@RadDevon@lemmy.zip to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agoWhy do most gaming laptops have vents on the bottom?message-square61fedilinkarrow-up1163arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1156arrow-down1message-squareWhy do most gaming laptops have vents on the bottom?@RadDevon@lemmy.zip to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square61fedilinkfile-text
If you’re using the laptop as intended (i.e., on your lap), wouldn’t those be almost entirely blocked?
minus-square@Chadus_Maximus@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglish12•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-square@NotSteve_@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish7•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