What's This Squishy Replacement Laptop Pad?

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When I bought a new laptop, it came with several different replacement parts. I was familiar with all of them except for 1 (which came in a set of 2). It's brown, squishy, slightly sticky, and has plastic covers on both ends (1 cover is blue, the other is clear). Here's a pic:

What is this thing named and what's it used for?

@fixer1234 They're about an inch square, with about 1/6 inch depth. — abcjme, Feb 25 '18 at 06:33

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 25 '18 at 06:27

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Looks like either thermal pads or feet.

answered Feb 25 '18 at 06:27

Pedro

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 25 '18 at 06:18

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Most likely it's a soft pad to raise the laptop off a hard surface, without scratching the surface. Makes better ventilation, the hard laptop parts scratch the surface less, etc. One side is glue, the other soft but resilient.

answered Feb 25 '18 at 06:18

MountainMan

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What's This Squishy Replacement Laptop Pad?

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