<div dir="ltr">Just generally...heat is a detriment to electronics. Excess heat can shorten the lifespan of an electronic device. In a horizontal orientation and depending on the design, you could potentially have more trapped heat from the charging process in each slot compared to a vertical orientation. It's very unlikely to cause any problems at all, as the heat generated will almost certainly stay well within the electronics' tolerances. But all else being equal and given the choice of trapping heat close to my electronics versus allowing it to dissipate into the room, I'd choose the latter.<div><br></div><div>In reality, it's just me being anal.   :-)<div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>______________________________<br><b>Chad Neeper</b><br><font size="1">Senior Systems Engineer</font><br><br><b>Level 9 Networks</b><br><font size="1">740-548-8070 (voice)<br>866-214-6607 (fax)</font><br><br><font size="1"><i>Full IT/Computer consulting services -- Specialized in libraries and schools</i></font><br></div></div></div></div>
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    <p>What heat issues have you had? I wasn't aware that laptops
      produce excessive heat when they are turned off, plugged in and
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        <div>Heat is one of the issues. I've also seen users slam the
          laptops into the spot if big enough. Vertical holders have a
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            <div dir="ltr">Chris, are you referring to heat dissipation
              or do you have another reason for preferring vertical
              orientation? That alone is a good enough reason, but I was
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                      <div dir="ltr">We retired our Global Industrial
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                                            <div dir="ltr">Chris Krumnow
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                              Technology Coordinator <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:techco@acdl.info" target="_blank">techco@acdl.info</a>></span>
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                                  <div>I am looking into purchasing a
                                    laptop storage and charging cart for
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                                  <div>Would like to know if anyone is
                                    happy with what they are using and
                                    if so, what they are. </div>
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