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Re:New Macbook Pro power efficiency and time remaining by rz2k on Tuesday February 14, 2017 @01:07AM (#13641565)
Thinner implies a better ratio of surface area to volume for dissipating heat. Though, I suppose a laptop could be thicker by including empty space with fans and airflow to exhaust the heat out the sides rather than conducting it through the surfaces touched by users.
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Re:New Macbook Pro power efficiency and time remaining by deepGem on Tuesday February 14, 2017 @02:10AM (#13641818)
Right, also heat dissipation is a function of the processors. I don't think Intel has any processor offerings in the i5 and i7 families which will enable fan-less laptop design. Asus seems to have swapped the Core M processors with the i5 and i7 families in their latest Zenbooks. At 700$ this laptop is a steal.

https://www.amazon.com/UX330UA-AH54-13-3-inch-Ultra-Slim-Pro...

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Re:New Macbook Pro power efficiency and time remaining by snovv_crash on Tuesday February 14, 2017 @07:41AM (#13643097)
You don't increase the surface area of a laptop by making it thinner.

Sure the ratio changes, but I'm not sure how that is relevant.

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Re:New Macbook Pro power efficiency and time remaining by dilemma on Tuesday February 14, 2017 @06:38AM (#13642804)
Why would thickness matter for heat dissipation? It's not a block of copper so it's not relevant.
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