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Spain, or the deserts of Africa, California, Chile, or the southwestern US, as well as a good chunk of the middle east? What about anywhere along the equator?
by tomc1985 5y ago
Spain, or the deserts of Africa, California, Chile, or the southwestern US, as well as a good chunk of the middle east? What about anywhere along the equator?
- kiadimoondi 5y agoI guess you could consider border states of Mexico as the same geographical region as the southwestern US, but those too. Anecdotal, but I've seen routine thermal throttling on macs in a border state with outdoor temperatures of 45, ambient indoor temperatures of 30-33, so you basically need either AC or some other external cooling system to manage more performance than a web browser and office apps.
- tomc1985 5y agoI have heard anecdotal stories of the adhesive on rear-view mirrors of cars literally melting in the Phoenix sun (which can hit 120 F / 49 C or worse). So your story is not surprising at all, sadly