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minus-squareh54@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month agoIt looks like the USB port may be exposed via that slot on the top?
minus-squareJimbabwe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 month agoI’ve read elsewhere that charging it while enclosed could be bad for it because of high temps, and it has been speculated that its orientation in the default case is such to prevent zipping up to each side of the charging cable.
minus-squarejonathan@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoAs far as I can see, this case exposes all the vents.
minus-squareAmbiguousProps@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoDo the fans come on during charging if you’re not using it?
minus-squarejonathan@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoNot in my experience, but it probably does need passive cooling.
minus-squarethe_riviera_kid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoYou could be right, it is quite wide.
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It looks like the USB port may be exposed via that slot on the top?
I’ve read elsewhere that charging it while enclosed could be bad for it because of high temps, and it has been speculated that its orientation in the default case is such to prevent zipping up to each side of the charging cable.
As far as I can see, this case exposes all the vents.
Do the fans come on during charging if you’re not using it?
Not in my experience, but it probably does need passive cooling.
You could be right, it is quite wide.