Marvin Hlavac wrote:

>>> fwiw, the first thought that comes to mind is that the design fails
>>> to take cooling needs into consideration.
>>
>> This depends on the way the outlets for the fan are positioned.
>> On my HP tc1100 they are at the side, so this would not be a problem.
>
> And in my case I use HP tx2000, which I believe has the same design
> as your HP, so I haven't experienced any cooling issues.

The design is quite different but AFAICS as mostly with HP laptops air
from underneath seems no requirement.

Rainald