John Burek
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 3
- Latest publication
- Sep 3, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for pcmag.com
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- Jul 5, 2026
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Are Fanless Laptops the Future? I’m Dazzled by Lenovo’s Stunning, Quiet ThinkBook AeroBlade (opens the original)
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Quiet, fanless laptops are not a new thing; we’ve seen low-power, light-hitting CPUs deployed in laptops in years past, with the laptop’s own chassis serving as a heat spreader. (Apple has even done it with its M-series chips, in some models of its MacBook Air.) That usually means, though, a hard limit on heat output and, therefore, how fast the laptop can run. But more impactful fanless models could be coming, thanks to a buzzy cooling-tech company that has been bubbling beneath the surface for
The Hidden Cost of Laptop Fans—and One Company's Radical Alternative (opens the original)
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TAIPEI—As the AI PC era becomes a runaway train, laptop makers face an old nemesis: heat generated by hot-running chips. New AI-focused processors pack ever more CPU, GPU, and NPU horsepower into increasingly thin machines. But the basic approach to cooling them hasn't changed much in decades: The humble spinning fan remains one of the biggest constraints on laptop design. Ventiva says it's time to rethink how we do things. At Computex 2026, I met with Carl Schlachte, the chairman, president, an
The Hidden Cost of Laptop Fans—and One Company's Radical Alternative (opens the original)
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TAIPEI—As the AI PC era becomes a runaway train, laptop makers face an old nemesis: heat generated by hot-running chips. New AI-focused processors pack ever more CPU, GPU, and NPU horsepower into increasingly thin machines. But the basic approach to cooling them hasn't changed much in decades: The humble spinning fan remains one of the biggest constraints on laptop design. Ventiva says it's time to rethink how we do things. At Computex 2026, I met with Carl Schlachte, the chairman, president, an
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