You know what’s incredibly disconcerting when working with computers? Watching as your CPU hits close to 100C.

I’m pretty sure it’s been done, but when this machine finally dies, years from now, I am going to cook an egg on it. I’m going to boot it up, and use the very last of its life to cook me some delicious breakfast. Perhaps even boil some coffee water when I’m done.

But really, it’s scary that simply booting into Windows causes temperatures to skyrocket to the high 60s and 70s. And when it comes time for some actual gaming? The result is those lovely numbers you see up above. The fans revv into high gear, clocking in at close to 3000rpm. The heat ventilation system actually burns on touch.

Laptops by nature are designed to handle more heat than their desktop counterparts, and Apple’s assured myself and other concerned users that this is normal for these types of devices. But really, when I’ve actually seen an Intel Quad Core shut itself off at 120C as a safety precaution, you can’t help but be a little worried.

But what I’m really upset about here is the huge discrepancy between Windows and OS X power and thermal management. I mean, as a Mac user, I’m apparently supposed to develop some sort of deep-seated loathing for all things PC, and shouldn’t even be running that heathen operating system in the first place. But the fact of the matter is, I do, and because I like Windows too. So the question is, what’s the deal, Apple? You’re making laptops that are advertised to run Windows, so why shouldn’t I expect an experience comparable to what I’m used to with the PC’s you so love to ridicule?

Oh, but of course. If you were to make my Windows experience a pleasant one, then there’d really be no point in buying a Mac in the first place. Because we all know that pleasant Windows experiences don’t exist in Apple’s world.