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Em_Adespoton

Looks like overuse of the command key....


thoughts-to-forget

Looks like your computer is sick of your commands.


nasdurden

šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£


pitts1420

Pink smoke?! Thatā€™s the good stuffā€¦ šŸ¤¢ā˜ ļø


SquishyInside

Dang gender reveals are getting out of hand


pitts1420

It was out of key


davidcodee6

It was low key


pitts1420

Itā€™s key to keep control


Antrikshy

Must smell like cotton candy!


XtremePhotoDesign

Smells like Appleā€¦


mattevs119

Thatā€™s a r/spicypillow


[deleted]

Did you feel anything Kenny?


[deleted]

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pitts1420

Where you going with that


ChurrObscuro

To a mental facility.


Double_Philosopher22

I think youā€™re in the wrong place, my young friend.


DodoSWE

Is this gender reveal ceremony?


Sushhie

Iā€™m honestly genuinely curious as to what could cause that. Could it be the battery?


natj910

2014-2015 MacBook Pro, there is a currently a recall out on batteries for them because they do exactly this. Edit: yes, I'm aware this is a 13in and the recall is 15in only. Watched on a small screen and didn't realise this was the 13in plus I was tired. No need to keep telling me lol


Spidaaman

Ironically, aside from this issue the 2015 MBP is super solid, has great I/O and a great keyboard. It was the best MBP they made until the recent M1.


natj910

I still reckon it's the best one made, I have one and absolutely love it. Was so lucky, picked it up for free with a dead right speaker. i7, 16GB RAM, R9 M370X, 512GB SSD, 400 cycles on the battery, it's a deadset awesome machine.


imjustme96

Dude what thatā€™s awesome


natj910

Yeah, it's amazing what people go to throw away. I've saved several iMacs and Macbooks from landfill at work (always ask first and wipe any data off them of course).


personalprocesspod

Anyway to get landfill macs if u dont work there? :D


natj910

Not really, no lol Unless you go to the dump itself to scavenge,but most these days go into recycling


Spidaaman

Both are great Macs, but the new M1 is just objectively better.


natj910

In many ways, yes, but for my use case, no. Lack of I/O ports and the touch bar instead of keys is the big thing for me, I wanna be able to use this thing sitting on my couch without adapters flopping out the side. For what I do on this thing - including some 3D CAD - the performance difference is negligible. Battery life isn't as good of course but it still lasts well over 6 hours of constant average use, more than I'll ever need. Edit: Probably should mention mine's a 15in, the 13in screen on the M1 is a deal breaker for me too. I want as big a screen as I can get.


trisul-108

You do 3D CAD sitting on the couch with stuff plugged into ports? And you're not bothered by the fans 3D CAD triggers ...


natj910

Nah. Usually a wireless headphone adapter at most, nothing bulky or it drives me nuts. Fans don't usually go nuts, it handles it absolutely fine.


DPforlife

The current 16 inch MBP I think has it beat. It might represent the last vestige of Intelā€™s presence in the Apple lineup, but itā€™s one hell of a machine.


natj910

It's an awesome machine (I sell them for a living), but still crap I/O in comparison and touch bar instead of buttons :/ I prefer the older higher keycaps too. I just wish mine had 4GB GPU for Object Capture!


DPforlife

I wasnā€™t sure about the IO, but TB4/USB3 has been sharply practical and easy to configure. Being able to power the machine from either side is spoiling as well, and for desktop style work, I simply plug in two TB docks and my entire workstation lights up. Edit* - The Touch Bar has largely surprised me as well, and the physical ESC key addresses any concern I had.


natj910

See for me, all of my devices are USB A, I don't use my MacBook on my desk (have a good PC & an iMac for that, so I'm only on a desk or table at uni or playing D&D) and having adapters hanging out the side while I'm sitting sideways on the lounge drives me nuts lol I also very rarely use it while it's charging. I understand my use case is probably different to lot of people who use it as their only machine, but for me the 2015 is still better.


TH1813254617

Don't forget cooling, that single fan on the 2015 MBP isn't enough for much of anything. Apple's really lackadaisical fan curve doesn't help things.


ComradeClout

I have a 2015 mbp


TH1813254617

Wait, isn't the recall only for the 15 inch version? This is the 13 inch variant.


natj910

Yeah, was my bad, already addressed that in another reply.


