We’ve just seen solid state active cooling working on a Mini PC

Re:We’ve just seen solid state active cooling working on a M... by dietr1ch on Friday June 02, 2023 @12:01PM (#36166883)

I'd like if we got to the point where the computer was on the back of the monitor so it'd be easier to cool, and then the bottom would be dedicated to peripherals, including way better keyboards.

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Re:We’ve just seen solid state active cooling working on a M... by Zanni on Friday June 02, 2023 @03:44PM (#36169889)

We're already there with tablets (Surface, iPad) with attached keyboards. Personally, I prefer the bulk and weight of the device to be on the table, not propped up, but some folks love this configuration.

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Re:We’ve just seen solid state active cooling working on a M... by dietr1ch on Saturday June 03, 2023 @06:54PM (#36181296)

A good keyboard, large battery and connectors should weight enough to balance it

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Re:We’ve just seen solid state active cooling working on a M... by MiddleEndian on Friday June 02, 2023 @05:31PM (#36171019)

The Surface Book 2 sort of did this, most of the computer was behind the screen, the base only had a keyboard, more batteries, and a GPU (which could be disabled so you could detach the screen).

It got really hot really fast if you did any graphics/video work on it, even more than regular laptops do.

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