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Amorr · Post by **Amorr** » Fri Oct 20, 2023 11:08 pm

Hi, I am wondering if there are any windows laptops that have similar performance to the M1 Macbooks with similar ability to stay quiet under stress. I hate working with MacOS but so far have not been able to find anything similar on the windows side, specifically in the areas of fan noise. Any suggestions?
Thanks.

Haptix · Post by **Haptix** » Sat Oct 21, 2023 1:05 am

Have you tried to disable the fans and let it warm up to 110 degrees °C like a macbook? Would help with the fan noise..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSkcMwz ... el=MaxTech

rACatkvr · Post by **rACatkvr** » Sat Oct 21, 2023 5:54 am

Amorr wrote: ↑Fri Oct 20, 2023 11:08 pm Hi, I am wondering if there are any windows laptops that have similar performance to the M1 Macbooks with similar ability to stay quiet under stress. I hate working with MacOS but so far have not been able to find anything similar on the windows side, specifically in the areas of fan noise. Any suggestions?
Thanks.

Short answer is no.

lfm · Post by **lfm** » Sat Oct 21, 2023 6:03 am

I'm pleasently surprised by Asus Vivobook I have which has a really pleasent "wooooossh" instead of hi pitched fan. But this is a weak laptop for browsing internet only and don't know about the stronger good enough for daws and such.

Amorr · Post by **Amorr** » Sat Oct 21, 2023 4:32 pm

Haptix wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 1:05 am Have you tried to disable the fans and let it warm up to 110 degrees °C like a macbook? Would help with the fan noise..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSkcMwz ... el=MaxTech

My macbook never gets hot in the slightest mate.

Amorr · Post by **Amorr** » Sat Oct 21, 2023 4:32 pm

Thanks for the replies everyone! Looks like I'm stuck with MacOS.

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Sat Oct 21, 2023 4:39 pm

Does it have to be a laptop?

The thing is, there isn't anything like the Apple M1 CPU's in the Windows world (i.e. relatively performant passively cooled CPU's), but, you get more power (for the respective price tag, of course) than any Mac when you go with a desktop PC.

Amorr · Post by **Amorr** » Sun Oct 22, 2023 5:38 am

chk071 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 4:39 pm Does it have to be a laptop?

The thing is, there isn't anything like the Apple M1 CPU's in the Windows world (i.e. relatively performant passively cooled CPU's), but, you get more power (for the respective price tag, of course) than any Mac when you go with a desktop PC.

Yeah, I do a lot of work remotely so a laptop is essential sadly.

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Sun Oct 22, 2023 8:49 am

Ok, then, as others said, I don't see an alternative to a Macbook, IF you want to have it passively cooled. Coolers in laptops have gone more and more silent in laptops over the years as well though.

osiris · Post by **osiris** » Sun Oct 22, 2023 12:30 pm

This is an interesting article:
https://www.production-expert.com/produ ... o-computer

Looks like multi core beat it on multis.

uOpt · Post by **uOpt** » Sun Oct 22, 2023 2:01 pm

Well, there are ARM laptops for Windows. But they don't solve the software problem.

sQeetz · Post by **sQeetz** » Sat Oct 28, 2023 12:28 am

osiris wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2023 12:30 pm
Looks like multi core beat it on multis.

What does that mean? Sounds like gibberish to me

BONES · Post by **BONES** » Sat Oct 28, 2023 1:15 am

Amorr wrote: ↑Fri Oct 20, 2023 11:08 pm Hi, I am wondering if there are any windows laptops that have similar performance to the M1 Macbooks with similar ability to stay quiet under stress. I hate working with MacOS but so far have not been able to find anything similar on the windows side, specifically in the areas of fan noise. Any suggestions?

Don't worry about fan noise is probably the best advice. It's hardly relevant in 2023 but it does make a great marketing tool for Apple. Beyond that, how much are you looking to spend? I just got one of these with a Core i9 and RTX 3050 for around US$1500 with a full 12 month factory warranty. It came with 16GB of RAM and a super-fast 1TB SSD.

It's a bit thicker than an iPad or a Surface Pro but it's a serious machine. Even when it's going flat-out I have to strain to hear the fans. Full retail is roughly double what I actually paid for mine, which is why working on PC gives you so much more bang for your buck; only mugs pay full retail. It's replacing both my Core i5 model and my laptop.

Jac459 · Post by **Jac459** » Sat Oct 28, 2023 1:50 am

BONES wrote: ↑Sat Oct 28, 2023 1:15 am
Amorr wrote: ↑Fri Oct 20, 2023 11:08 pm Hi, I am wondering if there are any windows laptops that have similar performance to the M1 Macbooks with similar ability to stay quiet under stress. I hate working with MacOS but so far have not been able to find anything similar on the windows side, specifically in the areas of fan noise. Any suggestions?
Don't worry about fan noise is probably the best advice. It's hardly relevant in 2023 but it does make a great marketing tool for Apple. Beyond that, how much are you looking to spend? I just got one of these with a Core i9 and RTX 3050 for around US$1500 with a full 12 month factory warranty. It came with 16GB of RAM and a super-fast 1TB SSD.

It's a bit thicker than an iPad or a Surface Pro but it's a serious machine. Even when it's going flat-out I have to strain to hear the fans. Full retail is roughly double what I actually paid for mine, which is why working on PC gives you so much more bang for your buck; only mugs pay full retail. It's replacing both my Core i5 model and my laptop.

What is your real life experience with battery life in a DAW session?

TS-12 · Post by **TS-12** » Sat Oct 28, 2023 3:58 am

Haptix wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 1:05 am Have you tried to disable the fans and let it warm up to 110 degrees °C like a macbook? Would help with the fan noise..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSkcMwz ... el=MaxTech

I’ve been using M1 MacBook since it came out, for heavy projects with ASIO around 90% sometimes.
It barely gets warm.
Never had fans turn on

Windows laptop to rival M1 Macbook Pro