Sometimes, you can obviously hear a problem with your fan if it stutters and grinds audibly. If your problems are more pronounced and your MacBook Air is regularly shutting down, you may need to test your fans. Still, if your fans are whirring loudly and it's heating up to a worrying temperature, here's how to cool down your MacBook Air.
Apple simply didn't design these slimline laptops for processor-intensive tasks, which is why the MacBook Air gets hot so easily. The board generates heat as it works, and that heat only has one route of escape. Intensive processing tasks like rendering video effects, playing games, or opening too many browser tabs take their toll on your Mac's logic board and processor. Worse than that, the M1 MacBook Air doesn't even have a fan, making it potentially more prone to overheating if you manage to push the Apple Silicon chip hard enough. It's likely that this problem is down to the compact design with only a single vent-at the hinge of the screen-to aid heat dispersal. The MacBook Air from 2020 appears to be particularly prone to overheating problems.
These are issues that every computer contends with, but MacBook Air models seem to experience more overheating issues than most. All sorts of problems might make your MacBook Air hot, ranging from a buildup of dust to a load of browser tabs.
