Comment by zozbot234
6 years ago
> Chips get hotter, which can result in all sorts of problems (particularly with big screens and graphics-intensive apps, but modern storage as well is often at risk by poor cooling).
Why would you want to run non-trivial compute and storage in a non-temp-controlled environment anyway? That's an obvious use case for a thin-client setup. I'd surmise that some products intended for industrial, rugged etc. use can be a bit more resilient to extreme environments than your average laptop, and performance would be a non-issue.
Our office (NZ) has no aircon and in summer (ie now) my passively cooled 2015 MacBook is constantly throwing up thermal warnings imploring me to quit apps to maintain performance.