MacBook Air

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.

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

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

The MacBook Air doesn’t have a fan. Not exactly meant for performance gaming.

Nep’s chip won’t handle Rhino on usable basis. May open and do couple functions eventually. Look for any M chip Mac with most RAM possible. Only difference across same-chip models are thermals. Did thermal mod on my MacBook Air M2. Rhino heavy modelling. Keyshot Studio. After Effects full edit/rende

You are comparing apples to oranges. The MacBook Air doesn't have a proper cooling system like the M5 Pro, nor the AIR GPU If you handle multiple screens like a pro, then you are comparing a base M4 model with an M5 Pro. Doesn't make sense

I am concerned about the fanless design of the MacBook Air and how it will perform under heavy load. How does the fanless M5 compare in performance to the M4 Pro for the specific configurations I have chosen?

I could be convinced to go Mac because whatever laptop I end up with will also replace my 2018(?) MacBook Air which is on its last legs. It can barely play a YouTube video without the fans spinning up

M5 no doubt is very strong but MacBook air doesn't have fans so can't sustain peak performance. Better to compare it against the pro.

Unfortunate. I use a Mac mini m4 pro chip ofc I have fans and you don't so thermals are the difference. there are some mods for the MacBook airs the give them that thermal boost. but it wont be near as good as native fans. the only way to solve this is to sell your MacBook and buy an older MacBook P