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Bring back the LAPTOP

290 points posted to Laptops by falbert May 22

Please make a useable "laptop" ie:computer that you can put on your lap...

Make it cooler : I know we want more performance but you can find a way
Make it quieter by using silent fans and heat pipes
Place the air intakes on the sides not on the bottom.

jdelidc
May 23		 not possible using vista

also, i may be old fassioned or something but i prefer convection cooling
falbert
May 23		 I dont think it's vistas fault, the software doesn't generate heat. The components need to be cooled but I am pretty sure the designers can rethink the air flow of the laptop to push the hot air out the back in sufficient quantity to reduce those hot spots on the bottom.
elkar
May 23		 Heh, don't you know, everything is Vista's fault... Program won't run? Darn Vista! Laptop overheating? Grrrr. Vista!! Gas prices on the rise? Ooo, I hate Vista! Dog ran away from home? That's it, I'm buying a MAC!!!

The OS may be more hardware intensive, but it does not mean that alternate cooling methods are "not possible".
killadaedalus
May 24		 I agree that there are some issues but most systems are heading the way of liquid cooling now because the technology is becoming cheaper so the need of air intake of any kind is much less.. However, having the air intakes on the sides will also reduce the amount of dirt and dust that gets sucked into the system, also reducing this kind of damage.
mynameistux
Jun 15		 dugg, just for intakes on the side, we need to see more side intakes
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