Which is exactly why it overheats so quickly when they close the lid.
Let’s face it, the place using a laptop on the floor with a paper sign probably doesn’t have the budget for real sysadmins. At the same time, most real sysadmins know to disable the lid-closing behavior and get the laptop off of the carpet because they’ve been foiled in their past by people who refused to read the goddamn paper sign.
Sadly, I’ve actually seen a couple model laptops that were designed with one of the fan vents right above the keyboard, and only ventilated when the screen is open. VERY piss poor design, but yeah those do exist…
Rookie maneuver.
Could be an overheating concern maybe. Some laptops weren’t designed to run with the lid closed, if it inhibits the air flow.
As right as that might be, it’s on carpet!
I don’t believe they put much thought into airflow and overheating…
Which is exactly why it overheats so quickly when they close the lid.
Let’s face it, the place using a laptop on the floor with a paper sign probably doesn’t have the budget for real sysadmins. At the same time, most real sysadmins know to disable the lid-closing behavior and get the laptop off of the carpet because they’ve been foiled in their past by people who refused to read the goddamn paper sign.
Sadly, I’ve actually seen a couple model laptops that were designed with one of the fan vents right above the keyboard, and only ventilated when the screen is open. VERY piss poor design, but yeah those do exist…
Example: https://i.redd.it/wcp4rm5o7u7a1.jpg