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    Magnet in laptop lid

    Discussion in 'Notebook Cosmetic Modifications and Custom Builds' started by Atk-Pasi, Oct 1, 2013.

  1. Atk-Pasi

    Atk-Pasi Notebook Guru

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    Its always really hard to decide which category to but next thread.

    Anyway I plugged out my earbuds of my head and threw them on the lid. What I noticed it hanged near camera center top. I looked it and noticed its really stucked there. I pull it away and repeatedly set them on magnet place. So my question is why there is magnet over there?
     
    Atk-Pasi, Oct 1, 2013
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  2. Megol

    Megol Notebook Evangelist

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    Simple: There's a magnetic sensor in the base for detecting when the lid is closed. You can test it if you want to, just take a magnet (those earbuds may do however the magnet inside is very small/weak) and place it where the lid magnet will be with the lid closed. :)
     
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  3. Atk-Pasi

    Atk-Pasi Notebook Guru

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    I see. I will test it as soon as I find magnet somewhere
     
    Atk-Pasi, Oct 1, 2013
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  4. Mortis

    Mortis Notebook Consultant

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    It could also screw up your hard drive
     
    Mortis, Oct 1, 2013
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  5. baii

    baii Sone

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    Some model have magnet to keep the screen panel "aligned"/snap into place.
     
    baii, Oct 1, 2013
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  6. Atk-Pasi

    Atk-Pasi Notebook Guru

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    Got a SSD.
     
    Atk-Pasi, Oct 1, 2013
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  7. MrGuvernment

    MrGuvernment Notebook Consultant

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    No it couldn't, far from being anywhere near powerful enough.
     
    MrGuvernment, Apr 12, 2014
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  8. n=1

    n=1 YEAH SCIENCE!

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    Have you seen an actual hard drive degausser? A neodymium magnet doesn't even come close to destroying the hard drive, let alone a feeble laptop lid magnet.
     
    n=1, Apr 13, 2014
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