I Added a FAN to the M2 MacBook Air - Was it Worth it?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ก.ค. 2024
- We did what Apple WOULDN'T do, and the Results were Shockingly Good!
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I Added a FAN to the M2 MacBook Air - 00:00
4 Methods of Cooling - 00:38
Install Instructions - 01:54
Fan Power Usage - 03:17
CPU Throttling Results - 04:12
Graphics Throttling Results - 09:10
Video Rendering Performance - 11:43
What Method should YOU Use? - 14:19
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you actually did it! lol
13" M2 standoff please!
Good job. Thnx for the mods.
I’d love to know what laptop and specs you’d recommend for me who has always a ton of tabs open (I saw your other video shows slowing down and performance drop), does canva designs and infographics, wanting to get into making brief videos and editing them for TH-cam, use an external CD player for some language learning and other things, interactive learning softwares that I use?
The laptop stands with fans really saved my life during school with my Intel retina 15" MacBook Pro. My renders went from 2-3 hours each to just under 30 min. Totally recommend.
Wow HUGE difference!
@@MaxTechOfficial Just a heads up. Somebody is trying to scam people in the comment section of your last video while claiming to be from this channel.
@@mikejames1347 The Telegram scammers do that on all their videos.
@Can a swallow swallow? For sure, but I didn’t know if Max Tech had mods keeping an eye on their comment section.
Now if Apple would have created an adequate thermal cooling solution for all its devices, that wouldn’t have been so necessary, as it still is today with the MacBook Air M2.
I love the way you just don’t only review things, but you also take those things apart and explain how they work! ❤️ You are doing a fantastic work.
The cooler you used had two outboard fans. However the one you showed at Amazon had three. The third was under the cpu and may have given you better performance as it’s located near where the Razor fan was.
Yes that is cheaper and likely better but we only had the dual fan one
Too bad you can use Thermoelectric cooling and connect it directly to the charger plug so only runs when connected to power. Now easy way to dissipate heat from it. But would be cool.
@@MaxTechOfficial congratulations on 1 million subscribers.
This is all very well and good but WHY didn't apple add pads and an overall better thermal solution?
@@rickysmith1666 because we did not sue them after what they did to last Intel Macbook Air, where they did not attach cooler to the CPU.
Would love to see the same test on M2 MacBook Pro and M1 MacBook Air. Pretty sure the results will be very interesting
The pro have a stock fan, I doubt if there is much people can do about it
So I requested a video like this so many videos ago. So glad it was done. Thanks!
The results are definitely as I expected.
Hey Max, Vadim and Angela, congrats on 1 million subscribers!!! been following you guys since your time in apple insider and the start of this channel, love your content.
I’m old people and in the “olden days” when our HP laptops would get too hot we would place them on small cookie cooling racks so that there was more air space under the laptop which is where the fan pulled air from. Worked well.
The MacBook Air doesn’t have a fan……
Back on my old 2019/20 intel macbook pro I would either put it on top of my windows metal frame or have my air conditioner blast air under it.
1 million! I was rooting for you! Congrats guys!!!
Nice work! Looks like the Macbook M2 Pro and Max should be OK with fans and hopefully pads stock. Also, addition of a large vapor chamber should help a lot too if I understand how a vapor chamber works.
a heat-pipe along the back would be much better than a chamber that mostly buffers the heat in a corner, it also gets closer to your hands and the batteries
You guys are incredible! 🤯
Your testing was really nice. Keep going. Thanks
Love it, thanks for doing this
Thanks for you really test this
Thanks for the great review video
Wow! This is awesome! Very good testing and I find the data fascinating!
Like the practical suggestions
I swear you be testing every possible thing to ensure if something is worth it and valuable. I really applaud you for the depths you go to ensure a consumer makes the right choice.
So proud of MaxTech and everything this channel does! You guys have done so well have reached your goal of 1 million subscribers before the end of the month - incredible milestone! Keep up the good work! 👍
Love that you guys take the time to run experiments like this. The thermal pad + laptop cooling pad definitely extends the performance of the m2 air. It would be interesting to see what kind of gaming fps you could get in a comparison of the 10 core vs 8 core models with the mod vs stock.
Yeah it "extends" the performance but those thermal pads will completely kill your battery very fast.
Apples engineers are not stupid. They designed this thing the way they did for reasons. Spreading out the heat to the entire aluminum chassis will heat up the battery to a very critical level and that's far from good.
