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That the air is passively cooled and this is actively cooled is a big downside. Active cooling is only needed because of higher power use and with the performan

That the air is passively cooled and this is actively cooled is a big downside. Active cooling is only needed because of higher power use and with the performance gains they are talking about that's not seeming to come from having the same efficiency but allowing more performance. And of course active cooling itself increases power use too. Having an OLED screen is pretty kickass though. At the price point I'm not sure how amazing that really comes out to be. On one hand OLED will help counteract some of the power inefficiencies and will give solid contrast but on the other it'll also be dimmer than mini LED type screens.

luyu_wu 3y ago
That's a bit like saying the fact that the MacBook Pro is actively cooled is a downside. For any workflow other than Facebook browsing I'm relatively sure you want active cooling unless you want to lose half your performance after a few minutes. OFC the efficiency is far far subpar to the M-lineup (really amazing perf/watt there). I just found it interesting engineering! It's probably the highest thermal pocket I've seen in this form-factor!
- zamadatix 3y ago
  That the MacBook Pro is actively cooled would definitely be a downside against a similar option that isn't. (MacBook Pro owner here). Also the MacBook Pro takes a lot more than a step above browsing for a couple minutes to actually kick the fans on :)
davidf18 3y ago
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