Just a flex product for people with way too much money to keep on their desk. No reason to be upset about it.
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Svalt Debuts New Heatsink Cooling Docks for MacBook Pro
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Clearly, this is for Intel-based MacBook Pros
I doubt it's needed for the AS MBP's. As for the Intel MBP's, additional cooling is needed if you are using them in a moderately warm room in way that generates a lot of heat. For me, that meant even routine use, since I was driving two or three external monitors (including one 4k), and that really heats up the GPU.
However, I don't believe the passive versions of these will accomplish this.
I used to have a 2014 MBP sittting on a raindesign mStand, which is a flat lifted block of Al that contacts the entire bottom of the MBP, and it did nothing to prevent throttling. The way I did counter throttling: Point a small button fan at the back of the MBP. Even at its lowest speed, the throttling went away.
SHOULDNT A DOCK YKNOW DOCK? No easy connection
Dock and stand accessory company Svalt this month introduced three new cooling docks that are designed for Apple's line of MacBook Pro machines. The Cooling Dock DHCR, Cooling Dock DHC, and Cooling Dock DHCx are designed to be used with Macs in clamshell mode.
Priced between $220 and $280, the docks are carved from solid aluminum to transfer heat away from the MacBook's processor. Svalt says the docks have been designed with cooling fins, deep air channels, and a curving horizontal air channel, all of which pull heat away from the MacBook Pro.
The DHC model has a built-in fan at the back of the dock, while the other two versions have optional add-on accessory fans or can be used without a fan.
The dock is designed to position the laptop at the ideal angle for heat dissipation, and a protective edge and retention pad hold the machine in place. Apple silicon Macs aren't known for their heat, but Svalt claims that the dock is able to eliminate heat throttling and ensure that the MacBook Pro is able to reach peak performance when in clamshell mode.
According to Svalt, the Cooling Docks are built to "seamlessly merge" with the built-in cooling systems of the 2021 to 2023 MacBook Pro models and "all other Apple laptops from the last decade."
More information on the docks can be found on the Svalt website.
Article Link: Svalt Debuts New Heatsink Cooling Docks for MacBook Pro
"sorry kids - your college fund was wiped out because your dad decided to make a solution to a problem that didn't exist"
Or a $200 coffee mug 🤣
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Personally, I do not think it is all that fun or useful to nitpick the semantics in this context
Warm air goes up, cold air falls down. So - This stand is clearly a joke... If the air in a notebook can't get out, suck it out with your vacuum cleaner 🤣 or get another computer.
Their website shows models for both Intel and AS MB(P, A) So I guess it works in theory. Maybe someone on YouTube has tested them.
lol, MacRumors even had a video talking about this product 8 yrs ago. Does seem to help with Intel Macs.
Oh I actually bought the $150 ember mug...when there was a glitch at target for $15. Maybe I'm not using it right but imagine heating and drying out the top layer of a coffee with milk, a film forms, waiting for you to take a sip and stick to your face.Or a $200 coffee mug 🤣
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In college I got a $10 USB-powered little warmer to put my mug on. It worked great. They also make insulated mugs for like $20. This thing seems insane to me.
yeah it almost seems like it's for people who are allergic to covers on their mugs...
But that solution is not practical. You have to be sure there’s a constant cool water supply. Because otherwise the water will get warmer.
Oh, that was sarcasm!
I think this would be cool for a MacBook Air. But that price tag makes me change my mind.
FYI some details on Mac laptops can be found within the Guides section and Laptops page where each laptop model’s built-in cooling system is shown.
The 2021+ MacBook Pros have a center intake vent located along the bottom hinge. This central vent was not included in the prior 2016+ Touch Bar MacBook Pros, but had been included in earlier models. All Cooling Dock models since the original model launched in 2015 can drive cooling air through that intake vent to directly cool processors. Hot air exhausts more efficiently when placed on the Cooling Docks than on a desktop surface as the laptop is elevated and the dock allows the hot air to freely escape, plus the dock separates the hot air from the cold air intake.
