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[-] [email protected] 32 points 2 years ago
[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

Thanks, was just about to ask

[-] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

God I hate those no-contact temperature sensors - people use them on literally every surface without realizing there's something called thermal emissivity - different surfaces reflect and radiate heat differently. A glass or metal surface will reflect heat much differently from wood or drywall surfaces.

These cheap no-contact temp sensors usually are set to measure the heat from surfaces found in home construction - drywall, wood, painted surfaces, etc. Some of the nicer ones can have adjustable emissivity but most people never tinker with that setting.

Now if you're using a nice FLiR thermal camera, you absolutely need to tinker with emissivity to get a good image.

Given the fact that the display on this temp sensor does not display the emissivity setting, I'd assume it's fixed - and not set to accurately read the temperature of that metal surface.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Speaking from experience with mine set to .95ε an anodized aluminum surface actually comes close to what wood measures at same temp.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Gaming on mac huh!??!

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Fun fact.. the center of the sun is colder, than the surface.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

it boots its clock till it hits its thermal limit

Dell XPS does the same thing. its fairly normal for a lot of higher end laptops.

if it runs at 90 degrees then youre technically leaving performance on the table...

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I live in a tropical country. It has me concerned about how well the m2 air would perform without a fan. Hopefully the next 13” pro does not have the touch at and I’ll just get that to be safe.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I push my M1 pretty hard living in Florida and I have no issues even outside.

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