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wmf on April 15, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: Apple: Macbook Air isn't suitable for simultaneous...

I didn't bother reading all the legalese, but I have a feeling the external monitor has nothing to do with it.

TimH on April 15, 2009 [–]

I agree, but it's what Apple used as it's legal defense.

nailer on April 15, 2009 | [–]

Well the cause of the issue is poor design on Apple's behalf, but:

External monitor -> greater use of video memory -> greater heat -> kernel_task pegging the CPU. See the discussions above.

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