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		hoppp 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Why hasn't x86 caught up with Apple M seri... I don't think a fan spinning is negative. The cooling is functioning effectively. Apple often lets the device throttle before it turns on the fans for "better ux" linux plays no such mind games.

xutopia 6 months ago [–]

The way the notebooks are built allow for passive cooling, fans are actually quieter and the CPUs run colder at same workloads as proven by cinebench per watt test. It's not just a simple thing.

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