If the vent in the floor of the Classic's/Classic II's bucket were the only vent, as is the case with the slot-loading iMacs, I too should say, "Doan dooit". However, there is also a vent under the display and a vent near the bottom of both sides of the bucket of these AIOs, so it is less dangerous/restricting than it might otherwise be to stand one on a carpet. Depending on the depth of the carpet's pile, there is still the chance, though, of picking up more dust bunnies than would otherwise be the case.

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