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[Linus Tech Tips] "Apple please watch this." (Installing fanless active cooling in the M2 Air, at the cost of most of the I/O) in c/apple@hardware.watch
[–] i5-2520M@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I have a rando Ryzen HP with fans, and my friend's M1 air does get hotter while gaming / sustained loads lasting 5-15 minutes. And yes the Ryzen does use more power, but it is also less powerful, but not by an insane margin.

Apple has a memory problem and we're all paying for it in c/apple@hardware.watch
[–] i5-2520M@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

This is why closed ecosystems can backfire greatly. There is no other MacOS device you can buy with reasonable built in storage.

iPhones have been exposing your unique MAC despite Apple’s promises otherwise in c/apple@hardware.watch
[–] i5-2520M@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

The researchers who discovered the issue literally checked on android.