LinuxHardware

Hey!

TL;DR: "Newer CPUs -> more power -> more fan noise?" Or does it make sense to buy newest generation CPUs if I really care about quiet fans?

As an Apple user for over a decade I also haven't really looked at hardware for years so I hope this is not a dumb question.

I'm looking at laptops (preferably AMD, I guess?) right now, and I'm wondering if the extra price for this years hardware (for example the Ryzen AI CPUs or Intels Lunar Lake) is worth it, when my main "want" is quiet fans?

I mean, of course I care about battery and actual processing power, but as I use my laptop for work and private stuff, the fan noise is more important to me than the other two.

Reason: I work with patients in a very quiet environment, so it's annoying when the notebook's fans get extremely loud and then quiet again at irregular intervals.

I know nothing will ever be as quiet as my M1 Macbook Air, but I'm not expecting that.

In my work use, I'm mostly typing. Sometime I might be showing my patients a video or use the notebook to record certain exercises, so I don't think that's heavy use.

My private use is mostly Browser, Streaming, text processing. (I try to stick to the Steam Deck when it comes to gaming)

If you do have a laptop recommendation I'm happy to hear it, of course, but I'm probably going to stick to the tried and tested Dell / HP / Thinkpad recommendations that you see on every Reddit thread. (I sadly had a not-so-good experience with Tuxedo, although I would have loved to support a company like that.)

Thanks!