THE VIDEO SHELF · laptop thermals
Fixing Apple's GOOD Engineering - M1 MacBook Air thermal pads
Linus Tech Tips opens up an M1 MacBook Air to test whether better thermal pads could improve performance in the fanless design. It looks at what Apple left on the table.
Why HN readers recommended it
It is linked in laptop thermal threads for a layman's overview of why Apple limits surface temperature and why the mod is not simple.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Linus Tech Tips
- Topic
- laptop thermals
- Format
- demo
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 5
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2021–2023
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Interesting video about how the only reason you even need a fan in the mac book pro is because how hot the shell of a laptop is allowed to get is legislated so you don't burn yourself on it. [VIDEO]
maximus-decimus on Hacker News · 2021-11
In How can MacBooks be so slim compared to others laptopsFor a layman's overview of this, Linus from LinusTechTips gives a basic rundown of the relevant safety regulation and some numbers in one of his videos featuring the M1 Macbook Air and its cooling solution.[1] [1]: [VIDEO]
Dalewyn on Hacker News · 2023-03
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