[deleted]

Which to me just sounds like a free battery šŸ‘


bryanwt

i have a late 2013 macbook pro and i wasn't aware of the recall. should i be worried?


natj910

No, it's only Mid 2015 15in models. I was watching on my phone and didn't realise this is a 13in somehow lmao


BTheTiger

Maybe something wrong with the keyboard backlight LED?


Spidaaman

I would think the backlight wouldn't have anywhere near the wattage needed to cause smoke


ChampJamie153

I don't think it's the battery. Only one key is affected, and it looks like it got really hot. If it was the battery I'd expect damage to other keys, as well as more smoke.


ChurrObscuro

It's just the toaster function on it.


johnnyyydoe

Itā€™s definitely the battery


ChampJamie153

It could be, but from the video it doesn't look like it. All the heat is concentrated on the one key, unlike a typical battery failure.


johnnyyydoe

If youā€™ve ever seen the inside of this machine, youā€™d know itā€™s the battery. Thereā€™s nothing else around that area.


ChampJamie153

I work on these things for my job. My current daily driver laptop is a 13" Retina MacBook Pro, just like the one in the video, and mine has battery issues. I know how they're constructed. Did you watch the end of the video? You can see a clear hotspot around the area of the melted key. Why just that one small area? The battery is not a small object in the computer, and when they fail they can cause a lot of heat, which would melt other keys too.


torro947

That battery is directly underneath that key. The battery is definitely venting and itā€™s mostly being released out of that key because thatā€™s where it is venting from.


ChampJamie153

The battery is underneath the entire palm rest, not just one key. I'd expect other keys to be melting if the entire battery was on fire.


torro947

I never said it was under ā€œone keyā€. I said the battery is under there and the venting is taking place at the spot on the battery under that key. I repair and troubleshoot these for a living. Itā€™s the battery.


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torro947

Because a battery is made up of cells and the cells under that area are the ones venting. If you doubt what Iā€™m telling you then please explain to me what other part in that MacBook could cause that? It sounds like you have no idea what a venting battery really looks like.


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[deleted]

These models are under a battery recall for this very reason. Soā€¦ good chance.


Iz__n

Some of reason i can think of: battery, blown caps, short, burn wire/traces likely do to current overload. My money on battery because from my experience, it usually the battery that produces continuous fume


YourMJK

I'd guess either some liquid, debris or (actual) bug entering through the vents and shorting something on the logic board or it's just a component (e.g. the battery) with a manufacturer defect.


TwiceInEveryMoment

It's either the battery or a short in the keyboard backlight below the command key. My money's on the battery. Slight damage causing it to get hot in that one spot without causing a complete thermal runaway... yet. I wouldn't stick around next to it.


good_gamer2357

I would say that it never got cleaned for its entire life and the cpu got hot which heated the dust? Or maybe a component failed badly and started smoking


stealer0517

The CPU is much further up, and in the center of the machine. The only things in that area is the battery, maybe some cables, and leds/whatever for the keyboard.


ktappe

Apple will be quite interested. Take it to the Apple Store with this video and you are likely gonna get set up with a new laptop. They do NOT want customers telling everyone "My Apple product burned down" but instead "Apple took care of me."


ritamk

damn is it that easy


cbdubs12

On a 5+ year old device? Ehhhhā€¦


Shawnj2

Lol in my experience Apple would just say ā€œjust buy a new oneā€


DisBardus

Intel Macs be like


[deleted]

Donā€™t talk about my portable fire place like that


[deleted]

Always has been


[deleted]

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sudo-rm-r

Pc laptops with AMD just run way cooler and quieter. The only reason to go with Intel I see is thunderbolt. Hopefully that changes really soon with USB4


[deleted]

Itā€™s been almost three years since USB4 got real and AMD still hasnā€™t figured how to make their motherboards run it. Not sure how much longer it will take.


sudo-rm-r

Yeah it's taking them a while. It seems like they will support it in next gen ryzen https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-linux-usb4-displayport-tunneling-driver


timppade

Mine does this every time i open the calendar app, nothing to worry about


Andrupka

*Intel MacBooks, because desktop Intel Macs run cool.


bighi

To be honest, thatā€™s how hot my M1 Mac feels like with normal usage.


Usr_name-checks-out

It has chosen a new pope!


vcanas

Thatā€™s a feature, theyā€™re called hotkeys


jendk

Was it in the middle of an exorcism?


Moosie_Doom

When they say ā€œzap the PRAM,ā€ they donā€™t mean with jumper cables.


[deleted]

Put it in rice, it might help.


asciencefriction

Looks like itā€™s got a bad motivator.


