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MacBook Neo mods include copper and liquid cooling

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Get Tom's Hardware's best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox. You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful With a starting price of $599, Apple’s newly launched MacBook Neo is a solid option for first-time Mac users, students, or anyone looking for an inexpensive laptop for basic tasks. The company has made some compromises to keep the price in check, but one that many users may overlook is the laptop’s thermal design. The A18 Pro mobile SoC powering the device, also seen on the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max, is passively cooled with a simple graphene sheet and some thermal compound. While that may be sufficient for lighter workloads, stressing the laptop can push temperatures north of 100 degrees Celsius, leading to potential thermal throttling. In their latest YouTube video, ETA Prime highlighted the same issue when they stressed their MacBook Neo by running No Man’s Sky.…

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