A solid-state cooling system called AirJet was able to cool an M2 MacBook Air enough to keep with the M2 MacBook Pro when running a demanding benchmark test over a sustained period. The bad news is ...

The MacBook Air, powered by Apple's M2 chip, doesn't have a fan inside. That helps to make it thin, light, power efficient, and most important, silent. And all while being nice and fast as well. The ...

When Apple launched the M1 MacBook Air and M1 MacBook Pro, it stunned the world with performance and energy efficiency. Apple placed the same chip inside two different machines, targeting two ...

The repair experts at iFixit have completed a teardown of the new M2 MacBook Air, revealing a very simple chip cooling mechanism, an accelerometer, and other details. In a YouTube clip posted on ...

So, it appears to trade off power for silence and possibly (unproven) longer life. I suspect it gets some fraction of the cooling efficiency of a fan, although that’s hard to judge with these numbers.

The M4 MacBook Air represents a remarkable blend of portability and performance, showcasing Apple’s engineering prowess. Its fanless design contributes to its sleek form factor and silent operation, ...