Hi, found a good deal on 2015 15"mac pro and I’m thinking about picking it up since I want finally try macos as my daily driver. But one thing is important to me, how often does fan kicks in and how loud is it?

Basically, can you browse on the web without fans spinning very loud?

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Thanks!

  • 4v3ngR@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I recently picked up a 15 inch 2015. Temperatures sit around 60°C (noting it is almost summer here), fans are around 2000rpm. They are not audible over the ambient noise in the room. When the fans do spin up to max they are noticable. They’re comparable to the fans on the 2018 and 2019 pros.

    1080p video playback (youtube) does not induce audible fan noise, nor does basic web browsing. Geekbench and cinebench do get the laptop cooking though (temperatures hover around 96°C)