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My Impressions of the MacBook Pro M4

(michael.stapelberg.ch)
240 points secure | 5 comments | 31 Oct 25 10:13 UTC | HN request time: 1.061s | source
1. anonymous344 ◴[31 Oct 25 18:49 UTC] No.45775356[source]▶
why is it getting hot?

i noticed my ola macbook pro was connected to my router even when it was sleeping.. probably sending some private info periodically to apple and cia

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2. jlund-molfese ◴[31 Oct 25 19:01 UTC] No.45775478[source]▶
If you'd like to change that, you can go to System Settings → Battery → Options → Wake for Network Access

Or just search for "Power Nap" (what it used to be called). They usually wake up intermittently for Time Machine backups, wake-on-lane and other stuff.

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3. ProllyInfamous ◴[01 Nov 25 05:40 UTC] No.45779486[source]▶
I have mine set to `NEVER` [wake for network access] and yet it still makes DNS requests often while asleep.

Curiously, it is able to maintain network connection even through the 1/4" steel of the safe it's stored within. The older Intel MBP doesn't and cannot.

4. javier2 ◴[01 Nov 25 12:42 UTC] No.45781200[source]▶
I have done this, yet every now and then my macbook still wants to connect to my bluetooth headphones from my backpack.
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5. jlund-molfese ◴[02 Nov 25 02:41 UTC] No.45787470{3}[source]▶
Hah, sounds like OS X! I have every possible Universal Control setting turned off, yet the process continues running and slurping up CPU cycles. It's impossible to kill or really disable unless you turn off SIP, and I'd prefer not to do that.