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should the fan on the MacBook Pro 16 inch always run? Even at very low CPU activity?

I am new to MacBook Pro. I had some issues in setting up and the fan made lot of noise. I followed advise and reset SMC. Now everything is smooth.

I do notice however, that the fan is constantly on, albeit at lower speed, but still running, even when all apps are closed. use Safari, typing this message.


So I am wondering, is MacBook indeed set so that the fan is always on? and only the speed can vary?

Posted on Sep 12, 2020 5:30 AM

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Posted on Sep 12, 2020 5:51 AM

Yes, always on, as it has always been!

It'll probably change with the introduction of the new architecture, with Apple's own ARM based CPUs.

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should the fan on the MacBook Pro 16 inch always run? Even at very low CPU activity?

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