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I find the overheating controversy of the fanless M2 MacBook Air to be bizarre. If you open up the M2 MacBook Air and take a look inside, it looks almost identi

I find the overheating controversy of the fanless M2 MacBook Air to be bizarre. If you open up the M2 MacBook Air and take a look inside, it looks almost identical to the iPad Pro. The M2 MacBook Air is clearly designed to be the clamshell version of the iPad Pro. It's not meant to do heavy workloads for long periods of time. Apple wants you to upgrade to the thicker and heavier 14" and 16" MacBook Pro's with fans for those kind of heavy tasks.

nsxwolf 4y ago
Do most people understand this, though? I would have assumed it was chiefly about a difference in size - that the main tradeoff would be reduced screen real estate in exchange for a lighter weight and smaller form factor.
- rejectfinite 4y ago
  That much more price just for 2" more? No way.
- _aavaa_ 4y ago
  Most people idk. But most people are not the ones for whom the lack of a fan would ever be a problem. Most people do not run long renders, or compile lots of code. Most people browse the web, look at photos, and send emails/messages.
- tshaddox 4y ago
  I suspect that anyone with even a passing awareness of the Mac product line and the term "performance benchmarks" would know that performance has long been one of the key distinguishing characteristics of the Air and Pro lines.
orangecat 4y ago
Sure, although there's a bit of dissonance between "this is a great laptop because it uses the M2 which is our fastest CPU ever" and "you shouldn't be complaining about performance on an entry level system".
- faeriechangling 4y ago
  Not at all, it’s the fastest in non-sustained workloads which describes most of light usage. It’s the best machine to do light things with.
  - rowanG077 4y ago
    If you only use it for light usage there is not much case for "fastest". A good laptop from 7 years ago will have comparable experience.
    - faeriechangling 4y ago
      A high sky Skylake ultrabook from 7 years ago with maybe 8gb of memory if it was higher spec is fuck slow with a bad battery life and you can absolutely notice the difference even if you're capable of ignoring it. The Intel HD graphics GPU on these laptops is also a real problem. A good laptop does make a difference when visiting some javascript monstrosity on the internet, I'm not saying it's good value, but if you have the money, why not buy a MacBook Air over a Chromebook?
      - rowanG077 4y ago
        I agree with battery life but I honestly doubt people could see a performance difference between a good laptop from 7 tears ago and a new MacBook. Of course if you benchmark them you will see it easily. But just browsing the web and doing some mail? I doubt it. In that sense I feel like buying a powerful laptop for browsing and mail is a bit like buying a Ferrari. Sure your car can go fast but you won't ever use it.

nsxwolf 4y ago

Do most people understand this, though? I would have assumed it was chiefly about a difference in size - that the main tradeoff would be reduced screen real estate in exchange for a lighter weight and smaller form factor.

rejectfinite 4y ago
That much more price just for 2" more? No way.
_aavaa_ 4y ago
Most people idk. But most people are not the ones for whom the lack of a fan would ever be a problem. Most people do not run long renders, or compile lots of code. Most people browse the web, look at photos, and send emails/messages.
tshaddox 4y ago
I suspect that anyone with even a passing awareness of the Mac product line and the term "performance benchmarks" would know that performance has long been one of the key distinguishing characteristics of the Air and Pro lines.

orangecat 4y ago

Sure, although there's a bit of dissonance between "this is a great laptop because it uses the M2 which is our fastest CPU ever" and "you shouldn't be complaining about performance on an entry level system".

faeriechangling 4y ago
Not at all, it’s the fastest in non-sustained workloads which describes most of light usage. It’s the best machine to do light things with.
- rowanG077 4y ago
  If you only use it for light usage there is not much case for "fastest". A good laptop from 7 years ago will have comparable experience.
  - faeriechangling 4y ago
    A high sky Skylake ultrabook from 7 years ago with maybe 8gb of memory if it was higher spec is fuck slow with a bad battery life and you can absolutely notice the difference even if you're capable of ignoring it. The Intel HD graphics GPU on these laptops is also a real problem. A good laptop does make a difference when visiting some javascript monstrosity on the internet, I'm not saying it's good value, but if you have the money, why not buy a MacBook Air over a Chromebook?
    - rowanG077 4y ago
      I agree with battery life but I honestly doubt people could see a performance difference between a good laptop from 7 tears ago and a new MacBook. Of course if you benchmark them you will see it easily. But just browsing the web and doing some mail? I doubt it. In that sense I feel like buying a powerful laptop for browsing and mail is a bit like buying a Ferrari. Sure your car can go fast but you won't ever use it.