Use laptop feet/holder that raises the laptop. Combine that with a fan blowing on the side and you're set. I used a MacBook Pro 15 (2015) during the heatwave and this solved my MacBook throttling problem I know you said you don't want new laptop recommendations but I just sold my laptop to get the M1 MacBook Air. It's 3 times faster and consumes significantly less power which means less heat!

Kill Apps when not in use, especially browsers. Try a cache cleaner app for Mac and also a fan controller app online. Fan controller apps let you start the fan rotation earlier and also control speed, that way it won't end up getting super hot all of a sudden.

- 5 fan laptop stand but not with plastic grips as the MBP is too heavy and will slide off - cleaning the fans (only this can knock off 40c) EDIT: I mean open the laptop and clean inside, outside fans not enough - iStat fan running at max 100% of the time

I've been planning to bring my laptop to an Apple Store, it's around 60 Euro where I live to have it dusted + cleaned. But it can take up to 2 weeks...

Same struggle here! I work at home in a luminous space and my Macbook Pro is roaring when the sun is at its climax.

-Don"t put it on a soft underlay or in the sun -Make the room cooler (Airco/Air) where your Laptop is -Don"t let it on the whole day if you"re not using it

From my previous experience: 1/ Use a laptop stand and if you get one with a fan that would be better 2/ Get rid of Chrome. Dunno why but this turns the Macbook to sound like a jet fighter engine. 3/ Avoid placing the Macbook on the bed, pillows or anything which can block the air vents. 4/ Get your Macbook fans cleaned regularly. 5/ Work in front of your Fan or A/C 😛

Cntrl-alt-delete purely helps in regulating machine temperature in windows. Or else we can always pop its hood open and blow some cool air into its vent. Hahaha Practical way: But a laptop cooling pad Work on air conditioned environment Diagnost laptop fan function Clean laptop Air vents regularly Shut down your computer when you are not using it. Final solution Buy an I-pad

Once I left my laptop in the trunk of my friend's car. It was midsummer and 40 degrees outside, and it got so hot when I took it out like a pan. So the only thing that helped was putting it in the fridge for 2 hours.

I live in Algiers, it gets pretty hot in the summer you really can't do much without AC. I use a laptop stand with a built-in fan to help the air flow, when i don't have that with me i put whatever is at hand between the hinge to elevate my MBP it doesn't do miracles but it definitely helps. Best thing you can do is cool the whole room with an AC.

I have the same issue with my 16" macbook pro and this is what I have been doing for the past few months: - Power your macbook from the right side - Regularly check the activity monitor of the mac when it is hot to identify the applications that would cause it - SMC reset - Use apps like Clean My Mac

Laptop standard are a great way. I’d also recommend using canned air to try and clean the fans in the back

I use an inverted wire basket as a laptop stand. Cost me nothing and keeps my Macbook high enough there's great circulation underneath - I have one old mid-2014 model that's driving two external monitors, so the fan goes on sometimes. I'm in Perth, Western Australia and don't have AC on in the office most of the time, unless it hits 32C inside.

Great question. I'm a 'digital nomad' (ugh!) and live in Bali - where there are TONNES of dying computers and fried power supplies. Honestly, I'm at the point where I only want to work in air-conditioned, Western-style coworking spaces. And many are shifting that way. And I want a room in my property that's cool, sealed, and where I can work free from hot, humid air. Obviously all the tips about monitor stands are helpful - but not quite enough for Bali IMO.

I am using this Laptop support (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GFF...) Plus, a simple ventilator in the room (https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B08TV5D5RN) It is working well. Good luck

Just uninstalled Chrome, and things cooled down pretty much instantly.

Same here, AC in the house, stand with fans. Any 15” or 16” post 2017 Macbook Pro will have that issue. The new M1 Macbook Pro or Air fix all that beautifully.

I got an M1 from work and all my problems disappeared 😅

I try and leave my computer powered off as much as possible, I don't leave it on a surface that retains heat (my lap, &c) while working, if possible I also work outside of work hours so I can be using it when the temperature is a bit lower, I try and keep the number of running apps to a minimum (Chrome, Docker, Adobe, most Chromium/Electron apps all get quit).

Grab one of these USB laptop fans on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3rIHkra