Your issue is you bought a PC 😂
Jokes aside, I personally don't hear stories of fans dying on Macs. Apple largely has great quality hardware. While anything could theoretically break, I personally dont think this is anything to worry about.
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Jokes aside, I personally don't hear stories of fans dying on Macs. Apple largely has great quality hardware. While anything could theoretically break, I personally dont think this is anything to worry about.
? Of course fans break in Macs. They're mechanical parts, so you wouldn't expect any different. The one in my old Intel MacBook Pro died at the 4-5 year mark. Apple authorized dealers tend to charge a lot for these repairs, but despite it being an odd size I eventually found it for a reasonable price on eBay and after a several week wait I was finally able to replace the fan myself.
But yes, Macs use good quality fans. The screws holding them in may not always be the strongest though. One of the screws for my original fan was completely stripped when I tried to remove it, so I eventually had to drill it out. That made me nervous.
So in that machine it's now missing a screw but the fan still seems secure. I didn't feel like spending the $20 or whatever that the eBay sellers were charging at the time for a set of screws, just to get one screw.
I have a 3 or 4 year old NUC that had a fan that died. I got a free replacement fan from Intel but while waiting for it (on back order for 2 months), I got one off amazon for about $30. So now I have a backup fan.
My 14" fan stays at 0RPM when the system is idling or even under light load, according to iStat Menus sensors.
I got some other iterations of MacBooks, iMacs, and minis, pretty sure all MacBooks behave the same. On the other hand all desktops behave like what you suggested, the fans never spin down but at an inaudible RPM.
Wish I had known about it before buying mine.
I specifically went with Intel over a cheaper and more powerful Beelink model specifically due to my belief that the Intel would have more reliable parts.
Will either be going with a fanless Mini PC or use this as an excuse to finally switch to Mac.
With NUCs there are several companies making fanless cases. Pull the board out of what you have andlots of possibilities.
That's good to know, thanks. I know there are some newer GPU fans that have a complete off mode. These tend to be using magnetic bearings so they don't seize up. It's be interesting to know what the MBPs are using. My 2016 model certainly never goes to zero, but that stops me becoming infertile...
So far nothing on March 1 about anything happening at Apple on March 8.
Just to be clear, there will be no traditional invites to a physical event if that's what you mean. It would be a video.
Or do you just mean an invitation to watch the video?
At this juncture, (Ukraine disaster) it would be pretty insensitive to have any event. If they had any sense they’d skip it and just use a press release for the new products.
Few possibilities here:
- event could still be announced tomorrow (an event last year was announced 6 days before instead of 7)
- event could be pushed back a week or more due to current events
- event was cancelled
- event was never going to happen
- event could still be announced tomorrow (an event last year was announced 6 days before instead of 7)
- event could be pushed back a week or more due to current events
- event was cancelled
- event was never going to happen
Current events might be the factor here. Apple could easily delay a few weeks without issue as long even as late as WWDC if they feel it's the right thing to do.
Let's bear in mind that a virtual event would have been pre-recorded - presumably before the current events kicked off. You do wonder if Apple are weighing up if that recording needs reshoots or needs to not be broadcast at all.
Well, the current chassis (and power supply) can support the M1 Pro and M1 Max, so it's probably still cheaper to reuse the existing manufacturing capability of the current production line.
Since it is not an in-person event there really isn't as much of a reason to pre-announce any event that far in advance anyway.
Just posting a cool video, not advocating for a smaller Mac mini; and it is fairly obvious a M1 Pro or M1 Max SoC is not going to be comfortable in that smaller chassis with passive cooling...
Apple can keep the same dimensions as the current Mac mini, but still have some design changes implemented...
Take a few things from the 2021 MBP, the rounded corners/edges & the feet, done deal...!
They have always announced their events at least one week in advanced, including all of the virtual events. The reason is so the press can prepare, have a staff member watch the event, and curate content quickly. You generate more dollars by being some of the first to write about an event, and Apple benefits from thousands of news outlets writing about the event all at once. They can maximize this by letting outlets know about the event earlier rather than later.
FYI they just announced the event.
At 6 days. So now they have announced their last 2 events less than the "at least one week in advance" of your statement.
Yes, typically a week was given so press (and guests) could make plans to travel to live events. This isn't the case this time so a full week wasn't really needed anymore which was my point and not to read too much into nothing being announced at that point.
If you want to be pedantic then sure. I’m aware there was another event announced within 6 days. That’s hardly different from 7.At 6 days. So now they have announced their last 2 events less than the "at least one week in advance" of your statement.
Actually, in-person events historically were announced two weeks in advanced due to travel. Online events are one.
If you take a look at my original comment above, my first prediction was that they could announce today.
I imagine they're going to add a section regarding the invasion and the steps they're taking with humanitarian aid. However, I doubt they'll make it a political stand against the Russian leadership or the restrictions on those people/services/territories. It all certainly puts ones own problems into perspective.