Comment by jarjoura
1 day ago
TBF, I just recently picked up this same model, and it's reminding me of the last gen Intel i9 MBP. Just visiting any non-basic website spins up the fans and battery life isn't great either. Yes, this thing is fast, but damn it gets hot just using it for normal tasks.
Still, I don't agree. I think this machine is meant to use local models. You just have to wear pants if you want to keep it directly on your lap. I rarely use it that way anyway. I prefer it plugged into an external display and comfortably sitting on a laptop stand.
Is there something wrong with the m5s? I have an m4 pro and I’ve never heard the fan on it. I don’t do much with local llms, but I naturally use the web and play games (windows games at that with wine/crossover).
That seems very unusual for modern Apple Silicon. Our family has:
- M3 Pro MacBook Pro 36GB
- M2 Pro MacBook Pro 16GB
- Mac Studio M4 Max 48GB
and I have not heard the fans on any of them with normal use. The only time I've ever heard automatic fans was when I was using a local 12B model on the M3 MacBook Pro, and when running 70B models on the Studio.
You should consider checking Activity Monitor and making sure that the usual suspects are not causing issues with sustained high CPU. And you can use an app like [Stats](https://mac-stats.com) if you want to see that info while actively using the computer.
As someone who just upgraded a month ago from the last Intel MBP to a new base M5 MBP, I think your laptop might have a problem. I'm definitely not experiencing any of what you describe when doing normal tasks.
This is not normal. You have a broken Mac. Make an appointment.