Twice as high: Temperature 16" Clamshell (closed) vs. normal (open) use.

[joelhinch]

Same here. I run four screens in clamshell mode with a TS3+ doc, and I cannot hear the fans. Temperature are around 57 C now. House is at 20C.

How do you run 4 screens out of the TS3 ?

 

[PROFESS0R]

two through the ts3+ connected to the left usb c port and two through the right usb c port. I use hdmi splitters for both outputs.

How do you run 4 screens out of the TS3 ?

 

[bikerc]

Very interesting. I did a PRAM/NVRAM Reset and a SMC reset on the machine. Now it is much more silent.
I am using it docked to a Caldigit TS3+ Dock and a 4K Monitor.

The temperature in clamshell and non clamshell do not differ a lot, here are some screenshots.
Left image is the laptop in opened state, the right image is in clamshell mode.
There is not a significant difference in my case. I am really starting to like this machine a lot.
When the popping sound issue is really solved with Catalina10.15.2 then I am completely satisfied
These results obviously are not longterm results. But based on that I will not return the machine, I had already contacted Apple and they told me to send the Macbook back via Amazon where I bought it via a black friday deal, that should not be necesary anymore

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What program did you use to view the temperaturs?

Thanks

 

[petterihiisila]

What program did you use to view the temperaturs?

Thanks

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