#thermal-throttling

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Disassembled laptop interior on wooden workbench showing exposed cooling fan and copper heat sink with cables in background

What Thermal Throttling Is and Why Thin Devices Slow Down

A thin laptop or phone is fast for about a minute, then it isn't. The reason is heat, and the slowdown is the device protecting itself on purpose: the same chip in a thicker, better-cooled body would keep going.

Ahmad J · Aug 17, 2026 · 5 min read