[throwaway45631]

Amen.

I would always choose my 2020 lowest specced M1-MBA over my highend specced Intel-MBP from 2017.

Not only are they hot, they are also loud. You notice when intel users join a video conference because of the constant fan-noise [1].

Not to mention that the constant heat comes with rediculous malfunctions over time.

I considered leaving the platform until the Apple Silicon CPUs arrived. I currently run a kubernetes cluster on my new MBP with 13 pods plus 2 dev servers for some Java BE and another for a web-FE - no fan-noise!

[1] at least those with a 13 inch MBP 2017

[olyjohn]

Wow I ran a cluster 2x that size on a Raspberry Pi. And no fan noise either.