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0 pointsrbanffy5y ago0 comments

True, but my Macbook enters "hairdryer mode" every time I push it a little (which is often).

I'd like a quieter device without the constant fan noise.

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graeme5y ago· 1 in thread

Yup. That was the issue. I tried a MacBook pro with an external before my imac pro. It did not like it.

I also do audio/video recording, and driving that + my external display really made the fans spin.

rbanffyOP5y ago

When the apocalypse started my daughter got my "burnerbook", a Fedora-based cheap low-end x86 laptop without a fan or hard disk.

I miss the absolutely silent (albeit slow) computing it afforded me.

EricE5y ago· 1 in thread

>I'd like a quieter device without the constant fan noise.

Your going to love Apple Silicon based Mac's!

rbanffyOP5y ago

I'm not so sure - ARM and Intel are bound to meet at some point in the power/performance space because both share the same limitations in terms of physics.

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