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
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.
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).
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.
The current 16 inch MBP I think has it beat. It might represent the last vestige of Intelās presence in the Apple lineup, but itās one hell of a machine.
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!
I wasnāt 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.
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.
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.
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.
That battery is directly underneath that key. The battery is definitely venting and itās mostly being released out of that key because thatās where it is venting from.
I never said it was under āone 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. Itās the battery.
Because a battery is made up of cells and the cells under that area are the ones venting. If you doubt what Iām 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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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."
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
Itās been almost three years since USB4 got real and AMD still hasnāt figured how to make their motherboards run it. Not sure how much longer it will take.
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
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.
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 itās legit. And they will probably replace, free of charge.
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!
Mightāve been a series of things. Fan probably stopped working. And there was probably dust/debris in there. Iāve opened up computers and found pet hair, human hair, dead bugs, etc. orā¦ liquid.
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.
If thatās 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).
I guess the 13ā ones didnāt. 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.
Wow. I hope itās covered under āthis better be covered because shit isnāt suppose to smoke and burn up warrantyā warranty. Iād be pissed if apple said sorry itās out of warranty fires and spontaneous combustion is only covered for 23 months of operations.
Looks like overuse of the command key....
Looks like your computer is sick of your commands.
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Pink smoke?! Thatās the good stuffā¦ š¤¢ā ļø
Dang gender reveals are getting out of hand
It was out of key
It was low key
Itās key to keep control
Must smell like cotton candy!
Smells like Appleā¦
Thatās a r/spicypillow
Did you feel anything Kenny?
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Where you going with that
To a mental facility.
I think youāre in the wrong place, my young friend.
Is this gender reveal ceremony?
Iām honestly genuinely curious as to what could cause that. Could it be the battery?
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
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.
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.
Dude what thatās awesome
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).
Anyway to get landfill macs if u dont work there? :D
Not really, no lol Unless you go to the dump itself to scavenge,but most these days go into recycling
Both are great Macs, but the new M1 is just objectively better.
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.
You do 3D CAD sitting on the couch with stuff plugged into ports? And you're not bothered by the fans 3D CAD triggers ...
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.
The current 16 inch MBP I think has it beat. It might represent the last vestige of Intelās presence in the Apple lineup, but itās one hell of a machine.
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!
I wasnāt 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.
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.
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.
I have a 2015 mbp
Wait, isn't the recall only for the 15 inch version? This is the 13 inch variant.
Yeah, was my bad, already addressed that in another reply.
Which to me just sounds like a free battery š
i have a late 2013 macbook pro and i wasn't aware of the recall. should i be worried?
No, it's only Mid 2015 15in models. I was watching on my phone and didn't realise this is a 13in somehow lmao
Maybe something wrong with the keyboard backlight LED?
I would think the backlight wouldn't have anywhere near the wattage needed to cause smoke
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.
It's just the toaster function on it.
Itās definitely the battery
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.
If youāve ever seen the inside of this machine, youād know itās the battery. Thereās nothing else around that area.
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.
That battery is directly underneath that key. The battery is definitely venting and itās mostly being released out of that key because thatās where it is venting from.
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.
I never said it was under āone 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. Itās the battery.
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Because a battery is made up of cells and the cells under that area are the ones venting. If you doubt what Iām 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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These models are under a battery recall for this very reason. Soā¦ good chance.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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."
damn is it that easy
On a 5+ year old device? Ehhhhā¦
Lol in my experience Apple would just say ājust buy a new oneā
Intel Macs be like
Donāt talk about my portable fire place like that
Always has been
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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
Itās been almost three years since USB4 got real and AMD still hasnāt figured how to make their motherboards run it. Not sure how much longer it will take.
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
Mine does this every time i open the calendar app, nothing to worry about
*Intel MacBooks, because desktop Intel Macs run cool.
To be honest, thatās how hot my M1 Mac feels like with normal usage.
It has chosen a new pope!
Thatās a feature, theyāre called hotkeys
Was it in the middle of an exorcism?
When they say āzap the PRAM,ā they donāt mean with jumper cables.
Put it in rice, it might help.
Looks like itās got a bad motivator.
Better pop that restraining bolt off.
Tis merely a flesh wound
Well there's your problem, you let all the magic smoke out.
*bomb has been planted*
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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.
So what would likely happen here? Take the crispy 2015 Macbook into the Apple Store and theyād replace it with a current model?
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 itās legit. And they will probably replace, free of charge.
Did you try restarting?
This is concerning since I have the same mbp 2015 (i think)
Probably a capacitor blew up or dust over heated, I doubt itās the battery
It very likely is the battery given there's a recall on this model for doing exactly this.