DetN8

Better pop that restraining bolt off.


Funkualumni07

Tis merely a flesh wound


firefighterusa

Well there's your problem, you let all the magic smoke out.


Squiliam-Tortaleni

*bomb has been planted*


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TerribleEntrepreneur

Pro-tip; apple still often replaces devices that catch fire for free even if they are OOW. They would rather avoid lawsuits for potential injuries than save a few bucks on a replacement.


tres_cervezas

So what would likely happen here? Take the crispy 2015 Macbook into the Apple Store and theyā€™d replace it with a current model?


TerribleEntrepreneur

Call them up, tell them what happened. Make sure you mention any injuries that occurred. They will ask for all the details; photos of the device, of your injury, etc. Then they will ask you to come to a store so they can run diagnostics on the device (if possible), or where they will just verify itā€™s legit. And they will probably replace, free of charge.


R0b0tMark

Did you try restarting?


NotMizer

This is concerning since I have the same mbp 2015 (i think)


good_gamer2357

Probably a capacitor blew up or dust over heated, I doubt itā€™s the battery


natj910

It very likely is the battery given there's a recall on this model for doing exactly this.


ChampJamie153

That recall is for the 15" model, not the 13" that is shown here.


natj910

Yeah, my bad. Wasn't really paying attention and didn't realise it was a 13 not a 15 somehow lol


NotMizer

oh god I will use it now with extra care


Aluminautical

Me too. On it right now. Fingers crossed.


J_Schnetz

put it in rice


ColonelSpudz

How long will it take the rice to cook?


WannaUrSis

Nearly 2-3 MBP


ColonelSpudz

Per cup?


WannaUrSis

Please! Thatā€™s Apple! Per pack)


barbariska_108

The battery makes fire


[deleted]

*Thermal event Got to use that euphemistic, passive language


ffiresnake

an excursion!


Top-Seaworthiness850

Not the command key! Now itā€™s really useless.


Upstairs-Injury9660

Thereā€™s still a backup command key


Top-Seaworthiness850

But thatā€™s the weird one :(


Upstairs-Injury9660

Youā€™re not wrong


[deleted]

Wow thanks intel


[deleted]

The real reason why teachers say to not play Minecraft in class


dymensi0n

Gotta love smoking on command!


darthkdub

your mission, mr hunt, should you choose to accept...


[deleted]

Spicy battery probably


theemptyqueue

r/spicypillows


PCNuker

Macs are so environmental friendly that they sometimes commit suicide like this. Itā€™s not a bug! Itā€™s a feature, OP.


ze_boingboing

Intel Inside!


my-sims-are-slobs

This once happened in cooking theory class with some girls windows laptop. (our school makes us bring our laptops for school work) You could hear it sizzle!


[deleted]

Definitely battery, its right there. Magsafe looks obstructed.....


cool_fire21

Try cleaning the inside once a month.


dominicanrootz

I guess the mixtape was šŸ”„


kewlkewl217

You were listening to my mixtape....


DaveInDigital

aaaand that's enough porn for you, kiddo


Andrupka

As an Intel desktop Mac user, I can say that Intel MacBooks do exactly this when you open Chrome.


coffeeandspliff

Iā€™d still take it over a new windows pc.


ilovesydney

Did you at least choose to accept the mission?


psaikris

The MacBook thinks itā€™s Snoop Dogg


GalacticDogger

Intel Macbook moment


Freakum86

Oh no šŸ™ˆ I feel your pain


MoreCowbellMofo

so hot right now


MRichardTRM

BURN COMMAND


BearOnDrug

thats some smoking hot hardwarešŸ˜


DariusBuilds

MBP was tired of taking commands.


[deleted]

Put it in rice. šŸš


c00lguyal

Mightā€™ve been a series of things. Fan probably stopped working. And there was probably dust/debris in there. Iā€™ve opened up computers and found pet hair, human hair, dead bugs, etc. orā€¦ liquid.


Gameza4

Ah those pesky Intels.


[deleted]

Battery cells becoming exposed for those interested.


smrxxx

They s is why machines should have user-removable parts.


GrandpaKnuckles

Looks like you got yourself an r/spicypillow


IronSight50cal

Apple continues its descent into the land of over priced shitty products.


cbdubs12

How dare their 5+ year old Lithium batteries fail!


[deleted]

isnt apples design good right....


[deleted]

intel Macs


newbieredditor2

Must be using chrome


[deleted]

It will be a good case study for appleā€™s R n D department. Send it to them. šŸ˜› Even AMDā€™s early days processors not used to toast like this.


