Does this help keep the laptop "vented"? Thanks
191359
Unfortunately no. It is the only drawback with this extremely versatile table.
191360
I've never had any problems with my computer overheating. The bottom of my computer has a lift to it on the bottom of one side. So that keeps it from laying flat & allows for ventilation anyway. Not sure if that helps any.
2012237
Very hard to say, but presumably yes - it's certainly better than NOT having it. More importantly though isn't temperature, it's the fact that the vent helps with wind - it's not a sail in the wind with the vent, since air can travel through it. That fact has been very helpful with my setup.
2128454
It does help a little with obsorbing the heat from my computer and I do keep it underneath at all times. However, the reason I wanted it, is that I like to hold my computer on my lap sometimes and unfortunately, I can still feel the heat coming through the pad when I do this.
1276809
About the same as the cooling pad for the laptop. I agree the vent over my stove is much louder.
1913644
It should be really quiet, even when on high perf. Make sure not to block bottom vents with blanket or so on. In worse case download the laptop heat meter and test it.
1206369
It doesn't have any fans so dont expect this to cool the device. However, if you are using on lap or bed or couch where there will be no vent. This will definately help you keep the device cool and vented.
26973
Yes, it will help. The MacBooks have an aluminum body, which is basically a heat sink, so getting airflow underneath it will keep it cooler than it would be just sitting on a solid surface (or worse, a pillow/couch/bed).
1768012
Yes it is suppose to do that. The battery is larger than your battery that came with the laptop. Since the laptop is tilted up now it will breather better.
419949
Naturally you want to keep air flow circulating through the vents, if you're laptop vent is towards the bottom of your laptop I'd say that would be ideal for a more centered point of air flow instead of half's of two fans. If you can center it go for it, if not the difference of air flow is minor.
884178
There is a vent on the left side, and it can get warm when running heavy applications, but it doesn't overheat on the bottom or top. A good computer will get warm when running applications. When surfing, it stays pretty cool. It's much better than an HP or Compaq I have.
1575264
Not at all. No venting necessary. Just keep a window or two, cracked open a couple of inches.
1675559
It is on the bottom, which holds the laptop off whatever it is setting on. Seems to me that would promote better air flow!
1499028
If you're blocking the vents, you're going to get an overheated drive very very soon. This can result in freezes and data corruption and finally drive failure. So be careful.
2012238
Hard to say if it helps to keep temperatures down under the canopy, but it does help with air flow when there is strong wind. I like having it better than not, so I count the vent as a nice extra feature that a lot of other canopies don't have.
1293172
No. It keeps me pretty cool. There are also vents you can open to circulate some more air.
598320
The Exhaust vent is in a very good spot on this computer in my opinion. It would be very hard to plug this vent accidentally. The warm air exits in the middle under the monitor towards the screen side. I have done a lot of gaming and so far have not noticed any excessive heat.
2012235
Not sure about cooler, but it helps with allowing the wind to blow through without launching it like a big balloon. If its really windy, leave the vent cover off.