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Peak homelabbing (lemmy.world)
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[–] 55 points 1 year ago (5 children)

And the lid is not open because of preventing it sleeping, but rather to cool it down

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Yes! Very important!

    I remember it being a bit trendy to turn old laptops into desktops by just unplugging the display and plugging peripherals into them, but people were finding that the keyboard actually was designed as another heat escape, so running them with the lids closed wasn't so great!

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    But it looks like it's sitting on carpet which would definitely block the vents

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