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Re:ARM Mac Impact on Intel by unpossible on Monday June 22, 2020 @08:31AM (#23599446)
> Either way, put the same chip in a Macbook and in a Windows laptop and the Windows laptop will run hotter but with better performance.

The Windows laptop can't possibly run hotter than a Macbook, all of which reach the throttle temperature (~100 °C) almost instantly.

I actually agree to the artificially limited performance, artificially worsened thermals theory. The Macbook Air design is extremely fishy.

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Re:ARM Mac Impact on Intel by dx034 on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @05:24AM (#23611616)
The laptop can be hotter if it dissipates more heat to the case. The reason Macbooks reach 100C fast is because they don't give off a lot of heat so that the case doesn't burn your skin.
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