Poll: which model MacBook Air did you end up purchasing?

[BoneHead001]

That, and we don’t know the long-term effects. A 10-15% increase doesn’t justify voiding the warranty, and their “solution” might just divert more heat to the case. Even if the CPU is at 100 degrees Celsius the case is fine with the stock setup. And a 10-15% boost still doesn’t put the Air in MacBook Pro territory.

And, yes, I get that I did say 10-15% is nothing to sneeze at. If you get the i7 you basically get the performance boost of the rigged solutions for the cooling system. But you void the warranty and make it ineligible for AppleCare or a third party warranty. I wouldn’t go through all the trouble and risk of a homemade solution.

Nope — me either. I’ll wait to see what the 2020 13"-14" MBP refresh brings.

 

[edubfromktown]

I remain quite happy with an i7 MBA. Fans rarely come on even when attached to an external 31.5" UHD display.

Still not inclined to drop an additional ~$300 (if not more) to get the 4-port 2020 MBP 13".

 

[Ra~]

Decided on the 256, 8gb, i7.
Should suit my basic usage of safari, mail, pages, streaming and my one game (Medieval Total War 2)