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Re:Apple Halted M2 Chip Production in January Amid 'Plummeti... by nonninz on Monday April 03, 2023 @11:06AM (#35424922)
So the new M2 runs much cooler?
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Re:Apple Halted M2 Chip Production in January Amid 'Plummeti... by mattrighetti on Monday April 03, 2023 @11:49AM (#35425827)
Definitely! I mostly use it connected to my 4K display and on a typical day it does not heat over 50C and that happens when you're compiling stuff for minutes. My Intel Mac's fans activated simply because it was connected to a 4K external display.
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Re:Apple Halted M2 Chip Production in January Amid 'Plummeti... by windowsrookie on Monday April 03, 2023 @02:09PM (#35428628)
All external displays are powered by the dedicated GPU on the intel MacBook pros. This allowed MacBook pros to output 40k60 through any of the 4 USB-C ports (unlike windows PC’s of the time). The downside was it meant the dedicated GPU was consuming an extra ~20watts whenever you were connected to an external monitor.
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