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Is running a MacBook Pro through a lot of program processing stressing the lifetime of the computer?
I am creating lots of videos and then converting them to MPEG-4 format. I know that video processing puts too much strain on the computer but is this bad for my MacBook Pro?
Is it possible that the processor will literally burn out because of all this processing?
Disclaimer: I'm an Apple-hater. That aside, I would expect an Apple laptop to fair better than most Windows laptop brands, since Apple are very popular for audio/video work and hobbies (i.e. why create a product that your higher-spending customers couldn't use reliably?), and also plenty of the cheaper Windows laptop manufacturers cut costs in the worst of places (HP/Compaq/ACER I'm looking at you angrily!). – Mark K Cowan – 2014-10-23T13:12:53.770
I've literally melted a hard drive when I left it constantly reading & writing for 11 consecutive days when I was living in a tropical city. The room had no air-conditioning. Wasn't pretty. – boehj – 2011-04-24T07:25:07.853
Just be aware that some of the recent Mabooks have been wilting under high load: http://www.reghardware.com/2011/03/21/apple_macbook_pro_2011_freezes/
– Linker3000 – 2011-04-24T08:43:12.703