And that's aside from killing your warranty by doing this stupid thing.
congrats on the mil
Very nice information, thank you
Your content helped me so much ❤️
Was eagerly waiting for MAXTECH to launch their videos on M2 MacBook air...
Videos you make are so satisfying that they are just fun to watch from first to last without skipping...
Thank you Max..
Take love from Bangladesh ❤️❤️❤️
The M2 series of videos is just amazing. Great job
Thank you for your great testings-Really appreciate your efforts and dedication-It was so surprising to see the razor and the Pads cause such a great difference-Really does allow for sustained performance-Thank you so much for these great videos-Keep it up!.
This Max Tech channel never ceases to amaze me 👍😀
Great work guys
Thank You!!! I’m so sick of Apple pundits who say “Just buy a $2000 Mac Pro” if you need to do heavy work. Well, not everyone can spend that money. That’s why people mod Honda Civics.
There are some crazy fast civics out there lol. With that said, if you can afford it and don't mind the extra size and with the 14" MBP is better if you need the best performance in a smallish package.
Congratulations on the million! It’s official! 🙌
Great work
Congratulations on 1Mil!
Wow Galing!
Thanks! can't believe you thought of this. I can now confidently go an buy that Razr fan
Congrats on 1 mil sub. You really deserved it!
What a video!!! Thank you Max!
Interesting results!
Kudos to you for this test! This is one I was asking for in comments all along (Doubt it was seen among 1000s comments - all good!). Modern laptops need better cooling to get better performance. I use one on my work 2019 MBP with Core i-7 and the laptop stays cooler that way.
Thanks for the tip on the Razor Fan. I might get one to use on the go. Really cool!
CONGRATS FOR THE 1 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS ...... ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO WATCH THE PASSION AND DEDICATION, TO MAKE INFORMATIVE AND QUALITY CONTENT.
Thank you!
Huge video, thank you. No one ever do some researches. Keep it up 👍
Congrats on the 1 mill
So finally MacBook Air has an only fans?
There was a video from another TH-camr, which called out the thermal pads solution. The thermal pads actually made the other components of the MBA to heat up to dangerous levels, including the battery. This is because the thermal pads transfer the heat to almost the entire aluminium case, which in turn causes the heat to spread to other components. I think it is important that you address this issue in your videos as well.
That dude also didn't show any damage being caused and it was just clickbait speculation. Nobody that has done the mod on the M1 or M2 Airs have reported an issue due to the pads.
not when you have air blow at the bottom
That guy's videos are full on click bait, I just blacklist his channel.
Clickbait and its a moot point because the bottom of the case in this situation is being cooled by an external cooler + thermal pads. Heat is being dissipated away from the case because of the fans.
you guys are amazing 🤩
Thanks
congrats on 1mil subs!
Wow! Very Useful Video. The more cooler the more better
Awesome video again! This is helpful for my long overdue planned of buying a MacBoook.
Was really excited to see this video seeing that I suggested/requested a video on how things would be if you used the RAZR cooler on the MBA.
i was waiting for this one
Congratulation for 1M subscribers 🎊👍
Love u guys ❤️👌🏻
Congrats to 1M subs
What a change! Temperature plays huge role on their performance
Really appreciate the deep dive you guys are doing with this.
Way more valuable than the 1000000 unboxings.
Great investigation.
11:40 “Watts - higher is more”
Best chart indicator ever, thanks for this ;D
Wow, great video! I was using a 4-fan laptop cooler with my 2016 15-inch MacBook Pro, but then I bought iStat Menus to control the MacBook Pro's two fans directly.
1M subs!!!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉❤️
Yeaaah, babyyy!
Wow… Great vid at always!
Interesting. You're so creative
Well done on getting to 1m subs.
These guys are really squeezing out as much content from one machine as possible haha. I respect it
Seems like a combined laptop cooler + thunderbolt dock would be amazing for the m2 air
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Some vendor needs to create an ideal dock (or standing dock) with fans for the MBA that will also allow for dual Displaylink monitors.
Or....one of the proper pros for the same price
Or... Apple just could do it right. Pushing users to perform DIY modifications from a company that should help avoid DIY nonsense is just like spitting on its customers.
@@HeavenSevenWorld I do hope there is an after market heatsink that comes out for the M2 Air. But without a fan, it will only length the time till it becomes heat soaked.
