Three points:

- Running an Air Filter 24/7 has huge diminishing returns (i.e. waste of electricity). They are best run at max fan speed for short durations instead.

- Elevate it with a platform.

- Get a vacuum (or even a robo vacuum). I grew up in a 100+ year old house, it wasn't dusty, and had hard-woods/brick everywhere.

In many big cities, getting a lot of dust is nearly out of your control, the only factor you can control is how often you gather it all up. I used to live practically next to a four-lane road when I was younger and even if you kept the windows closed, the dust would still creep in with every coming and going. If you ever opened a window, you'd know you'd need to vacuum soon.

Agree on dust removal. But if you have a constant source of pollutant input such as air pollution, dust or pollen, you want to be running a filter 24/7.

Large buildings don't run their HVACs in burst and then turn them off.

> Running an Air Filter 24/7 has huge diminishing returns (i.e. waste of electricity). They are best run at max fan speed for short durations instead.

I did this experiment in two locations. If I’m in the more urban area, running the air filter 24/7 was necessary.

Maybe don't rely on air filters too much. I vacuum my office like every 2 days. Not even my air filter gets this dirty.

Many people are eager to plug in their air purifiers and get started, but they often miss the fine print about checking inside the unit. Leaving the plastic bag on the filter basically turns the purifier into a fan, without any actual filtering. I saw someone post that they ran theirs like that for months before realizing it—no air getting filtered the whole time! Your dust photo reminded me, so just wanted to mention it in case you hadn’t checked for the bag inside.

I replace the filter on mine every couple months. It's clear of bags and the filters are regularly filthy.

You need to buy this ASAP:

Spigen LD202 Designed for Mac Studio Desktop Stand Mount with built-in Air Filter - Crystal Clear

https://www.amazon.com/Spigen-Designed-Desktop-FIlter-Crysta...

Oh, I've looked at it. I'm not sure how much it would actually help? The holes of the filter seem rather large.

This one from the related products actually looks maybe a little more promising

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CL257227/

That's a lot of dust.

However, I don't see how this leads to more dust going into the computer compared to e.g. front-facing ventilation.

The dust landing on the desk next to the computer will slowly drift down onto the surface, passing right in front of any opening and being sucked into the device anyway.

I'm imagining Apple building a Dusty Old House in the middle of Apple Park ... for testing.

Does The barn [1] count? :)

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Park#Historic_barn

That’s a shit ton of dust. Is this in an industrial factory?

I agree that mine also gets dirty as well but nothing like your picture where it’s caked there.

I typically just wipe it clean after a couple of weeks. Can even go a month without any issues. I even have a dog that sheds like a mofo

My Mac Studio definitely has had a mat of dust surrounding the base intake.

If your Mac Studio is breathing that in, so are you.

Please take care of your health. Just saying as a fellow HN friend.

I know it won’t look great, but what if you run the studio upside down or on its side.

wouldn't you have the same issue regardless of where the intake was positioned?