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- The Air sticks to passive cooling, letting the natural flow of air and some heat sinks do the job of keeping the CPU from getting too hot. The MacBook Pro 13-inch, on the other hand, uses a pair of fans, actively drawing in cool air and forcing out the hot.
Jul 16, 2022 · The Air sticks to passive cooling, letting the natural flow of air and some heat sinks do the job of keeping the CPU from getting too hot. The MacBook Pro 13-inch, on the other hand, uses a...
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Aug 20, 2022 · The MacBook Air M2 is Apple’s latest swing at its fanless Air design. Like the M1 model, it’s among the best laptops you can buy right now because of its excellent portability, battery...
Oct 15, 2022 · Why Is the MacBook Air Fanless? One of the most impactful benefits of Apple silicon chips is their unparalleled efficiency. When Apple introduced the M1 MacBook Air, it was so confident of its efficiency that it decided not to include a fan in the laptop anymore.
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Mar 7, 2024 · Unlike the 2023 MacBook Pro, which I tested in higher-specced M3 Max, the MacBook Air is fanless. That means no whirring sound, whatever you ask the Air to perform, which is a further aid to...
Mar 11, 2024 · The MacBook Air’s fanless design used to mean a bit of performance compromise, but Apple’s silicon made the fan mostly moot.
Nov 10, 2020 · Apple is trying to have it both ways, of course: during its presentation, it first lauded the MacBook Air for going fanless, then talked up the “active cooling solution” (aka the fan you’ve...
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Jun 6, 2022 · Like past MacBook Air models, the new Air cuts down on thickness by using a fanless design, letting the processor keep cool through a simple heat sink and passive airflow.