MacBook Air

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MacBook Air

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MacBook Neo has a thermal protection over the chip

I did a similar copper shim mod on my MacBook Air 2019 back then, it helped with the temps a lot but it made it strictly not a “lap”top. There is a reason why there is an air gap, and it is for not literally burning you or cooking your skin.

pluckyvirus in r/mac

March 13, 2026 11:55 AM

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Tim Cook isn't going to get fired, and Steve Jobs isn't rolling over in his grave

Am I the only one still blown away when I use my m4 MacBook Air and my m3 max MacBook Pro? The battery life, speed and lack of heat still boggles my mind. That may be because I remember a time when having more than one browser open lagged your whole computer.

Mr_Doubtful in r/apple

July 4, 2025 1:21 PM

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Anyone else using a fanless Mac? (M2 Air personally) I feel like I’m ruining it

I would recommend not using the case, at least when encoding stuff. MacBook airs are designed to use the chase to transfer heat away from the devices passively (since it lacks a fan). When you have a case on it, your causing heat to buildup a lot. macOS should throttle it to safe temperature, but it

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korxion in r/handbrake

May 26, 2026 3:29 PM

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Are high mem MacBook Airs pointless?

I'm typing this on my 32GB M5 MacBook Air, so I'm hopefully fairly well placed to comment here It comes down to what you're trying to achieve and how you will actually be using the LLM If you want it to be performing agentic local coding tasks, you're going to find it heats up far too fast and throt

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audigex in r/LocalLLM

April 8, 2026 4:13 PM

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Running Paralives on an M1 Mac

I have an M1 MacBook Air with 16GB RAM and I’ve been wanting to attempt to run the game but I’m worried since it doesn’t meet the minimum requirements. Based on your experience on the Pro do you think a slightly weaker Mac than yours would struggle too much? I play the sims 4 with a good amount of e

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NationalFakeNews in r/Paralives

May 26, 2026 1:19 PM

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College laptop recs?

For film/video editing, prioritize RAM and SSD over touchscreen stuff. I’d probably look at a refurbished or student discount MacBook Air M2/M3 with 16GB RAM if you can stretch it a bit, those things handle editing surprisingly well while staying light and quiet. On Windows, Lenovo Legion Slim or AS

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Imaginary_Gate_698 in r/AskTechnology

May 25, 2026 7:00 PM

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I just bought the M5 MacBook Air and the iPad feels completely USELESS. Change my mind.

I have a MacBook Air M4 and a iPhone 15 Pro Max. I’ve always loved iPads and have pretty much always owned one, but this is the first time I’ve genuinely questioned whether buying another iPad Pro actually makes sense for me anymore. I keep looking at the 11 inch iPad Pro because the OLED screen loo

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Asmodeus41 in r/iPadPro

May 23, 2026 6:56 AM

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Comprem um cooler bom, vale a pena

tenho um MacBook Air M3, que n tem ventoinha e ele fica impossível de usar no verão. comprar esses cooler foi a melhor coisa

heyyjupiter in r/computadores

May 15, 2026 1:14 PM

2

I have a Mouse problem

"Your MacBook Air has no fans, it's capable of absolutely nothing" – OK

riomaxx in r/logitech

May 1, 2026 9:22 AM

2

need help to choose between a macbook or any other laptop

If you're looking for quality and no headaches, then MacBook is your best choice, M series is fast, quiet, good battery and is very good for studying. Only if you need windows specific applications and gaming should you not go. Otherwise a MacBook Air M3 with 16 GB RAM would be a great buy.

Mums_Basement_Nerd in r/Laptop

May 1, 2026 9:12 PM

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