Why do most gaming laptops have vents on the bottom?
If you're using the laptop as intended (i.e., on your lap), wouldn't those be almost entirely blocked?
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If you're using the laptop as intended (i.e., on your lap), wouldn't those be almost entirely blocked?
The Sides are mostly "reserved" for I/O or the inner space ist already used by the battery. The Back IS possible and often used but mostly blocked by the display too. Front also blocked by the battery.
So what remains ist the bottom and the manufacurers try to minimize the problem with lifted feets which is mostly useless ob the lap.
But I consider gaming laptops not as mobility foccussed. They're more foccussed on the ability to carry around but using on a desk.
Not to mention imaging using a laptop that vents hot air out the front.
Yes, farting noises from hot air squeezed through the muffin top are the worst.
Having used my gaming laptop on my lap, honestly it doesn't really block the vents. Like 50% of the bottom is vent, so either I have my legs together and there are gaps at the side, or I have my legs apart and there is a gap in the middle.
But also yes, it's about packing it up and setting it up significantly easier and faster, as opposed to actually doing things on the go. If I let my laptop use full performance on its battery, I would expect sub-30 minute battery life, as opposed to the ~2 hours I get when the GPU is turned off.