would'ja look at that -- it happens to be 400px wide ;)
(PedroHinCome along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage,
Sun 13 Oct 2013, 19:36,
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also, WTF are they putting in these laptop hard drives ??? :O
(PedroHinCome along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage,
Sun 13 Oct 2013, 19:51,
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I think there is parts inside that move very fast and without some air flow maybe it would not reach the speeds it would like. You don't wont dust to be dragged in thu the vent holes but you need one ( for air movement ) and that's what it is.
(FeralCatManUnusual disease collector.,
Sun 13 Oct 2013, 20:03,
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The boring answer is probably accounting for different temperatures and hence air expansion and contraction.
(FeralCatManUnusual disease collector.,
Sun 13 Oct 2013, 20:07,
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This ^^^^
(notoolsovernightyou're all luvvly an' 'orrible,
Sun 13 Oct 2013, 22:30,
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Actually, it prevents frame distortion when the air pressure changes.
Very small changes in the geometry can really screw these up. Even loosening or tightening one of the cover screws can make a drive unreadable if it is already falling away from tolerable tolerances (LOL)
(PedroHinCome along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage,
Sun 13 Oct 2013, 20:08,
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I think i did ok with the answer considering i made it up and i am pissed