new MacBook I soon realized that the issue is very widespread."

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Re:Well of course by Anonymous Coward · 2011-03-20 01:33 · Score: 5, Funny

Uhm, not to be impolite, but I must ask.
Are you sure you can?, won't your MacBook crash while handling such a huge list?
Using it wrong by Stele · 2011-03-20 01:34 · Score: 5, Funny

You must be using it wrong.
1. Re:Using it wrong by Anonymous Coward · 2011-03-20 01:48 · Score: 0, Funny
  
  Try holding it differently.
Re:The Great Debate by WrongSizeGlass · 2011-03-20 01:36 · Score: 5, Funny

Mac: Hi, I'm a Mac.
PC: Hi, I'm a PC.
[Mac slows down and starts to crash]
Mac: Hey, what's happening to me?
[PC reaches over and starts tickling Mac]
PC: Stop crashing yourself! Stop crashing yourself!
Mac: This isn't supposed to happen! What's going on?
PC: Been there, done that. Get used to it.
Mac: Save me Stevie Won Kejobsie, save me!
Re:Well of course by Anonymous Coward · 2011-03-20 01:45 · Score: 5, Funny

It only freezes when people are holding it wrong. If they would just use it properly there is no problem. But, just to be nice guys, Apple will give people a free "cooling case" if they call in with their problem.
Re:Well of course by Anonymous Coward · 2011-03-20 02:07 · Score: 0, Funny

Here's a hint: Every manufacturer hasn't a cult following, unlike Apple
Re:Much ado about nothing ... by SirJorgelOfBorgel · 2011-03-20 02:31 · Score: 4, Funny

Breaking news: reality not exactly as described by others - basementdwellers swear revenge!
To the xkcd, trusty sidekicks!
I hate apple hardware dickheads by evanism · 2011-03-20 03:36 · Score: 3, Funny

No, not fanbois. Wankers. Dickheads. Poster included. I have an iMac pro. It overheated, it froze. I thought, wow, a CPU in need of heatgooze. Took it in as I didn't want to open it. One day later, yup, gooze. What makes me really puke about apple fanbois is they think henny penny's world is crashing down with every minor issue. Apple will save me. Apple will pull my stupid worthless ass out of a sling. I won this as a prize, and love the hardware (runs ubuntu) but the starry eyed doe featured flat faced awe of apple schmucks makes me want to call them naughty words. No brains all of them.

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Re:Well of course by Nocuous · 2011-03-20 04:08 · Score: 5, Funny

I don't provide sexual favors to the mentally retarded.

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Don't take it personally, but I'm not going to read your pithy response to my post.
Re:Well of course by mikael_j · 2011-03-20 05:05 · Score: 4, Funny
for us trolls uids are very useful.
- uid below 100 000 - Jaded veteran, no luls from trolling
- uid between 100 000 and 800 000 - probably trollable
- uid between 800 000 and 1 800 000 - trollable
- uid above 1 800 000 - most likely a fellow troll
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i don't get all the fuss by yanyan · 2011-03-20 06:49 · Score: 4, Funny

Seriously, i don't get all the fuss. I got about 8 applications open, iLife stuff, Garage Band with a work in progress containing 42 audio tracks, word processing, and a few terminals compiling GNU stuff. No cra
Re:Well of course by Anonymous Coward · 2011-03-20 06:54 · Score: 3, Funny

Under heavy load ... the MBP [lasts] 4 hours.
Unless it crashes.