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Netflix streaming on new Air

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Kilgore-Trout

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Jul 29, 2011
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I'm considering getting the new 13" i5 Air, and I'm wondering how well it streams Netflix. Obviously it can handle the video -- my 4 year old MacBook can handle the streaming, however, it gets really hot and the fans spin up to insane levels.

Has anyone streamed a few Netflix movies on the new Air? Does it get too hot/noisy?

Thanks in advance!
 
Worked fine for me. Streamed about 2hrs worth of video, got a little warm but perfectly acceptable.
 
Mine got a little hot at the bottom of the display, but I checked iStat and it was perfectly fine. If you were fine with your Macbook handling Netflix, then I think the MBA will be perfectly adequate for your needs :cool:
 
Stopped my subscription

I stopped my Netflix subscription the day they increased the price 60%. I can see a price increase, but 60% is crazy.
 
My fans get to 3k at most watching on Safari. I don't think it gets hot or loud period! :)
 
kytiger said:
I stopped my Netflix subscription the day they increased the price 60%. I can see a price increase, but 60% is crazy.
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It starts September 1st if you are a subscriber, are you actually reading the news?

In terms of noise/fan/performance it works fine. Not streaming in HD though.
 
I'm currently out of the country and can't stream on netflix, so I've resorted to flash sites to watch movies and TV shows.

My 11 inch sandy bridge 1.5 gets really hot and the fans go up to about 6,000 rpm after about 30-40mins of streaming, and the frame rate drops to unacceptable levels. Is this just because I'm streaming off of flash sites (like novamov)? Or is it my computer?

Thanks.
 
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