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Julie Chabin

How do you keep your laptop cool during Summer?

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Hey there! I need your help: my MacBook pro was used to a very tempered climate (aka 🌧 weather) but I recently moved to a warmer region and it's clear that my laptop is not enjoying it at all. How do you keep your laptop from turning into a helicopter on fire? All recommendations welcomed (except the ones suggesting a new laptop πŸ™ˆ) Thank you!
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Rami Debab
I live in Algiers, it gets pretty hot in the summer you really can't do much without AC. I use a laptop stand with a built-in fan to help the air flow, when i don't have that with me i put whatever is at hand between the hinge to elevate my MBP it doesn't do miracles but it definitely helps. Best thing you can do is cool the whole room with an AC.
Hemanth G
Just uninstalled Chrome, and things cooled down pretty much instantly.
Julie Chabin
@hemanthg4 Maybe uninstalling Chrome will solve climate change!
Sahas Katta
Grab one of these USB laptop fans on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3rIHkra
Pek Pongpaet
@sahaskatta I also use a laptop fan rest and found that it helps
Nils Westhoff
I got an M1 from work and all my problems disappeared πŸ˜…
Julie Chabin
@nils_westhoff I wish. Maybe next year πŸ˜…
Yar Bose
@nils_westhoff @syswarren same. Used MacBook Pro 16". Summer is the worst time to work on this frying machine. Sold it. Bought m1. With the rest of the money I bought a monitor, keyboard and mouse. Now I'm happy :)
Bastien Bourdon
My teammates and I were discussing literally the same thing today! Our Macbook Pros (2020) are heating up a lot these days! We're trying to track down whether this is due to a particular software or app, but it seems the only difference has been the weather/room temperature β˜€οΈπŸ”₯
Julie Chabin
@bastienbrd Same. No issue with softwares, but it's so warm these days
Charles Han
Use laptop feet/holder that raises the laptop. Combine that with a fan blowing on the side and you're set. I used a MacBook Pro 15 (2015) during the heatwave and this solved my MacBook throttling problem I know you said you don't want new laptop recommendations but I just sold my laptop to get the M1 MacBook Air. It's 3 times faster and consumes significantly less power which means less heat!
Mark Progano
Laptop standard are a great way. I’d also recommend using canned air to try and clean the fans in the back
Rodolfo Rosini
- 5 fan laptop stand but not with plastic grips as the MBP is too heavy and will slide off - cleaning the fans (only this can knock off 40c) EDIT: I mean open the laptop and clean inside, outside fans not enough - iStat fan running at max 100% of the time
RogerVerhoeven
-Don"t put it on a soft underlay or in the sun -Make the room cooler (Airco/Air) where your Laptop is -Don"t let it on the whole day if you"re not using it
Micky Thompson
Hello, @syswarren I recommend Turbo Boost Switcher Pro for the MacBook if you are running an Intel processor. The software allows you to disable Turbo Boost causing your computer to run cooler. One of the best $9.95 I have ever spent on technology as my computer no longer sounds like a helicopter taking off and I may be able to get another year of out it! http://tbswitcher.rugarciap.com/
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