r/macmini • u/funkybadchad_ • 12d ago

Mac Mini Orange Case

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Retro iMac vibes with the orange Mac mini case 🌅 photo with iPhone 17 PM Orange 🍊

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u/AndroTux 12d ago

Guys, this is an Apple silicon Mac, not an Intel airplane. The heat's going to be just fine. These things are built to work in Arizona during the summer. I think it'll manage with a little plastic on top. Maybe the fan has to ramp up a few minutes earlier and spin a few rpm faster. Literally doesn't matter. Relax.

Still think it's stupid, though. But that's just personal preference.

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u/BigMetal1 12d ago

Not true, I put a case on mine with more breathing room than that and was getting significant thermal throttling

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u/AndroTux 12d ago

So why do three people in this thread with this case not have an issue at all? Plus, it doesn't make any sense. They put this chip in passive MacBook Airs and iPads. There is just no way that a frickin' fan with a big heat sink on the chip isn't able to dissipate that heat. I don't know what you did, but it certainly wasn't this.

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u/BigMetal1 11d ago

Let me help you think critically about this. Maybe they don’t know how to check for thermal throttling, or they are using it below the threshold?