We have already seen back then that the difference between the performance of a MacBook Air M1 and the MacBook Pro M1 is not decided by the chip, which is exactly the same. That’s decided by the MacBook Pro’s fans, which cool the laptop more so the M1 chip can do more work. The MacBook Air, on the other hand, does not have these fans..
That is to say, the MacBook Air’s M1 chip will slow down its performance as soon as it detects that it is too hot, and since there are no fans to cool it, it must wait for the temperature drops before it can be fully operational again. Given the situation, a youtuber decided to give these MacBook Air a boost modify them to be able to better extract this heat.
Heat is not removed, but can be better dissipated
The idea came from the Created Tech channel, and although you’re risking the laptop’s warranty, it seems get up to 20% more performance. The trick is to place thermal adhesives just above the area where the MacBook Air dissipates heat from the chip. In contact with the heat zones on one side and the case on the other, these adhesives manage to transfer the heat more quickly to the aluminum of the outer case.
In the video it is already noted that closing the lid of the MacBook Air is a little more difficult, since we logically leave an object there for which the computer is not prepared. But at the same time, this extra pressure is good, because it means that adhesive distributes heat better.
Do we notice this extra performance in our daily tasks? Probably notbut yes, in the landmarks more demanding improvement can be seen. It’s not something we encourage everyone to do as the warranty may be voided, but perhaps this video gave Apple an idea to better dissipate heat in future generations of MacBook Airs.
