HOW HARD DO OUR XBOX'S WORK??

I would contend that you're safe. Looking over your diagram you have space above the console open. So hot air exhausting upwards is being expelled properly IMO.

"PARINOID / REDICULOUS" - IMO: No, an once of prevention... U get the idea.

However covering the vents when the system is off IMO; won't do a bit of good. It's air being circulated through the system by the fan which WILL draw in dog hair, dust etc which will then form dust bunnies inside the system which can cause electronics to
overheat.

You worded it better than I did when you said. 'transfer and process.'

Side note: I find that laying the slim flat is the best way to move cooler air throughout the system. (Cold air desends, warm air rises)

Working on older style heat pumps taught me that having cool air moving from the bottom/sides and right out the top will prolong the live of the unit. And these days you wont find a single unit that hasn't incorporated that principle in one form or the other,
in their units.

So if you have the shelf space, and plenty of open space for venting outwards from the top. I suggest doing so. If not then be sure to leave plenty of space for exausting the hot air away from the side of the system.

thanks electro!

I def. understand what your saying, it makes sense that there is more data to transfer & process while playing online which in turn creates more work for the console.

I have noticed that my slim seems to get pretty warm on the top exhaust vent above the fans (I have my slim horizontal) & a little warm on the side exhaust vent. The intake side vent has always stayed cool & actually the whole top of the console seems to
stay really cool other then the vent above the fans. (which I would think is normal due to the fans moving the hot air out of the enclosure).

So I've come up with another question...

|《 TV 》|

|[]|=============|[]|

---(drawer)---

|[]|=============|[]|

\/ \/

\/ \/

\/____XBOX____\/

\/______________\/

\/ \/

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: <--- carpet floor.

so this is where my 360 slim lives. basicly its a large wood desk/tv stand.. The TV sits on the top & just under that is a pull out drawer. Then its a big open space betweem the bottum of the drawer to the "bottum shelf" that is roughly 2" thick.. The bottum
of the shelf is about 4" off of the carpet floor. There are 4 wood legs that hold the desk together *(one leg on each corner..3" square posts..) other than that its completely open.

SO! my washer & dryer are on the same floor level of the house as my xbox..., and actually about 5ft away with a wall between.

my washer can get a bit vicious and create some hefty vibrations. It's rather intense sometimes & shakes the TV stand & honestly shakes the rest of the house lol

SO AM I PARINOID / REDICULOUS for turning my xbox off until the vibration has stopped?

I geuss I get worried that the intense vibrations could cause damage to the xbox if it were on.... anyone have any comments/imput?

I'll admit I can be pretty rediculous at times... after playing my xbox I let it cool & then I cover it with a T-shirt to protect the vents & fans from dust & dog hair etc

idk what happend in my little drawing but thoose down arrows are the wooden leg posts so they go straight down. (where as the image shows the right side bent in the middle)