By placing the laptop with the screen hinge down, the Cooling Dock can drive air into the cold intake vents, extract heat from the processor location (the hottest area of the laptop enclosure), and clamshell mode can be more easily activated as the laptop lid/screen can be opened while sitting safely within the padded cradle and connected to cables required for clamshell mode operation, like an external display cable and power supply.
The above test used a M1 Max and first generation DHCR and DHC models with testing conducted under highly controlled conditions per the testing guide page. The current M2 Pro/Max MacBook Pros generate more heat, and the new third generation heatsink Cooling Docks are able to remove more heat, so cooling performance is improved over the above test that can be found under the Guides section and Performance page.
Prior generation Cooling Dock models were designed to only work with specific laptop models, however, when used with those laptop models, then there was significant cooling as documented in prior testing, including by Intel’s performance division. Compared to the earlier Cooling Dock models, I've designed more recent models so that they will work with all current and all prior laptops over the last decade.
I have been making products locally in Portland, Oregon with a focus on sustainability for 12 years now. All models use right-to-repair modular systems, non-adhesive bolted/snapped assembly, and ship with the tools need for disassembly to allow for easy maintenance, replacement, upgrade, and long product life cycle. The products are not mass produced. Revenue goes to the cost of material, local fabrication and future product developments.
The goal has never been to make the most products possible or the make the most money possible, but instead to make high-performance products for those that push their machines hard.
The 2021+ MacBook Pros have a center intake vent located along the bottom hinge. This central vent was not included in the prior 2016+ Touch Bar MacBook Pros, but had been included in earlier models. All Cooling Dock models since the original model launched in 2015 can drive cooling air through that intake vent to directly cool processors. Hot air exhausts more efficiently when placed on the Cooling Docks than on a desktop surface as the laptop is elevated and the dock allows the hot air to freely escape, plus the dock separates the hot air from the cold air intake.
By placing the laptop with the screen hinge down, the Cooling Dock can drive air into the cold intake vents, extract heat from the processor location (the hottest area of the laptop enclosure), and clamshell mode can be more easily activated as the laptop lid/screen can be opened while sitting safely within the padded cradle and connected to cables required for clamshell mode operation, like an external display cable and power supply.
The above test used a M1 Max and first generation DHCR and DHC models with testing conducted under highly controlled conditions per the testing guide page. The current M2 Pro/Max MacBook Pros generate more heat, and the new third generation heatsink Cooling Docks are able to remove more heat, so cooling performance is improved over the above test that can be found under the Guides section and Performance page.
Prior generation Cooling Dock models were designed to only work with specific laptop models, however, when used with those laptop models, then there was significant cooling as documented in prior testing, including by Intel’s performance division. Compared to the earlier Cooling Dock models, I've designed more recent models so that they will work with all current and all prior laptops over the last decade.
I have been making products locally in Portland, Oregon with a focus on sustainability for 12 years now. All models use right-to-repair modular systems, non-adhesive bolted/snapped assembly, and ship with the tools need for disassembly to allow for easy maintenance, replacement, upgrade, and long product life cycle. The products are not mass produced. Revenue goes to the cost of material, local fabrication and future product developments.
The goal has never been to make the most products possible or the make the most money possible, but instead to make high-performance products for those that push their machines hard.
What a waste of money 🤣. Just buy a $7 USB fan and point at MB(P) if you're worried.
Now that you've come out to say that you make products that focus on sustainability and not to make the most profit, $280 for an aluminum paper weight makes a lotta sense. Absolutely a buy.
Provided that the MacBook Air has no active cooling and sometimes throttles, have you thought about an optimized solution for that model? I’m sure you’ve seen those videos where people put copper pads inside the MBA or place them on a cool surface and the performance of the MBA increases… Have you tested anything specific for the Air?
Also, do you ship internationally or just within the US? The shipping costs are high?