@@l4ndst4nder Even if someone is a DIY-enthusiast, the problem is that in the EU, we have 2 years warranty by default, but if we open the device, then it's void at the exact moment - and without those pads installed inside, just blowing on the case would have little effect.
Congratulations for the 1M subs!!!!!
Good job, guys, and congrats to you for reaching 1M subscribers. I have been watching your videos since the first video about the M2 Macbook Air because I was interested in getting one to replace my early 2020 Macbook Air with Intel Core i5. Long story short, I got the starlight 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 16 GB RAM, and 512 GB SSD, but I have seen many videos from your channel showing how much the M2 MBA has been throttling under various conditions, so I decided to give the laptop cooler a try. I spent a couple of hours yesterday trying to find a good one, and today you posted this video while testing it with the laptop. I thank you for that because I was undecided and confused about the end result. Now, I know I can do it, and it will work for me too.
Thanks again, guys, and keep up the excellent work! 🙏🏼👍🏼😎
this is such a good idea
Congratulations on hitting 1 Million!!!
Congratulations to Max and Vadim for the 1M subscribers… hard work paying off ! Next target 2M… keep it up guys.
Very useful video, thank you. Can you please do a tutorial on how to add the temperature reading as you have done on your mac, please?
Congrats on 1 million subscribers. Way to go Max Tech ❤️
Amazing video.
Keep the tests coming and real life side by side software tests are the best, it's important.
Congratulations to the first million :)
Congrats for the 1 million subs, you really deserve it for all the covering you are doing ! 👍🏻
I really enjoy your videos !
A lot of scammers on this channel. Which are impersonate Max.
The Problem of bots and bigger channels, they can’t do much against it unfortunately…
This is the kinda tech TH-cam video I like. Crazy experiments :p
You should try putting a quest 2 fan inside the unit and cut holes into the bottom panel.
Wish you also checked clocks tho
I would like also to see any difference between non thermal pad mode and just with fan cuz not everybody wants to void their warranty and this fan mode is a lifesaver during really heavy tasks. ps: this interested me and made me consider buying fan
Awesome video guys. Question - with the thermal pads transferring heat to the entire case, is there concerns of introducing addition heat to the batteries? Would this actually be a feasible option for long term usage?
Yes. It's stupid and will kill your batteries way way faster. And it kills your warranty immediately.
I love all macbook and I love all your Reviews
I Love this channel for pushing the devices to its limits 😆
FAN IS THE KEY
You made it max awesome contents ❤️
Time to submit your applications to the industrial design team!
Congrats for the 1 million subs👏👏👏you made it
1M subs, congratulations.
Congrats on 1M subs!
u are getting creative day by day, good job!!!👌👌✌️✌️
Looooove these experiments. I wouldnt be able to do this 🖤🖤🖤🖤
Whoa. Looks like you guys reached 1 million subscribers! Congratulations!
Interesting results! very expecting M2pro 14"
You guys truly are the GOAT. Crazy performance difference with the thermal pads and laptop cooler, I might have to get them (at least the pads, which I don’t have to lug around) for my Air!
Congrats on hitting 1 million subs!
Case recommendations?
I have a laptop cooler on top of my stand as part of my desk set up at home. I have an M1 Macbook Air, and I just unplug it from my hub when I go out with it, and plug it back in when I get home, to use my monitor.
My laptop just sits on top of the laptop cooler. Used it for years. Some nice blue lighting comes out of it too.
See? Like I mentioned (asked) in one of your videos probably last week. Glad it helps. Thanks
LOL. Another great video. I love how you guys review some of the things that many of us think about. Sure, most users will never try to push the MBA this way; however, it's nice to see someone test these computers to the limits (Plus, I don't void my warranty doing it, because you guys do it...). Interesting though, I can buy a $49 fan and change the way I use my MBA.
I have been pushing my M1 air with thermal mod and fans for AAA beauty in Baldurs Gate for a year, works great!
Idk how are u guys come with these ideas!! Keep it up 😍💕
Hey Max Tech, I heard from other TH-camrs that using a thermal pad inside the M2 Macbook air is a bad idea because it puts more heat towards the battery, possibly leading to very bad results. Have you experienced any increase in battery temps? My M2 air is still weeks away, but I want to make sure that the thermal pad mod is a good idea.
Good to know cause i was thinking of doing that
What a good test!!! I'm wondering What about the battery temp? Battery usually lose power and life time when works under higher temps. How does M2 MBP performs with the external fans?