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They probably didn't want the aluminium case to get too hot.
by Asdrubalini 4y ago
They probably didn't want the aluminium case to get too hot.
- smoldesu 4y agoFWIW, the default scaling settings have no problem letting the M2 Macbook Air hit 80-90 Celsius by default, it will just heavily start throttling the performance cores to prevent overheating, which better cooling helps mitigate.
- ricardobeat 4y agoThe CPU heating 80-90C is very different from the laptop shell hitting 80C. "Better cooling" on a fanless computer means moving the heat out into your lap.
- smoldesu 4y agoIt has a non-negligable impact on surface temperature. Even on actively-cooled Macs I've owned in the past, the MacOS governor is way too lenient with letting the CPU clock up. Having an 80c+ internal temp made the palmrests too warm to comfortably use, for me at least. I don't really see how removing the fans is going to help reduce the surface temperature, especially with a material as thermally conductive as aluminum.