Hit 500 laptops cleaned this year and the dust patterns are wild

I keep a simple log for my shop in Austin and just passed 500 laptops cleaned since January. The thing that got me was how many had the exact same dust buildup behind the fan grill, like a thick gray line right down the middle. It's almost always on models from the last two years with those slim side vents. Makes me wonder if the new designs are just worse at pulling air through evenly. Has anyone else seen this specific pattern popping up lately?

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fisher.thomas11d ago

Wild. Seen that exact line pattern on a bunch of Dell XPS and HP Envy models lately. Those tiny vents just can't move enough air, so dust piles up in the dead spot behind the grill. Try blowing out the vents with canned air every couple months, before it gets that bad. Really helps the fans last longer.

amy_coleman10d ago

Guess @fisher.thomas just diagnosed my laptop's new art project.

henryt1810d ago

Totally agree about those tiny vents causing trouble. My old laptop looked just like that until I started hitting it with compressed air every few weeks. Makes a huge difference in how long the thing lasts.