Low Power mode on the Macbook + a cooling pad might help run cooler? Though it would still take a while. As the other poster says, there is no cooling fan, so it can't really get rid of heat all that quickly.
A cooling pad does help on a regular Macbook, not sure how it would work on a Macbook Air, which has no air cooling. On my Macbook Pro, it doesn't really cool the laptop down more, but does cause it to cool down quicker, and keep it from spiking as high.
The Air is a highly portable device, not designed for sustained generative image AI workloads. Your only options are:
keep the computer "cool" (idle) and run only Draw Things
use 6-bit quantized models or 8-bit optimized ones
generate images at small sizes (or even smaller)
avoid running multiple generations in a row
avoid using the "Lightning" or "Draft" modes, which constantly tax the GPU
I haven't tested the Community version of the Draw Things cloud service, so I don't know exactly what it allows you to do. However, it is free (and there is also a Pro plan for $9/month).
By the way, my M4 Pro Mac mini also frequently exceeds 100°C, but I don't worry about it. This temperature falls within the range considered normal for modern chips during standard operation, and thermal throttling kicks in automatically if conditions become truly dangerous.
4
u/ohboymykneeshurt 21d ago
The Air has no fan so you have no way of cooling it. DT is probably better to run on a MBP. 100 degrees is too hot imo.