Maybe stupid question, but has anyone found where the vents are on the new m1 iMac

[mactinkerlover]

Title says it. Can anyone find the vents for the cooling system from the pictures? Where are the vents? On the bottom? Hidden on the back?

 

[robco74]

Looking at the product video, I would assume intake and exhaust are both along the bottom edge. Given the low heat generated by M1, the old system of pulling from the bottom and venting from the back is no longer required.

 

[darngooddesign]

Here are the guts:

 

[JMacHack]

It looks like it’s also supposed to dissipate heat through the chassis

 

[trip1ex]

da bottom.

 

[4sallypat]

Having experience with the M1 Mini & M1 MBP, I'd say the fan will probably never turn on.

At least my use of the M1 so far I have never heard of the fan(s) spinning!

Compared to my Intel:
2015 15" MBP with DG cards that spins up all the time (selling it this week)
2019 16" MBP runs all the time with short battery life due to the hot chassis that requires a cooling fan underneath!
2018 & 2020 Mac Mini spins up all the time.
2019 iMac

 

[Toutou]

At least my use of the M1 so far I have never heard of the fan(s) spinning!

That's because it's very quiet, but the fan in the Mini is actually spinning all the time. Not sure about the M1 Pro, but the newer Intel ones were able to stop the fan completely.

 

[darngooddesign]

That's because it's very quiet, but the fan in the Mini is actually spinning all the time. Not sure about the M1 Pro, but the newer Intel ones were able to stop the fan completely.

The M1BP idles without the fan spinning.

 

[Jorbanead]

It’s the bottom of the chin. If you view in AR on their website you can see it: https://www.apple.com/imac-24/

 

[Spindel]

Having experience with the M1 Mini & M1 MBP, I'd say the fan will probably never turn on.

At least my use of the M1 so far I have never heard of the fan(s) spinning!

Compared to my Intel:
2015 15" MBP with DG cards that spins up all the time (selling it this week)
2019 16" MBP runs all the time with short battery life due to the hot chassis that requires a cooling fan underneath!
2018 & 2020 Mac Mini spins up all the time.
2019 iMac

The fan in the mini sits at 1700 rpm all the time. Never had it spin up on me. Max temp I’ve seen on one of the CPU cores is 62 degC and normal usage the temp bounces between 25-35 degC. Fan always at 1690-1710 rpm range.