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Re:An app for M1 Macs that plays the sound of a fan as CPU u... by quenix on Monday July 19, 2021 @02:31AM (#27879844)
FYI, the one M1 MacBook which throttles under heavy load is the MacBook Air, which is actually a 1k laptop ($999).

The MacBook Pro has fans and basically never throttles as I understand from others.

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Re:An app for M1 Macs that plays the sound of a fan as CPU u... by drevil-v2 on Monday July 19, 2021 @04:09AM (#27880299)
Absolutely untrue. My M1 Air does not skip a beat at all even under sustained load. Barely gets warm.
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Re:An app for M1 Macs that plays the sound of a fan as CPU u... by zaudo on Monday July 19, 2021 @06:04AM (#27880811)
It’s not untrue. It has been demonstrated in dozens of reviews that the M1 Air throttles under heavy load. Just because it hasn’t done so for your workload, doesn’t mean it isn’t happening for others.

Besides, when it throttles, it’s not a huge slowdown, so most people wouldn’t notice it “skipping a beat” anyway.

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Re:An app for M1 Macs that plays the sound of a fan as CPU u... by deergomoo on Monday July 19, 2021 @06:55AM (#27881113)
An MS Teams video call with 4+ people will get my M1 Air very toasty (because Teams is shit).

However, it's not as hot as my old 16" MBP got (which would get too hot to have on your lap), it doesn't noticeably get slower, and it's of course totally silent.

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Re:An app for M1 Macs that plays the sound of a fan as CPU u... by quenix on Monday July 19, 2021 @06:00AM (#27880794)
I know. I have an M1 and and it hardly ever throttles. I was making a point to the OP though
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