Source: Blog – Hackaday
The emergence of DIY liquid cooling mods for consumer laptops signals that Apple’s thermal management has become the binding constraint on performance—meaning we’re entering an era where the *software* (games, workloads) is outpacing the *hardware design*, forcing enthusiasts to hack solutions that should have been engineered in from the factory. This reveals a dangerous gap in the premium laptop market: as workloads intensify and thermals become the bottleneck rather than silicon, manufacturers who skimp on cooling design will find their flagship devices commoditized by hobbyists with better engineering.