Inertia? Think about it. The vanes on a heatsink are there to increase the surface area to expell the heat. Is that more or less surface area than the metal bottom of the keyboard? I think it's likely quite close to the same amount of area.
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 3:12 PM, Thane Sherrington <[email protected]> wrote: > At 02:24 PM 30/08/2012, Christopher Fisk wrote: >> >> I don't know. The keyboard has good surface area on the bottom, and >> the top has "vents" between the keys. I think I like the idea. Does >> it allow them to use less CFM worth of fans to quiet things down? > > > On every other laptop I've opened, the main heatsink handles the chipset as > well (or they simply use a passive heatsink). You may be right, but if a > flat surface like a keyboard is sufficient to cool the chipset, then why > have vaned heatsinks? > > T >
