http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1943659
Cleaning the fan of a computer system is approximately equivalent to changing the oil on a car. Most computer users, including me, rarely if ever bother to do it, but, if you don't, the computer may be more likely to be damaged over time due to overheating. On desktops, it's usually fairly easy to clean the fan, thanks in part to the widespread standardization of desktop PC components.
Laptops have always been less standardized than desktops, and therefore less user-serviceable. This situation is mainly due to space constraints requiring the use of custom-sized components. While this situation has been improving for a while, the improvement apparently hasn't been enough.
---linuxrocks123
Cleaning the fan of a computer system is approximately equivalent to changing the oil on a car. Most computer users, including me, rarely if ever bother to do it, but, if you don't, the computer may be more likely to be damaged over time due to overheating. On desktops, it's usually fairly easy to clean the fan, thanks in part to the widespread standardization of desktop PC components.
Laptops have always been less standardized than desktops, and therefore less user-serviceable. This situation is mainly due to space constraints requiring the use of custom-sized components. While this situation has been improving for a while, the improvement apparently hasn't been enough.
---linuxrocks123