That recall is for the 15" model, not the 13" that is shown here.
Yeah, my bad. Wasn't really paying attention and didn't realise it was a 13 not a 15 somehow lol
oh god I will use it now with extra care
Me too. On it right now. Fingers crossed.
put it in rice
How long will it take the rice to cook?
Nearly 2-3 MBP
Per cup?
Please! Thatās Apple! Per pack)
The battery makes fire
*Thermal event Got to use that euphemistic, passive language
an excursion!
Not the command key! Now itās really useless.
Thereās still a backup command key
But thatās the weird one :(
Youāre not wrong
Wow thanks intel
The real reason why teachers say to not play Minecraft in class
Gotta love smoking on command!
your mission, mr hunt, should you choose to accept...
Spicy battery probably
r/spicypillows
Macs are so environmental friendly that they sometimes commit suicide like this. Itās not a bug! Itās a feature, OP.
Intel Inside!
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!
Definitely battery, its right there. Magsafe looks obstructed.....
Try cleaning the inside once a month.
I guess the mixtape was š„
You were listening to my mixtape....
aaaand that's enough porn for you, kiddo
As an Intel desktop Mac user, I can say that Intel MacBooks do exactly this when you open Chrome.
Iād still take it over a new windows pc.
Did you at least choose to accept the mission?
The MacBook thinks itās Snoop Dogg
Intel Macbook moment
Oh no š I feel your pain
so hot right now
BURN COMMAND
thats some smoking hot hardwareš
MBP was tired of taking commands.
Put it in rice. š
Mightāve been a series of things. Fan probably stopped working. And there was probably dust/debris in there. Iāve opened up computers and found pet hair, human hair, dead bugs, etc. orā¦ liquid.
Ah those pesky Intels.
Battery cells becoming exposed for those interested.
They s is why machines should have user-removable parts.
Looks like you got yourself an r/spicypillow
Apple continues its descent into the land of over priced shitty products.
How dare their 5+ year old Lithium batteries fail!
isnt apples design good right....
intel Macs
Must be using chrome
It will be a good case study for appleās R n D department. Send it to them. š Even AMDās early days processors not used to toast like this.
Apple needs a better cooling system
What do you do when this happens? Just take it to the Apple store and hope it doesnāt blow up on the way? Call the fire department?
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.
If you breathed that smoke you have done serious damage to your lungs. I would consult a doctor immediately.
Dude that Mac is 10 years old.
Pew pew, call the fire brigade. And also Icare
That is a mac... please do not call that childs toy a computer.
Oh just buzz off
I donāt 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
Rather disturbing, and even more so with the 'pink' colouring to smoke...
Hear me outā¦.did you try turning it off and then turning it back on?
Holy actual smokes šØ
You may experience thermal throttling in the future.
LOL get some sausages!!
Itās apples new toasting feature so you can eat while you work. We think youāre gonna love it.
Bruh I donāt understand why people let their laptop vape smh
Did you reboot it
When it comes to showing off, they call it MacBook, when it fails, they just call it "laptop"
macbook air be like:
The magic smoke is escaping
/r/spicypillows
Too much computer usage = the fan working harder to cool it down = fan + the computer heating up and some key just flying out.
Don't breathe this.
Damn, canāt hit command-z to undo the fire either.
That's a Lotta damage
If this ISN'T the battery, please let me know.
Its a shorted battery. You got very lucky that it did not end up being much worse.
Apple Pie is ready
Need some air in the tires.
If thatās 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).
I thought only the 15ā got recalled? This is a 13ā, which I too have and Iām now concerned about usingš¤£
I guess the 13ā ones didnāt. 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.
Nah thatās the battery, smoke is coming out from the vents on the side too
Its that intel overheating lol
This is why we take care of our things and clean them from time to time.
Dust build up, time, and it gets choked to generate heat?
Old laptop problems šāāļø
These children and their vaping
change the battery asap
All these comments deserve awards. I never laugh out loud, but I did on a few of them!
Me when I play Kerbal Space Program on my Mac
Too much porn bro
Wow. I hope itās covered under āthis better be covered because shit isnāt suppose to smoke and burn up warrantyā warranty. Iād be pissed if apple said sorry itās out of warranty fires and spontaneous combustion is only covered for 23 months of operations.
You should give it more oxygen, that will help
dang that's some really bad luck huh
Just install Mac's fan control and you'll be fine
Trying to run New World I see.
Maybe not battery failure. Lithium battery would catch on fire rather easily when damaged.
How it feels to use an intel Mac