Comment by shortrounddev2
2 days ago
I haven't used a MacBook in years but when I did, their power management was actually the worst thing about them - this was before they moved to ARM, so I assume it has improved, but it was common for a MacBook pro to turn into a screaming hot chunk of aluminum which would burn your legs on contact and misrepresent the actual battery life available to it.
My biggest issue with pre-arm macs is that on the highest end models (issued Core i9 from my job), it would thermal throttle to the point it was nearly useless when I needed it the most. It was really locked down, so I couldn't do anything to undervolt/underclock it, which would have made it run much better.
> their power management was actually the worst thing about them - this was before they moved to ARM
I'd wager all of the improvements are from the silicon itself and not anything Apple has done with macOS.
tbh it seems intentional to me, and I broadly prefer it. I would much rather have a hot device than a loud fan, at very nearly all times I use a computer. hot aluminum dissipates heat quite well, just passively cool as long as possible please.
could they have used larger fans to reduce that noise? yes, definitely, and probably should have. but it's hard to beat using the whole device as a radiator.
Personally I would prefer a laptop which optimizes for heat and noise over one which optimizes for thinness as a measure of success
you've got quite a lot of alternates then, just not any macs :)
The Apple Community moderators would have you believe you're using the built-in pizza stone function wrong.