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[Linus Tech Tips] "Apple please watch this." (Installing fanless active cooling in the M2 Air, at the cost of most of the I/O) (www.youtube.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's interesting but tbh the air needs to be purchased for the GOOD reason/profession.

For work I use a macbook M1 pro, I can't use a fanless device because I compile a lot and sooner or later it will be very hot I fear.

Someone with a lighter workload or doing everything on a cloud or something may truly benefit from the macbook air however.

If you need an active cooling, you purchase a macbook with an active cooling, no need to really change the air, just it's not for all usages

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I can't use a fanless device because I compile a lot and sooner or later it will be very hot I fear.

The M2 Air will not get hot. The chip simply doesn't use enough power to generate that kind of heat.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I have a rando Ryzen HP with fans, and my friend's M1 air does get hotter while gaming / sustained loads lasting 5-15 minutes. And yes the Ryzen does use more power, but it is also less powerful, but not by an insane margin.