| On TWiT[0]. They had the keyboard up to 115f sometimes, some other videos on youtube have gone much higher. I've also seen a couple of youtubers and the number is growing, returning their macbooks [1], [2], due to the performance and the number is growing daily. I really think this issue is down to a few things. 1) The need from Apple to be thinner each iteration, is really costing them the ability to have better thermals and fans. 2) Putting an 14nm chip where a 10nm should be. Unfortunately Intel is having issues with that. 3) No vents at the sides or the back, only where the screen is. Poor design considerations when it comes to heat. I'm going to be keeping onto my MBPr 2012 for another year. I want to see some of these issues being resolved. I would not be surprised if this spurs on Apple to phase in Arm processors in 2020. [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DcIP6FtuRk [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZfXBN6kqu8 [2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_K1rpYz6ug |
It astonishes me how well that old laptop does what I need, considering any laptop from 2006 or 2004 would have been slow as molasses in 2012, and total garbage today.