[juicypt]

This is tangential to the discussion, but are there any laptops that won't heat up your legs/groin when used on your lap?

I remember owning an Asus UL30VT [1] 10 or 15 years ago, and I could have it on my lap for hours without feeling any heat regardless of the CPU load. It was a bit crappy in other ways, but a joy to use on the go!

It seems like nowadays all manufacturers try to keep the components cool, but don't care much about the external chassis temperature. Even laptops that use ultra low voltage CPUs usually go for fanless setups instead of trying to improve external temperatures.

[1] https://www.notebookcheck.net/Asus-UL30VT.27130.0.html

[maccard]

I know the topic of this thread is not-apple, but the M1 Macbook is lap friendly even under most loads (except for extended gaming I found).

[throw__away7391]

The new MacBook Pro M1 is by far the very best I've ever used in this regard. It feels like my body heat contributes more to chassis temperature than the CPU does.

[api]

I’ve heard the term “weenie roaster” for hot laptops.