When placing a Framework 13 on top of another Framework 13 laptop, the screen will turn off. How come?

  • dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de
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    2 months ago

    The sensor that recognizes if the laptop is closed sits on the left, next to the audio jack. If you get a magnet within 2-3 cm of it, it triggers and the screen turns off. Seems like the magnet in the lid of the other laptop is just close enough.

    • mark3748@sh.itjust.works
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      2 months ago

      Yep, there’s a hall-effect sensor in there. My watch band does the same thing to several laptops. Pretty annoying but not really a problem.