TUXEDO on ARM is coming: As you may have gathered from the relevant press over the last few days, we at TUXEDO Computers are working on an ARM notebook with a Snapdragon X Elite SoC from Qualcomm. The tension rises We know that many of you are eagerly ...
  • shirro@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    22 days ago

    I like silent laptops but sometimes I want to max out the power budget and get work done without worrying about thermal throttling. Having a fan and customizable power settings gives users a choice. Apple takes that choice away.

    • Allero@lemmy.today
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      21 days ago

      Installing a fan negatively impacts the passive cooling ability (at the absolute least by taking space that could be occupied by a bigger radiator and by obstructing the airflow), so it’s always a tradeoff.

      Apple wanted to make it passively cooled, and it wouldn’t be possible at decent loads if a fan would be installed alongside passive cooler.

      • woelkchen@lemmy.world
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        20 days ago

        I have a 2021 Asus Zephyrus G14 unless I run a game, that thing is running without active cooling. Seems like a solved problem.

        • Allero@lemmy.today
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          20 days ago

          Solved for larger laptops.

          Macbooks are significantly slimmer, and have way less internal space that could be used to make a combined cooling system that would be passive most of the time.