My laptop case is made of really cheap plastic that bends easily. I'm thinking of gluing a piece of wood across the bottom area to strengthen it. Any issues I can create doing that?
My laptop case is made of really cheap plastic that bends easily.
My laptop case is made of really cheap plastic that bends easily. I'm thinking of gluing a piece of wood across the bottom area to strengthen it. Any issues I can create doing that?
I remember when trolling was a art.
Not trolling. I like wood, I got wood, I can glue wood, I don't want laptop snapping in two if I pick it up by one side and it will probably get better airflow too.
No. Use aluminum sheet metal. Wood is thermal insulator. Not good.
Ambient dissipation gets rid of the heft of the heat in newer laptop design. You can go ahead and stick that piece of wood where you like.
being on a solid piece of wood will actually improve the cooling of this unit if used on a soft surface (pillow, blanket, lap). Those vents & feet are a crucial component of the cooling system so do not remove the feet or obstruct those vents.
That's only if he's using a regular HDD. New solid states pretty much only get as hot as a cell phone.
True but HDD is not the only thing creating heat in there.
I have serviced many portable computers that overheated due to the rubber feet being knocked off in my 36 years of computer service. If it did not need the vents in OP pic, they would not be there.
It's insane the difference a few mm makes with those little feet, when on a flat surface. I think some smart routing will facilitate that though. tbh OP essentially wants the flat surface permanently mounted to the base of the laptop. If money was no object, CNC'ing a solid block of alu would be fantastic for it.
I think calling them laptops was a ploy to get us to use them wrong and overheat them.
The CPU (and GPU if present) are the primary heat sources.
And NVMe SSDs get a lot hotter than HDDs did.
Just upgrade to a Mac. Problem solved.
now, this is trolling
Looks like a bloated battery which is no fault of the case. I don't care for mac personally but the older macbook pro's were pretty solid - I found one once in the road that had clearly been left on the roof of a car and after buffing out the scratches I sold it for $800. Can't say anything about the newer ones though.
definitely expanded (correct Apple terminology) battery. I looks to be circa 2011 model. Probably had graphics card failure and somebody tossed it in a closet and forgot about it for a few years.
Wait till we start seeing those early Prius vehicles on the side of the road looking like this.
Early prius used NiMH batteries, they don't expand from disuse like Li batteries. They'll just stop working when they can't hold charge.
I wouldn't call them solid. Aluminum is pretty soft. I mean, it's not rubbery, but it isn't steel, and doesn't have the kind of scratch or impact resistance plastics can. I loved my old MBP, but I felt like I had to baby it to avoid it looking like a scuffed POS within a few months, let alone the thought of dropping the thing. An aluminum case is great as a built-in heat sink, but sucks as a protective frame.
>nothing but the back cover is bent
you are either moronic or really bad at trolling
>nothing but the back cover
hows tricks in Apple QC today then?
customers still holding it wrong, are they.
It is an expanded battery. The gold you see inside the end is one battery cell. The black just below it is part of the plastic battery case. the battery assembly is normally about 1/2" thick. This one has easily doubled.
It also appears the expanded battery has broken the trackpad upward which is holding the display open. The screw in the center of the bottom end cover was already missing or the expansion has pulled the head through the bottom cover.
This battery most likely did not expand to this extreme overnight. A simple battery replacement would have fixed it if it was not ignored.
i dont own a single apple product, so you are barking at the wrong door
however, that doesn't change the fact that you are moronic
Lens distortion. This is flat earther level "debunking".
>wood
metal, man. magnesium alloy, works for lenovo thinkpad.
aluminum unibody is fricking dogshit that bends to hell and back with 1 drop I would rather have plastic because it bends back into shape, maybe a tiny piece will break off but it cant get permanently curved like this shit
Leave space for airflow, i.e. where those air vents are. If you've got a router you could put some nice channels in the wood to help airflow. I think overheating will be an issue with your plan.
If you're worried about flimsy breaks, never pick up by the screen. No, glueing wood to it won't help the hinge is the weak point after reinforcing the plastic.
>gluing a piece of wood across the bottom area to strengthen it
The thing about wood is that it also likes to flex. So it's unlikely to improve much. So you may be better off with metal rod.
Also, those Lenovo Carbons are notorious for overheating. Because those vents you see on the bottom get blocked by just putting the computer on a desk.
So, unironically, a 1/4" round metal rod running across the back of the machine wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. Prop it up a bit and add some strength against tortion.
Ametal rod glued across the back would only stiffen the chassis in one direction.
Instead, glue it diagonally to provide more rigidity.
I bought a Razer laptop for this reason. All metal cases are superior. Shame more laptops don't have this.
You should have bought a ThinkPad.
good post
If it were me doing this silly thing I would try to figure out how to screw the reinforcement in using the screw holes already in the laptop, rather than gluing it.
You can make a hollow wood tray/pallet that allows bottom air flow, and enough thickness and ribs in the construction for rigidity.
I'm struggling to understand OP's problem
The plastic bends easily?
Is OP trying to use the laptop as a workbench? I've never heard anyone complain about something like this
You put it on a desk and lightly tap your fingers on it
Use a metal instead of wood and be sure not to cover any holes or screws. If you must use an adhesive, only apply near the edges so the thermal resistance doesn't increase too much.
assuming you intend to leave vents open?
Maintenance, even with screws left exposed I've seen laptop cases that actively require bending to disassemble them, and computers, especially at this size need cleaning and thermal paste replacement every once in a while.
that's what the vents are for...they are gluing locations with extra surface area to bond to the wood