RadDevon@lemmy.zipcake to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWhy do most gaming laptops have vents on the bottom?message-squaremessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1155arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1148arrow-down1message-squareWhy do most gaming laptops have vents on the bottom?RadDevon@lemmy.zipcake to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square59fedilinkfile-text
If you’re using the laptop as intended (i.e., on your lap), wouldn’t those be almost entirely blocked?
minus-squareChadus_Maximus@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-21 year agoI can assure you the laptop will not incinerate itself if you cover those vents for a while. I have used my laptop in a bed as it was charging and blocking those vents made it a bit slower but that’s about it.
minus-squareNotSteve_@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoYeah worst case scenario is the thing shuts itself off to cool off
I can assure you the laptop will not incinerate itself if you cover those vents for a while. I have used my laptop in a bed as it was charging and blocking those vents made it a bit slower but that’s about it.
Yeah worst case scenario is the thing shuts itself off to cool off