IFCASE dust/air filter for Studio and older Mac minis

[pshufd]

I bought a pair of these, one for my Studio and one for my wife's M1 mini. The case is about half the price of the Spigen model and it has multiple filtration options. It comes with a sponge filter and a mesh filter where the mesh filter holes are smaller than the holes on the Studio though there are more of them. I tried both filters to start out with and found the thermals were about four degrees higher than before. I removed the sponge filter and CPU temp is about one degree above what it was without the filter.

One of the things that I don't like is that there isn't more room for more air intake and that's because the stand is not that high. I plan to put the four feet on top of small pattern blocks (from the 1990s) to raise it up by one-third of an inch which should double the airflow. I'm also considering putting a small PC fan to force air through the filter so that there's positive pressure.

The motivation was thermals were about ten degrees higher and I noticed it and looked at the bottom and there was a thick layer of dust on the ring at the bottom. I think that it hasn't been cleaned off in two years.

It's likely that I will have to clean the mesh filter more often as it should catch more dust. I may put the sponge filter back in if

The product name is IFCASE Desktop Dust, Air Filter Stand for Mac Mini 2010-2023 M1 M2 Pro, Mac Studio M1 M2 Max/Ultra (Clear)

 

[russell_314]

I bought a pair of these, one for my Studio and one for my wife's M1 mini. The case is about half the price of the Spigen model and it has multiple filtration options. It comes with a sponge filter and a mesh filter where the mesh filter holes are smaller than the holes on the Studio though there are more of them. I tried both filters to start out with and found the thermals were about four degrees higher than before. I removed the sponge filter and CPU temp is about one degree above what it was without the filter.

One of the things that I don't like is that there isn't more room for more air intake and that's because the stand is not that high. I plan to put the four feet on top of small pattern blocks (from the 1990s) to raise it up by one-third of an inch which should double the airflow. I'm also considering putting a small PC fan to force air through the filter so that there's positive pressure.

The motivation was thermals were about ten degrees higher and I noticed it and looked at the bottom and there was a thick layer of dust on the ring at the bottom. I think that it hasn't been cleaned off in two years.

It's likely that I will have to clean the mesh filter more often as it should catch more dust. I may put the sponge filter back in if

The product name is IFCASE Desktop Dust, Air Filter Stand for Mac Mini 2010-2023 M1 M2 Pro, Mac Studio M1 M2 Max/Ultra (Clear)

That looks pretty convenient. Sure thermals might be a few degrees higher, but compare that to the vents partially clogged with sand. I suspect this would be great if you lived in a desert region.

 

[pshufd]

That looks pretty convenient. Sure thermals might be a few degrees higher, but compare that to the vents partially clogged with sand. I suspect this would be great if you lived in a desert region.

I found small wooden hexagons and put them under the feet and thermals are back to where they were before. The benefit of this design over the Spigen is that a lot more air is filtered. The Spigen just has mesh around the Studio mesh ring while this has much more surface area that air can flow through.

I really do want to try a fan to take some load off the internal fan.

 

[russell_314]

I found small wooden hexagons and put them under the feet and thermals are back to where they were before. The benefit of this design over the Spigen is that a lot more air is filtered. The Spigen just has mesh around the Studio mesh ring while this has much more surface area that air can flow through.

I really do want to try a fan to take some load off the internal fan.

Could having an external fan put extra stress on the internal fan motor? I don’t know just wondering if it’s a possibility

 

[pshufd]

Could having an external fan put extra stress on the internal fan motor? I don’t know just wondering if it’s a possibility

There's additional stress on the internal as it has to pull air through a filter. I don't think that some level of air would be a problem; certainly if the push just equalized the work with the mesh filter to the same as it was before.

Your typical PC case can have quite a number of intake fans pulling in air from the front, through the CPU cooler fans and the back exhaust fans, plus intake fans on the bottom and exhaust on the top and fans very rarely fail.