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    Fixing Apple's GOOD Engineering - M1 MacBook Air thermal pads

    Linus Tech Tips

    2 HN recommenders · recommended in 3 months, 2021–2023

    YouTube

    8:31 · 1.9M views · Feb 3, 2021

    Linus Tech Tips opens up an M1 MacBook Air to test whether better thermal pads could improve performance in the fanless design. It looks at what Apple left on the table.

    It is linked in laptop thermal threads for a layman's overview of why Apple limits surface temperature and why the mod is not simple.

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    5 comments from Hacker News

    1. @DalewynMar 2023· in “Fix Intel CPU Throttling on Linux”

      For a layman's overview of this, Linus from LinusTechTips gives a basic rundown of the relevant safety regulation and some numbers in one of his videos featuring the M1 Macbook Air and its cooling solution.[1] [1]: this video

      RecommendsView on HN
    2. @maximus-decimusNov 2021· in “How can MacBooks be so slim compared to others laptops”

      Interesting video about how the only reason you even need a fan in the mac book pro is because how hot the shell of a laptop is allowed to get is legislated so you don't burn yourself on it. this video

      RecommendsView on HN
    3. @derefrJul 2022· in “Thermal Pad ‘Mod’ Makes M2 MacBook Air Faster Than 13″ M2 Pro”

      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: this video )

      CitesView on HN
    4. @GeekyBearJul 2022· in “Thermal Pad ‘Mod’ Makes M2 MacBook Air Faster Than 13″ M2 Pro”

      LTT Tech literally did a video with an identical thermal pad mod a year and a half ago with the M1 Air. this video TLDR - Adding the thermal pads wouldn't pass regulatory muster.

      CitesView on HN
    5. @dijitJul 2022· in “The new MacBook Air runs so hot that it affects performance”

      The same “issue” was present on the M1 air. LTT did a video on it. Same as this article. He didn’t recommend the mod. this video

      CitesView on HN