Fanless, nice. Quiet, nice.... So how does this thing cool down after running several apps for hours??
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What happens when it starts to get Hot with no fan?
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The heat that is generated will probably dissipate through the metal chassis. The CPU physically can't get roasting hot so it's not an issue.
The point is that it's designed to generate less heat, so even running for several hours, it won't get as hot as other Macs.
It can;t be slowed down to 400mhz....because the lowest freq is 1100mhz
It can down clock to 600mhz
Intel® Core™ M-5Y51 Processor (4M Cache, up to 2.60 GHz)you are kidding right?
it operates between 1100mhz and 2.4
That is hardware can't do below or higher than that
It`s going to throttle and that`s the major concern for many of us. Personally the benefit of a fan-less system appeals, equally this is not a computer your going to be wanting to do a lot of "Handbraking" on
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it will underclock to stay below a given TDP
so, yes it can boostclock to 2.whatever but it won't stay there for very long
so, yes it can boostclock to 2.whatever but it won't stay there for very long
Will be interesting to see what happens in more CPU cycle intensive applications.
On my MBA 11" and Surface Pro 3, both with i5, Lightroom causes the fan to kick in. The performance is quite good though, and the fan keeps the temps optimal to avoid thermal throttling.
If the new MacBook downclocks to 600Mhz under the same circumstances to maintain the low TDP, photo editing could become a terrible experience, if not downright hellish.
Waiting for the first reviews with much anticipation.
On my MBA 11" and Surface Pro 3, both with i5, Lightroom causes the fan to kick in. The performance is quite good though, and the fan keeps the temps optimal to avoid thermal throttling.
If the new MacBook downclocks to 600Mhz under the same circumstances to maintain the low TDP, photo editing could become a terrible experience, if not downright hellish.
Waiting for the first reviews with much anticipation.
Your iPhone doesn't get as hot as Macs can under extreme load, and like Macs, your iPhone will shut down before it exceeds safe operating temps.
My point is that I don't believe in a fanless laptop. I rather expect fans to appear in mobile phones some day if they continue to increase their processing power at the current pace.
Millions of mobile phones operate without issue for years without needing fans, whether you believe in them or not. As technology advances result in processing power increases over the years, so does thermal efficiency.
It's a bit of a simplification to suggest they happen at the same rate however, and we are definitely hitting genuine physics problems with thermal efficiency improvements at this point.
