Why do laptop makers all seem to put the cooling vents on the underneath?

@AntisocialTroll So am I, so I'll need to get one of them. I can fry an egg on it if I play a game lol.

@FairyGirlGemma Every laptop I've ever had has eventually died (2-3 years usually) and I believe it's the overheating that fry's the feckers so I started using the stand, I find it does the job brilliantly but both of the laptops I've now got have always lived on a stand so it might not work as well for a laptop that hasn't been on one from the start, I dunno...But try it and see, at least if you've got a stand when you do get a new one it will prevent the overheating issue.

@AntisocialTroll That's about how long i get out of mine and yeah I think it's the heat. This one is about a year old now, so it's time for me to start saving up for a new one, so when this dies it's not an unexpected bill like when my last one packed up - or maybe get a refurbed better model? The bit of the case where the hinge fits on has cracked so I'm not confident it'll last too long 😱
I'll give the stand a go though, it can't hurt!!

@FairyGirlGemma I'm always a bit wary of refurbished stuff unless I know the previous owner, I worry it'll die a day after the 3 or 6 month warranty runs out as I've had that happen on the only 2 refurbs I've had! So since then I've always gone for an el cheapo jobby instead and now try to always have 2 so if one dies I don't lose my connection to the rest of the world.

@AntisocialTroll Yeah that's a worry, especially as everything is online now!
I don't know what I'll do yet, as long as it will play some games and do the Internet that's all I care about.