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16 inch M1PRO is too cold
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Lol, where do you live my dude! I know what you mean about the computer being cold, but I can't say I've felt it when it's THAT cold.currently 59F, outside - 21F. Icy cold palm rest. The keyboard is comfortable tho
Sad to hear that heating function is missing on the new MacBook Pro, which was my one of favorite features on my Intel 16”. It was very useful especially in winter seasons.
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You must live near me! In November, it gets to about 17'C overnight, and in January, about as low as it will ever get is 11'C. (OP probably thinking this is super hot)
Counting down till someone creates an app called "M1 Lapwarmer"
Is there a Mac app that would heat up a MacBook Air to keep me warm?
Answer (1 of 5): If you absolutely need to turn up the heat on a computer there are a few go to options that generally don't fail. Prime95 is generally the #1 tool to use and since a MBA doesn't have a GPU for you to heat up, there's really no need to supplement it with something like Heaven Ben...
But I miss the warmness when it is winter. lolReally amazing. Actually this is just to report how cool these machines are. My old MBP runs warm that I bought a laptop stand with a fan
Yeah, I'm thinking about just running some dummy Handbrake encodes in the background to just warm the M1Max up to the level of what the i9 was at idle.
For me though, my MacBook Pro 13” M1 can run warm enough if something is happening in the background eating away CPU cycles. I somehow make it happen and tbh it is not super impressive for sustained mid to high performance applications.
Maybe M2 will do better. We will see.
Maybe M2 will do better. We will see.
I just experienced a strange sensation (coming from Intel). I sat in a library with the MBP on my lap and under an air conditioning vent blasting cold air. The Mac got cold and actually dissipated heat from my lap, which in turn made me feel even colder. Brrr!
