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by cassianoleal 1698 days ago
It's not fixed though, it simply cripples the CPU in order to keep it cooler. This was already achievable by disabling Turbo Boost [0]. I can't tell which solution works better but before switching to an M1 Air I was running TBS on my 16" and it made things more acceptable.

[0] https://github.com/rugarciap/Turbo-Boost-Switcher
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tomxor 1698 days ago
No idea if this is a hardware issue, but this approach (underclocking and permanent low power modes) is historically how Apple have "fixed" other hardware flaws - cough - nvidia - cough - After you've experienced it you tend to not buy macs any more.
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cassianoleal 1698 days ago
Some reports in the MacRumors thread [0] suggest the problem doesn't happen on Windows, which suggests a driver issue. I haven't tested that myself though.

[0] https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/16-is-hot-noisy-with-an...

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bombcar 1698 days ago
The GPU is exceptionally bad about certain things - probably in the driver - but turning off texture animations in Minecraft cooled the computer down tremendously.
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whalesalad 1698 days ago
All that legacy bs crutchy stuff is the reason they are doing their own silicon. I am super stoked about the performance of my M1. Combine my experience w/ this machine + Apple's latest turnaround w/ the Macbook Pro's - my faith is restored. If I needed a new rig I would not hesitate to pick one of these up.
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tomxor 1697 days ago
> All that legacy bs crutchy stuff is the reason they are doing their own silicon

I don't deny there are some genuinely interesting tech coming out of Apple (I wish I could buy an M1 without all the Apple baggage), but the problem is not crusty old tech, there will always be flaws and technical issues... the problem is this persistent attitude of covering shit up and flat out lying to customers faces, especially when they have spent so much fricking money on a premium product.

I can't buy from a company who deeply disrespects their customers in this way. This will sound like an extreme reaction to anyone who hasn't experienced this side of Apple yet - but just wait until you experience it first hand.

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whalesalad 1690 days ago
You're being overdramatic. They responded to the criticism of the pro community with the new Macbook Pro which has been unanimously seen as an olive branch.
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