If you own a MacBook, chances are at some point you will have experienced it overheating. This usually happens when there are too many processes running at once or if you are trying to use some demanding application, like video games or video editing software. As much as Apple has tried to find a balance between design and cooling, overheating does happen, so what does one do?Well if you’re an iFixit programmer, what you could try to do is drill some holes into the computer’s chassis in hopes that it will improve airflow. According to the programmer, “With a 1/16” bit, we drilled holes in the bottom case, under the fans (we figured out where the blades of the fan were exposed based on the dust pattern stuck to the inside of the bottom case). The speed holes worked: The boot chime rang. The screen glowed. The fans blew.”
The holes also helped decrease the average temperature of the laptop which was running between 80-90 degrees C, and would even hit 100 on some occasions. Now thanks to the extra holes, the temperature has managed to drop to an average of 40-50 which is pretty much in the normal range.
Prior to this, the programmer even tried baking the logic board in the oven which worked for a while before the temperatures began to rise again. Of course we suggest that none of you guys should attempt what he has done, but what other creative methods have you come up with to keep your MacBook (or laptops) cool?
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