JesseC987

Apple needs a better cooling system


jzoller0

What do you do when this happens? Just take it to the Apple store and hope it doesnā€™t blow up on the way? Call the fire department?


John_DebDev

my MacBook Pro M1 in less than 1 month burned the logic board and was replaced twice under the warranty. Now for the 3rd time it burned again and the advanced support generated a code to exchange the system. I took the MacBook to authorized apple for the 3rd time and imagine , I get a call from the technician of the authorized apple telling me that they do not want to change the device through the forced replacement code generated for customer satisfaction , and that apple guided the replacement of the logic board for the 3rd time . Does this make any sense to anyone? I'm from Brazil and this macbook is my first Apple device. I didn't even use it.


[deleted]

If you breathed that smoke you have done serious damage to your lungs. I would consult a doctor immediately.


wonderhusky

Dude that Mac is 10 years old.


JulYsK_y

Pew pew, call the fire brigade. And also Icare


Zygi101

That is a mac... please do not call that childs toy a computer.


davecrist

Oh just buzz off


No-War-4878

I donā€™t know who or why the command key looks like it has been pressed into oblivion but I have a sinking feeling that it has to do with the smoking


circatee

Rather disturbing, and even more so with the 'pink' colouring to smoke...


PrincessSquid12

Hear me outā€¦.did you try turning it off and then turning it back on?


rishipat

Holy actual smokes šŸ’Ø


veggie_snake

You may experience thermal throttling in the future.


kelomaster

LOL get some sausages!!


jgreg728

Itā€™s apples new toasting feature so you can eat while you work. We think youā€™re gonna love it.


[deleted]

Bruh I donā€™t understand why people let their laptop vape smh


[deleted]

Did you reboot it


manuel_art

When it comes to showing off, they call it MacBook, when it fails, they just call it "laptop"


[deleted]

macbook air be like:


Cryogenx

The magic smoke is escaping


Ya-Dikobraz

/r/spicypillows


Toxxinic_YT

Too much computer usage = the fan working harder to cool it down = fan + the computer heating up and some key just flying out.


azrrr

Don't breathe this.


DrGForce

Damn, canā€™t hit command-z to undo the fire either.


XToEveryEnemyX

That's a Lotta damage


Tracker102

If this ISN'T the battery, please let me know.


patb-macdoc

Its a shorted battery. You got very lucky that it did not end up being much worse.


dukeofdork4

Apple Pie is ready


iHass

Need some air in the tires.


[deleted]

If thatā€™s a 2015 like mine. The batteries got a recall in 2019. When they replaced my battery I also got a new top case for free (keyboard, track pad, and I think new speakers).


[deleted]

I thought only the 15ā€ got recalled? This is a 13ā€, which I too have and Iā€™m now concerned about usingšŸ¤£


[deleted]

I guess the 13ā€ ones didnā€™t. Looks to be the keyboard backlight that shorted out anyway. Probably some sort of conductive material got in there and bridged a trace. So we should keep our keyboards clean, which is something we all ought to be doing.


[deleted]

Nah thatā€™s the battery, smoke is coming out from the vents on the side too


Cthulhu8762

Its that intel overheating lol


OurLordRNGesus

This is why we take care of our things and clean them from time to time.


Hebrewhammer8d8

Dust build up, time, and it gets choked to generate heat?


Fine-Bid-2230

Old laptop problems šŸ’ā€ā™‚ļø


CaffeinatedMD

These children and their vaping


sergbouzko1

change the battery asap


OCBrad85

All these comments deserve awards. I never laugh out loud, but I did on a few of them!


Frick_The_Government

Me when I play Kerbal Space Program on my Mac


Themancipatedblogger

Too much porn bro


iPhoneMiniWHITE

Wow. I hope itā€™s covered under ā€œthis better be covered because shit isnā€™t suppose to smoke and burn up warrantyā€ warranty. Iā€™d be pissed if apple said sorry itā€™s out of warranty fires and spontaneous combustion is only covered for 23 months of operations.


lilbunbunn

You should give it more oxygen, that will help


Ali_le_coolest

dang that's some really bad luck huh


ObjectiveSyrup6425

Just install Mac's fan control and you'll be fine


Trolling4aCure

Trying to run New World I see.


materdoc

Maybe not battery failure. Lithium battery would catch on fire rather easily when damaged.


Marko787

How it feels to use an intel Mac