Lid-crack-opener? (Pro 15" or 17")

[vbuggy]

I was wondering if there was any elegant way of keeping the MBP's lid open a tad while ostensively having the lid closed as far as the system is aware.

Yes, I know you can carefully close it to a level where the system thinks the lid is closed while the lid is still open, but I'd like to be able to do it reliably without fuss.

I'm looking at the possibility of keeping some spare machines going as very light-duty servers, and having the lid physically closed is advantageous for various reasons, while as some of you may know, since the MBP's use the keyboard as a partial intake, completely closing the lid means the already too-high system temps on the Macs shoots up, which starts the mini-Dyson going.

 

[TheStu]

The way I see them do it at the Apple store is with little clear plastic/silicon/whatever nubs. Like what you would use prop up anything about 1/4" or so. They are round and about 1/4" in diamater, with adhesive on one side. They put those in the corner of the bezel

 

[vbuggy]

The way I see them do it at the Apple store is with little clear plastic/silicon/whatever nubs. Like what you would use prop up anything about 1/4" or so. They are round and about 1/4" in diamater, with adhesive on one side. They put those in the corner of the bezel

I was thinking about doing something like that as a last resort - I have a few very low-profile audiophile feet which will probably do the job, but was primarily wondering if there was a custom-made solution, like some sort of vented insert.

 

[TheStu]

None of which I am aware. What's wrong with the rubber pad idea? Just place 4 in a line across the top of the bezel to help distribute weight in the event anything is placed on top of the laptop. Sure, it's not as pretty as a custom shaped vent insert, but it costs $2

 

[vbuggy]

Yeah - I guess I'll have to experiment. I like elegant solutions though.