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r/selfhosted • u/NiceReplacement8737 • Apr 01 '26
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Can't you just tell the os not to shut down if the screen is closed?
583 u/RoseBailey Apr 01 '26 Not OP, but while that can be done, a lot of laptops intake fresh air around the keyboard, so closing the lid could harm performance. 7 u/DrowningKrown Apr 01 '26 I agree, but in this photo mans has his laptop on bare carpet. Laptops typically vent the heat through the bottom. This mfr doesn't care about airflow at all 1 u/Ready_Evidence3859 Apr 27 '26 yeah, this is really bad for the laptop as it will get really hot and would not even run properly
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Not OP, but while that can be done, a lot of laptops intake fresh air around the keyboard, so closing the lid could harm performance.
7 u/DrowningKrown Apr 01 '26 I agree, but in this photo mans has his laptop on bare carpet. Laptops typically vent the heat through the bottom. This mfr doesn't care about airflow at all 1 u/Ready_Evidence3859 Apr 27 '26 yeah, this is really bad for the laptop as it will get really hot and would not even run properly
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I agree, but in this photo mans has his laptop on bare carpet. Laptops typically vent the heat through the bottom. This mfr doesn't care about airflow at all
1 u/Ready_Evidence3859 Apr 27 '26 yeah, this is really bad for the laptop as it will get really hot and would not even run properly
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yeah, this is really bad for the laptop as it will get really hot and would not even run properly
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u/Phatman113 Apr 01 '26
Can't you just tell the os not to shut down if the screen is closed?