The reason why the MacBook Air doesn't need a fan
Big Tech Apple The reason why the MacBook Air doesn't need a fan Apple Silicon delivers enough performance without overheating. By Dave Meikleham July 26, 2026 9:30 am EST Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock Apple decided to ditch fans in the MacBook Air several years ago. The company made this significant hardware switch-up when it replaced Intel processors with its own silicon, starting with the M1 MacBook Air in late 2020.
- ▪Big Tech Apple The reason why the MacBook Air doesn't need a fan Apple Silicon delivers enough performance without overheating.
- ▪By Dave Meikleham July 26, 2026 9:30 am EST Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock Apple decided to ditch fans in the MacBook Air several years ago.
- ▪The company made this significant hardware switch-up when it replaced Intel processors with its own silicon, starting with the M1 MacBook Air in late 2020.
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| Publication time | Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:30:00 +0000 |
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Big Tech Apple The reason why the MacBook Air doesn't need a fan Apple Silicon delivers enough performance without overheating. By Dave Meikleham July 26, 2026 9:30 am EST Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock Apple decided to ditch fans in the MacBook Air several years ago. The company made this significant hardware switch-up when it replaced Intel processors with its own silicon, starting with the M1 MacBook Air in late 2020. The main reason Apple was able to drop active cooling from its thinnest portable Macs? That's down to the Apple M-series CPUs in recent models being much more power-efficient and performant than the Intel chips found in pre-2020 editions of the Air.
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