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[–] h54@programming.dev 7 points 3 days ago (5 children)

It looks like the USB port may be exposed via that slot on the top?

[–] Jimbabwe@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I’ve read elsewhere that charging it while enclosed could be bad for it because of high temps, and it has been speculated that its orientation in the default case is such to prevent zipping up to each side of the charging cable.

[–] jonathan@piefed.social 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

As far as I can see, this case exposes all the vents.

[–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Do the fans come on during charging if you're not using it?

[–] jonathan@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Not in my experience, but it probably does need passive cooling.

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