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So performant premium that I’m thinking of calling Apple about my MBP preorder and switching it to the Air. Last thing I need is a MacBook Air equivalent with

So performant premium that I’m thinking of calling Apple about my MBP preorder and switching it to the Air. Last thing I need is a MacBook Air equivalent with an unnecessarily loud and annoying fan.

whalesalad 6y ago
I would. It’s the same chip in every device. Plus, having owned one of each, the chassis of the Air cannot be beat.
- gazelleeatslion 6y ago
  Waiting for some more information. Fan noise on any MBP is Hell and out of control. Hoping this brings back to normal. So happy Apple is dumping Fantel chips
- lostlogin 6y ago
  An air with 2 plugs on each side would beat it. Bonus points if MagSafe returned.
  - whalesalad 6y ago
    I don’t miss MagSafe. A good external monitor will charge the Mac and serve as a usb/thunderbolt hub.
tedk-42 6y ago
Hang on, you're swapping a AS MBP for an AS MBA because you think the fan noise will be an issue with the MBP? If anything, it's a bonus to have the fan so your can have prolonged boost performance while the MBA chip will throttle under continuous load.
- gazelleeatslion 6y ago
  Any MBP with Fantel chips (brand new, no dust) is so quick to just gun it with the fan noise - slack, chrome, electron apps, second monitor. I think I would rather take a small performance hit and some heat than have Apple quick to pull the trigger with a fan blasting noise as I’m trying to focus (if yield comparable stats). Will wait for more info. If this chip is really that much more efficient hopefully we are back to the good old days where MBP fan is tolerable. Otherwise I’m all in on Air
  - kube-system 6y ago
    I think the fan noise you experience is not Apple's fault, but Intel's fault.
    - wishysgb 6y ago
      well, my very powerful laptop barely every gets any noise. Most of the time it is silent until I am compiling something. It is of course apples fault as their cooling is suboptimum
      - kube-system 6y ago
        Is Apple's cooling suboptimum or is Intel's TDP suboptimum? "Make it thicker and heavier" is apparently not the answer that Apple was looking for from Intel. Thin and light Wintel PCs are known for having a lot of thermal issues too.
marta_morena_28 6y ago
Yeah, they only put the fan in MBP to annoy people, of course. It has zero use. Go order the Macbook Air and have fun. Maybe you can fry your breakfast eggs on it too.

whalesalad 6y ago

I would. It’s the same chip in every device. Plus, having owned one of each, the chassis of the Air cannot be beat.

gazelleeatslion 6y ago
Waiting for some more information. Fan noise on any MBP is Hell and out of control. Hoping this brings back to normal. So happy Apple is dumping Fantel chips
lostlogin 6y ago
An air with 2 plugs on each side would beat it. Bonus points if MagSafe returned.
- whalesalad 6y ago
  I don’t miss MagSafe. A good external monitor will charge the Mac and serve as a usb/thunderbolt hub.

tedk-42 6y ago

Hang on, you're swapping a AS MBP for an AS MBA because you think the fan noise will be an issue with the MBP? If anything, it's a bonus to have the fan so your can have prolonged boost performance while the MBA chip will throttle under continuous load.

gazelleeatslion 6y ago
Any MBP with Fantel chips (brand new, no dust) is so quick to just gun it with the fan noise - slack, chrome, electron apps, second monitor. I think I would rather take a small performance hit and some heat than have Apple quick to pull the trigger with a fan blasting noise as I’m trying to focus (if yield comparable stats). Will wait for more info. If this chip is really that much more efficient hopefully we are back to the good old days where MBP fan is tolerable. Otherwise I’m all in on Air
- kube-system 6y ago
  I think the fan noise you experience is not Apple's fault, but Intel's fault.
  - wishysgb 6y ago
    well, my very powerful laptop barely every gets any noise. Most of the time it is silent until I am compiling something. It is of course apples fault as their cooling is suboptimum
    - kube-system 6y ago
      Is Apple's cooling suboptimum or is Intel's TDP suboptimum? "Make it thicker and heavier" is apparently not the answer that Apple was looking for from Intel. Thin and light Wintel PCs are known for having a lot of thermal issues too.

marta_morena_28 6y ago

Yeah, they only put the fan in MBP to annoy people, of course. It has zero use. Go order the Macbook Air and have fun. Maybe you can fry your breakfast eggs on it too.