Jerry 🦙💝🦙Jul 19, 2023

Another "Aha!" moment:

I have two 4k monitors and a 1080p monitor connected to my Lenovo laptop, plus a camlink pro 4k. I had been having an issue where occasionally, the computer would lose its mind - hanging, stuttering audio, and apps crashing, etc. I assumed I was pushing the USB bus a bit too hard - after disconnecting the camlink, things would settle down after a few minutes. The problems were 100% repeatable, on two different laptops.

Turns out the problem is heat. I pointed a desktop fan on the laptop and have had zero problems since. The laptops are overall more responsive, too.

Show threadSimon ZerafaJul 19, 2023

@jerry

So you have the laptop on a stand to help with ventilation?

If not then I remind this type:

https://amzn.eu/d/gvMLIJ2

It keeps the laptop screen up higher so it can be more ergonomicly arranged and keep the laptop better ventilated
🙂

Amazon.co.uk

Show threadJerry 🦙💝🦙Jul 19, 2023
@simonzerafa I have them set up in a way that they stay closed like this. They are plumbed to 43” monitors mounted on the wall
Show threadSimon ZerafaJul 19, 2023

@jerry

This is my wife's setup (which needs a good tidy ☺️)

That's a 27" Dell monitor connected via HDMI so the laptop screen is used as a status display and other uses.

The A frame stand is adjustable for hight and angle and allows for good airflow for the Lenovo laptop 🙂🤷‍♂️

Show threadAlister Bulman
@simonzerafa @jerry Yep, I had a P53 Thinkpad that lived perfectly happily (other than AV scans every morning, when it tried to take off) on a stand like that, and plugged into a large monitor
Jul 19, 2023 at 5:38pmWeb