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How to clean the Mac Studio from dust?
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The 30PPI filter foam does 18 CFM. I am unable to find what the 2 blowers on the Mac Studio move.
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I've had my mac studio on it's side so it can fit on a cabinet shelf with two OWC Thunderbay 4s and a Sonnet Breakaway Box. In that orientation, it looks like a small tower. And yes, it still collects dust in this orientation.
Filter foam is the solution to this issue. I am looking over the different densities of filtration.
*in inches water gauge
If you look at the 45 PPI density it has .07 inches of water resistance and gets 80% of the dust. The 60 PPI goes to .12 inches of water and only gains 2% in filtration. The 60 PPI comes in sheets 12 x 16 x 5/8
| Size | Initial Resistance* (Pascals) | Average Synthetic Dust Weight Arrestance(%) |
| 10 PPI | 0.01 (2,49) | 38 |
| 25 PPI | 0.03 (7,46) | 63 |
| 45 PPI | 0.07 (17,41) | 80 |
| 60 PPI | 0.12 (29,84) | 82 |
If you look at the 45 PPI density it has .07 inches of water resistance and gets 80% of the dust. The 60 PPI goes to .12 inches of water and only gains 2% in filtration. The 60 PPI comes in sheets 12 x 16 x 5/8
I am going to try this. The "DustEnd" filter material is self adhesive. I just cut it to fit and attached it to the underside of the Spigen filter stand. Its adhesive did a very good job sticking down and sealing the base up. The black foam will enable me to better see what is it filtering out.
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So far so good I am being a little paranoid about temperatures but I have iStats loaded and I can see no difference. I can look at the temperature range for up to 30 days at a time so I will be able to see if there is any increase in average operating temperature.
Following some of the suggestions on this thread I've tried raising the Studio a couple of cm, but after a week of testing it doesn't seem to have any effect: the dust layer on the bottom air intake is more or less the same. I guess the only real solution to avoid dust particles floating in the air is to use a proper filter.
I'll try with the Spigen stand first, and maybe attach an additional filter foam if necessary.
I'll try with the Spigen stand first, and maybe attach an additional filter foam if necessary.
As I said up above, there are going to be filter stands coming out that will be considerably more effective than what few choices we now have. So basically right now we are doing a holding action to mitigate whatever problem there might be until than.
Got my Spigen today from Amazon. The Studio fits nicely on top with no visible gaps, so I guess I was lucky. I did some testing and so far the temperatures don't seem to have increased more than 1 or 2 degrees Celsius at most, which is negligible.
I'll give it a few days before checking the dust filter. Fingers crossed.
I'll give it a few days before checking the dust filter. Fingers crossed.
As it turns out other then the dust issue, which may not be a issue at all. Worrying about the temperature is needless. the M1 Max is designed to operate at 100°C. That is a figure straight from Apple.
After a year I flipped the MacStudio over. Wow! That’s some level of grime. We have a housekeeper twice a week and a robovac runs every morning. There is no visible dust anywhere in the room—except on the grill of this thing. WTF? And it’s deep in the little holes, too.
Just saw the notes about the Spigen stand: that will be here tomorrow. Hopefully that keeps it from getting worse. The machine runs so cool I’m not too worried about what’s in there already. But I would recommend using something on this machine.
Just saw the notes about the Spigen stand: that will be here tomorrow. Hopefully that keeps it from getting worse. The machine runs so cool I’m not too worried about what’s in there already. But I would recommend using something on this machine.
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Check out what I did with My Spigen up thread it seems to be working.
Holy crap!!! I bet the units at Apple do not look like this!
I took off my Spine after a month and barely any dust or debris. Worth it IMO.
My Spigen still works a treat. I check it every month and although I get dust on the desk, there’s none in the filter. I also lowered the [M1] fan setting to 1100 so there’s less chance of gathering dust.
In my case, I've been using the Spigen for some time now and I would say it blocks 50% of the dust. The filter can't stop the thinner dust particles: they go through the holes and can easily reach the Studio's bottom grill. I know because when I wipe the grill with a black soft cloth I can clearly see a white layer of very fine dust adhered to it.
Anyway, it's better than nothing. And it also prevents the Studio from moving across the table when I plug or unplug a cable. I finally decided to keep it, although in my opinion it's not worth the 50 euros I paid for it on Amazon.
Have you noticed any temperature increases since lowering the fan settings
If they create something like the Spigen but with a hepa filter all around, that would be the perfect choice.
As the newer M2 Macs are running at a lot lower fan speeds, the Spigen I've got hasn't actually caught any dust yet after a couple of weeks. Let's see how it looks in a few more weeks.
As the newer M2 Macs are running at a lot lower fan speeds, the Spigen I've got hasn't actually caught any dust yet after a couple of weeks. Let's see how it looks in a few more weeks.
What is the height of the air-intake grill on the Mac Studio? My Studio is on order so I don't have one to measure. I'm going to get a sheet of open-cell foam to use as a filter and was wondering what the best thickness is for the foam ring that will surround the bottom intake grill on the Studio.
I just measured mine and it looks like it's right around 11mm tall.