We Need a Better PC

Re:We Need a Better PC by icebraining on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @05:46AM (#11116920)

YMMV; my Thinkpad and my HP DV2 before that both had side vents.

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Re:We Need a Better PC by jahnu on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @06:16AM (#11117026)

Without even passive vents? Which exact models?

I might need an additional laptop soon and would love to know about anything comparable to a MBP 13 retina but doesn't have any vents on the bottom.

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Re:We Need a Better PC by icebraining on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @06:33AM (#11117110)

The Thinkpad is the X201, and the HP was a DV2, an old model. They might have some small bottom vents, but they didn't have any problems cooling while sitting on my bed. Neither are probably comparable to an MBP 13, though.

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Re:We Need a Better PC by jahnu on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @07:19AM (#11117312)

Hmmm

https://support.lenovo.com/at/de/documents/pd025709

Don't think I'd be comfortable blocking those for extended periods.

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Re:We Need a Better PC by joshyeager on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @08:49AM (#11117790)

I use my W530 on my couch frequently, with no issues. The main cooling happens in the back corner, where there are vents on both the side and the back. I'm not sure what the bottom vents are for, but blocking them doesn't cause issues even when I'm gaming.

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Re:We Need a Better PC by icebraining on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @07:24AM (#11117329)

Must be the tablet version, mine doesn't have those.

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Re:We Need a Better PC by soperj on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @02:18PM (#11120416)

None of those are vents? What are you afraid of blocking the docking connector or the speakers?

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Re:We Need a Better PC by trymas on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @06:07AM (#11116990)

Side vents are better than bottom vents, though macs have vents from top border of the keyboard. That's pretty ingenious design.

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