The ultimate laptop accessory!
I’ve been using my laptop from the couch a lot lately and as such have been dealing with the issues created by excessive laptop heat.
Personal health issues aside, like laptop burn and laptop induced sterility, having your computer actually on your lap can be bad for your laptop.
Ultimately the base of a "laptop" computer is not designed to be placed on your lap.
Air vents and fans can be obstructed by clothing which in can result in damage (or at least instability) to your laptop caused by overheating.
So with all of this in mind I present my ultimate laptop accessory.
The simple wooden kitchen cutting board.
You’ll see three different types of cutting boards pictured below.
Cutting boards are the ultimate accessory because they protect your lap from the heat (and your little soldiers will remain active) as well a providing a flat surface for your laptop to rest on in the manner it was designed for.
The most important thing about choosing a good cutting board is to ensure that it is larger than the base of your laptop.
That way the laptop can rest on it’s feet and still get the same unobstructed airflow to the fan as it was designed to get on a table.
Cutting boards are generally fairly cheap, if you can’t find one like the first one pictured, with a section taken out of it that matches the fan location for my laptop, they are cheap enough to be worth cutting a chunk out of to ensure maximum ventilation for you laptop while protecting your lap.
What is your ultimate laptop accessory?
Make sure you scrap the bread crumbs, fish gutts and leftover Thanksgiving Turkey off the cutting board before using the cutting board as a LapTop holder..