I noticed an interesting thing about Eve while compiling MinGW. The CPUs get taxed pretty hard when you do a big make and the fans came on. However, unlike Bree’s iBook, the fans seemed to get faster in small increments, not the all or nothing approach the iBook has. It was strange to hear the fan slowly spinning up as the compile continued.
I was initially concerned with the heat that Eve generates. However, I’ve since come to the conclusion that it’s not a big deal. I use it on my lap all the time without problems. The trick is to place the edges of the machine on your legs (ie. legs apart). This even worked when I used the machine in bed.
So far, the hottest the machine has been was when I re-installed Mac OS X. I think the optical drive creates quite a bit of heat.
