My M2 MBA doesn't have a fan but literally smokes the majority on Intel systems which are space heaters this time of year. Those legacy x86 apps don't really exist for the majority of people anymore.

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ProllyInfamous 7 hours ago | parent [-]

If you place 1mm thermal pads between the sinks and the case, the CPUs/GPUs won't throttle as readily. At least for my M3 MBA (check your actual clearance).

I replaced a MacPro5,1 with an M2Pro — which uses soooooo much less energy performing similarly mundane tasks (~15x+). Idle is ~25W v. 160W

	▲	zozbot234 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Caution: don't put the laptop in your lap if you've done this. There's a reason it doesn't ship like that out of the box.