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To be clear, the real reason Apple don't do this themselves, is because there are legal regulations preventing them from selling products that are any hotter to
by derefr 4y ago
To be clear, the real reason Apple don't do this themselves, is because there are legal regulations preventing them from selling products that are any hotter to the touch. According to the IEC, metal contact surfaces on machines are considered unsafe above 55.5C. And unmodded, Apple's notebooks already scrape up against that upper limit. With the mod, they go quite a bit over it — well into "causes pain to touch" territory. (See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghDvyItIHTY&t=278s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghDvyItIHTY&t=278s)
- rektide 4y agoThe stupid & obvious & I-wish-us-idiot-laymen-could-claim-prior-art (not-that-that-helps-anymore) answer is to put a temp sensor on the case too. Just not thermally bridging is a fine stupid answer. But if someone puts their laptop onto a laptop cooling stand, heck yes it would be fantastic to reap a 2x+ benefit. This is, in my view, as much a product choice to make sure Air does not encroach upon better territory as anything else. Companies like Intel & AMD have been way behind comparatively to Apple in mobile chips, but the old-giant competitors at least typically allow a well cooled chip to work better, which, in my view, is a product not technical decision made here: the decision to use less cooling. That said, there is some (I'd wager modest) benefit to using the case as a thermal insulator rather than dissipator for the average user.
- skavi 4y agoDell’s XPS series has had a Gore-Tex insulation layer on the inside of the chassis for some time.