[SGVLUG] Burning laptop anyone?

[Harold Totten]

Also consider this:
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0202213
You can store it in your tote bag.
Harold


On 8/30/06, James Neff <jneff at tethyshealth.com> wrote:
>
> My Gateway laptop is my only PC at work and after several hours the
> keyboard area would get pretty warm (not hot enough to explode but just
> uncomfortable).
>
> So I got this:
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16834999336
>
> It blows air up into my laptop from underneath.  If I pick the laptop up
> after several hours of use the underside is nice and cool but the top
> keyboard area can still get warm.
>
> I'd like to think this keeps the battery and motherboard cooler and thus
> last longer.  If nothing else I like the angle it raises the laptop on
> and makes it more comfortable after several hours of coding.
>
> Has anyone else had any luck with these "notebook coolers"?
>
> --Jim
>
>
>
>
> Todd Cranston-Cuebas wrote:
>
> >I had cheap laptop running linux but unfortunately, my kids left it on
> the
> >shag rug and it literally burned up! I called the company, Fujitsu, and
> they
> >claimed that everybody knows that a laptop will trap heat if left on a
> shag
> >rug and that the heat will continue to rise until the system melts.
> >
> >Anybody else find this to be "new" information? It literally left a burn
> on
> >the rug and the plastic door where the memory card goes literally melted
> >like a limp potato chip. The system is just toast and won't even boot. I
> >have to admit that the laptop wasn't that useful since it very, little
> RAM
> >so I had to keep pairing down the software to run just about anything
> new.
> >On the other hand, it came close to burning my house down. Now, I don't
> put
> >laptops on the rug, the bed, etc. Thought I'd pass this warning on!
> >
> >BTW: As you might guess, I'm looking for a _really_ basic laptop to
> replace
> >this unit that has a bit more memory, so my kid can install a standard
> full
> >distro of linux, firefox, and open-office for school. Nothing fancy, in
> >fact, it can be downright ugly. If you have one that you would be willing
> to
> >part with, talk to me off-line so we can talk about it.
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Todd
> >
> >Todd Cranston-Cuebas
> >Manager of Technical Recruiting
> >Ticketmaster
> >8800 W. Sunset Blvd.
> >West Hollywood, CA 90069
> >Phone: (310) 360-2436; Mobile: (310) 422-3347
> >tcc at ticketmaster.com
> >
> >Available Ticketmaster Positions
> >
> >Join the Ticketmaster Job Network! Your dream job is just a click away...
> >
> >
> >
>
>


-- 
Harold Totten
http://www.HaroldTotten.com
Altadena, California
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Claude Steiner wrote when he established the principles of radical
psychiatry in the 60s: "The first principle of radical psychiatry is that in
the absence of oppression, human beings will live in harmony with nature and
each other. Oppression is the source of all human alienation..."
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.sgvlug.net/pipermail/sgvlug/attachments/20060830/ff95f8d3/attachment-0001.html