I feel like I somehow hit the lottery with fan noises on my work issued MacBook. I got the late 2016 model, the first one with the touchbar and those horrendous clickity clackity keys, and have used it 40+ hours per week for four years.

I have probably heard the fans on it twice ever?

I use Docker to do all my Python stuff, regularly watch YouTube videos or have heavy data visualizations going, always with 2x external monitors. There literally isn't a moment 30 seconds after startup where all of the following are not open at once:

* VPN software

* Teams

* Docker running a Jupyter server

* Firefox

* Chrome

* Alfred

* ITerm

* Corporate self-service backup stuff

I used to run Virtualbox daily, but haven't since the pandemic started. I also occasionally run screen capture software, Vim, Excel/Word, Zoom, and so on. I wonder whether the model I got is just somehow more bulletproof than the earlier (and later?) models, or if what I do is just not as much as what others folks use their MacBooks for. If there's something I can tell folks about my system that will help you improve yours, let me know and I'll gladly share.

This article and its comments have decent looking suggestions https://dev.to/ericnograles/why-is-docker-on-macos-so-much-w...