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    MacBook Pro 2016 Heating Issue When Lid Closed During Travel

    Dear MacBook Pro Experts, Recently, my wife has noticed that her 13-inch MacBook Pro (2016) heats up when she closes the lid and carries it in her bag. It seems like the laptop wakes from sleep when it detects motion. I plan to clean the laptop’s fans tonight. Apart from the possibility of the...
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    New M1 Air hotter than it should be?

    I've just bought an M1 Air which seems to idle at around 35 degrees celsius (the room is around 20) while the CPU usage is 3% or less, no apps running and nothing unusual happening in the activity monitor. It easily goes into the 40's with light use. It has usually been on my lap with the area...
  3. Brandon Miles

    Macbook Pro 2015 13" Running upto 20°C Hotter since Big Sur Release.

    Since Big Sur has be released my macbook runs 20°C hotter than usual. I use SMCFan control to measure temps and instead of sitting at 40°C idle its running at 60°C idle and on loads at 80°C instead of 50-60°C. I haven't updated to Big Sur, I haven't downloaded Big Sur and have been using my...
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    • heating issue macbook pro "13 2015 performance issue processor issue
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    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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    Should I go for Macbook Pro 13 (2020)

    I want to get Macbook Pro 13'' (2020) with 16GB RAM. I am a developer with main focus on backend applications and server development and am tired of using Windows. But I heard that there are some major heating issues with the Macbook and the temperature reaches 100F even with light usage. Any...
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    • heating issue macbook pro "13 2010
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    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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