Netbook without vents on bottom

As subject, are there any that are able to be safely sited on a
carpet/bed/lap. I'm looking at devices like the Samsung NC10, Acer Aspire
D150/250, Dell Mini10v, MSI Wind. But they all seem to have vents on the
bottom that MUST NOT be blocked.
Ta.

Grumps wrote:
As subject, are there any that are able to be safely sited on a
carpet/bed/lap. I'm looking at devices like the Samsung NC10, Acer Aspire
D150/250, Dell Mini10v, MSI Wind. But they all seem to have vents on the
bottom that MUST NOT be blocked.
Ta.


With or without vents, it is a bad idea to block air
circulation around the bottom of most devices.
Heat is an enemy of electronics.

"Sjouke Burry" wrote in message
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Grumps wrote:
As subject, are there any that are able to be safely sited on a
carpet/bed/lap. I'm looking at devices like the Samsung NC10, Acer Aspire
D150/250, Dell Mini10v, MSI Wind. But they all seem to have vents on the
bottom that MUST NOT be blocked.
Ta.
With or without vents, it is a bad idea to block air
circulation around the bottom of most devices.
Heat is an enemy of electronics.

This is right. Overheating leads to bad things. Have you thought of using
a cooling pad? Wal-Mart, among others, sells them for $20 USD. Ebay might
even beat that. HTH, JG

"JFG" wrote in message
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"Sjouke Burry" wrote in message
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Grumps wrote:
As subject, are there any that are able to be safely sited on a
carpet/bed/lap. I'm looking at devices like the Samsung NC10, Acer
Aspire D150/250, Dell Mini10v, MSI Wind. But they all seem to have vents
on the bottom that MUST NOT be blocked.
Ta.
With or without vents, it is a bad idea to block air
circulation around the bottom of most devices.
Heat is an enemy of electronics.

This is right. Overheating leads to bad things. Have you thought of
using a cooling pad? Wal-Mart, among others, sells them for $20 USD.
Ebay might even beat that. HTH, JG

I should have added that some cooling pads vent from the bottom, thus
defeating your purpose. Others (my preference) vent from the rear so they
can be placed on carpet, a bed, or your lap without blocking the flow of
air. Best, JG

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"JFG" wrote in message
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"Sjouke Burry" wrote in message
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Grumps wrote:
As subject, are there any that are able to be safely sited on a
carpet/bed/lap. I'm looking at devices like the Samsung NC10, Acer
Aspire D150/250, Dell Mini10v, MSI Wind. But they all seem to have
vents on the bottom that MUST NOT be blocked.
Ta.
With or without vents, it is a bad idea to block air
circulation around the bottom of most devices.
Heat is an enemy of electronics.

This is right. Overheating leads to bad things. Have you thought of
using a cooling pad? Wal-Mart, among others, sells them for $20 USD.
Ebay might even beat that. HTH, JG

I should have added that some cooling pads vent from the bottom, thus
defeating your purpose. Others (my preference) vent from the rear so they
can be placed on carpet, a bed, or your lap without blocking the flow of
air. Best, JG


Google for "netbook stands"

http://gizmodo.com/5233422/centurys-...er-multi+drive

http://www.slashgear.com/century-net...d-hdd-3042361/

http://www.provantage.com/cables-unl...3~7CBUN1HR.htm

http://www.gbxdirect.com/netbook-sta..._store=default

http://www.datavis.com/Targus-CoolWa...-Netbooks.html

Or you can easily make your own. If nothing else you could just cut
out a properly sized portion of a Rubermaid countertop dish drainer.

Luck;
Ken

On Thu, 3 Sep 2009 09:26:27 +0100, "Grumps"
wrote:

As subject, are there any that are able to be safely sited on a
carpet/bed/lap. I'm looking at devices like the Samsung NC10, Acer Aspire
D150/250, Dell Mini10v, MSI Wind. But they all seem to have vents on the
bottom that MUST NOT be blocked.
Ta.



The only thing that allows netbooks to run with little to no
active (fan) is the vents. Give up, you want an impossible
thing... or just accept that electronics produce heat.

MSI Wind (U100) vents to the left hand side. The 'vents' on the bottom are
the speakers. I put mine on the bed just on the bag that came with it, and
it runs fine. It's running Windows 7 Ultimate and OS X (10.5.7)
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows


"Grumps" wrote in message
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As subject, are there any that are able to be safely sited on a
carpet/bed/lap. I'm looking at devices like the Samsung NC10, Acer Aspire
D150/250, Dell Mini10v, MSI Wind. But they all seem to have vents on the
bottom that MUST NOT be blocked.
Ta.

"Grumps" wrote in message
...
As subject, are there any that are able to be safely sited on a
carpet/bed/lap. I'm looking at devices like the Samsung NC10, Acer Aspire
D150/250, Dell Mini10v, MSI Wind. But they all seem to have vents on the
bottom that MUST NOT be blocked.
Ta.

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
MSI Wind (U100) vents to the left hand side. The 'vents' on the bottom
are the speakers. I put mine on the bed just on the bag that came with
it, and it runs fine. It's running Windows 7 Ultimate and OS X (10.5.7)
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows

A friend has got that MSI netbook too, and I could swear that there were
more slots in the bottom, other than the speakers.

"kony" wrote in message
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On Thu, 3 Sep 2009 09:26:27 +0100, "Grumps"
wrote:

As subject, are there any that are able to be safely sited on a
carpet/bed/lap. I'm looking at devices like the Samsung NC10, Acer Aspire
D150/250, Dell Mini10v, MSI Wind. But they all seem to have vents on the
bottom that MUST NOT be blocked.
Ta.



The only thing that allows netbooks to run with little to no
active (fan) is the vents. Give up, you want an impossible
thing... or just accept that electronics produce heat.

But is it not possible to vent out of the side, and draw air in through the
gaps in the keyboard (the other side being filled up with connectors)?

"Ken Maltby" wrote in message
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"Sjouke Burry" wrote in message
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Grumps wrote:
As subject, are there any that are able to be safely sited on a
carpet/bed/lap. I'm looking at devices like the Samsung NC10, Acer
Aspire D150/250, Dell Mini10v, MSI Wind. But they all seem to have
vents on the bottom that MUST NOT be blocked.
Ta.
With or without vents, it is a bad idea to block air
circulation around the bottom of most devices.
Heat is an enemy of electronics.

This is right. Overheating leads to bad things. Have you thought of
using a cooling pad? Wal-Mart, among others, sells them for $20 USD.
Ebay might even beat that. HTH, JG

I should have added that some cooling pads vent from the bottom, thus
defeating your purpose. Others (my preference) vent from the rear so
they can be placed on carpet, a bed, or your lap without blocking the
flow of air. Best, JG


Google for "netbook stands"

http://gizmodo.com/5233422/centurys-...er-multi+drive

http://www.slashgear.com/century-net...d-hdd-3042361/

http://www.provantage.com/cables-unl...3~7CBUN1HR.htm

http://www.gbxdirect.com/netbook-sta..._store=default

http://www.datavis.com/Targus-CoolWa...-Netbooks.html

Or you can easily make your own. If nothing else you could just cut
out a properly sized portion of a Rubermaid countertop dish drainer.

Luck;
Ken

I've often thought that the bag these netbooks come in (or are available
for) should have a firm side rather than soft. Then you could use it as a
stand.