Air M2 in summer ...?

[EagleDrama]

I hope this is not a stupid question 😅

I'm thinking of getting a M2 Air for my wife, but I wonder if a fanless notebook will be fine in the summer?
We've had quite hot summers in the last years (up to 42 celsius, about 107 in freedom units) and my wife likes to sit in the park and work.
She does mostly text based stuff, some coding (no VMs) and rarely short video clips (like up to two minutes).

Am I overthinking this 🥲?

TIA!

 

[Jared G.K.]

Last summer was equally hot here as you described, and my 15" MBA worked fine.
It sometimes gets hot, independent from the outside temperature. Then I check in activity display and its mostly a single app or website that uses more than usual CPU cycles. When turning this off, the Mac cools down instantly.
But don't get me wrong, this happens maybe once in 2 months, so not really an issue, and most likely OS or app related.

 

[Jared G.K.]

P.S. one of the websites that is causing heat is Youtube, even without a video running). When closing the tab and reopening it, no more heat is generated (at least for the next couple of weeks).

 

[EagleDrama]

Thanks!

 

[MBAir2010]

I live in Naples, FL and use a M1 MacBook Air sometime under a fan in a screen porch.
the MacBook air never heated up!
(I did.... many times!)

 

[1BadManVan]

Used my m2 air lots during the summer here and it hit 38-39c and no issues at all

 

[HDFan]

I hope this is not a stupid question 😅

I'm thinking of getting a M2 Air for my wife, but I wonder if a fanless notebook will be fine in the summer?
We've had quite hot summers in the last years (up to 42 celsius, about 107 in freedom units) and my wife likes to sit in the park and work.
She does mostly text based stuff, some coding (no VMs) and rarely short video clips (like up to two minutes).

Am I overthinking this 🥲?

TIA!

Check the technical specifications for the model you want to purchase. For the MacBook Pro they are:

• Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)

Based upon the reports above it may work. If it gets a fatal heatstroke don't know what Apple support would say when it has been used in an abusive environment, as defined in the specifications. Don't remember any reports of a unit damaged due to overheating.