Kitty Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Back to topic... Do laptops get damaged if too hot? Do they cut out beforehand? Mine gets really hot, especially under the anglepoise lamp late into the night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 [quote user="LyndaandRichard"]I used to use a mac at work over 10 years ago, and its interface was years ahead of Windows.[/quote]You've hit the nail on the head [:'(]I think a lot of MAC devotees hark from the days when the MAC was the de facto standard for DTP and demanding graphic applications but things move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 [quote user="Cathy"]Back to topic... Do laptops get damaged if too hot? Do they cut out beforehand? Mine gets really hot, especially under the anglepoise lamp late into the night.[/quote]Yes, quite possibly. There is not usually any specific thermal cut out but what happens is that the processor and/or other chips inside, get hot to the point where it/they just cannot cope anymore and the machine crashes. It can be a matter of luck whether any actual irreversible damage occurs [geek]Heat is the arch enemy of precision electronics and extreme cold/hot cycling can be particularly damaging which is why there is a strong school of thought which advocates leaving computers switched on or in standby rather than turning them off completely .I would suggest if your lamp is exacerbating the problem then you take immediate steps to prevent it, there are many less heat producing (= cheaper) ways to provide light !Did I have to say that [blink] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 With the chance of repeating myself.............................................Get one of THESE, brilliant and totally solve the problem of heat retentionGary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 GaryHow do they work? I can't quite understand the description. Are they a pad that you plug into your laptop and then place the laptop on top of? Are they noisy (I work on my laptop in a bedroom when children are asleep)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 [quote user="Bugbear"]With the chance of repeating myself.............................................Get one of THESE, brilliant and totally solve the problem of heat retentionGary[/quote]mmm... interesting customer review half way down the pageDanny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 The theory of laptop cooling pads is sound enough but I would question the efficiency of those which operate from the laptop's own USB ports as opposed to their own discrete supply. There is limited power available from a USB port (5v x 0.5a = 2.5w), which frankly is just not enough to run a fan capable of moving any meaningful quantity of air. Indeed, the additional 2.5w power draw and heat generated, could conceivably exceed the cooling effect achieved.The point made in the review about no-brand laptops is a good one. Ihave had 5 different laptops, all branded, and operating them in innumerable different situations have never had anyoverheating problems with any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenniswitch Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 There have been reports of name-brand laptops overheating & catching on fire, with Dell's problems being the most-publicised. Actually, I think it was the batteries that caught fire, and one hopes that Dell and the others have resolved those problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil & Pat Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 [quote user="Jane and Danny"][quote user="Bugbear"]With the chance of repeating myself.............................................Get one of THESE, brilliant and totally solve the problem of heat retentionGary[/quote]mmm... interesting customer review half way down the pageDanny[/quote]Quote: "It didn't work at all. My laptop actually heated up the cooling pad"Isn't that exactly what you would expect if heat was being transferred from the laptop to the cooling pad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krusty Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 having big ears helps [;-)]http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q232/LouPickney/fan-dog.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 [quote user="tenniswitch"]Actually, I think it was the batteries that caught fire[/quote]Yes it was just the batteries and the laptops didn't need to be switched on either which was particularly worrying, think aeroplanes and overhead lockers for instance, not good places for a fire to break out.As your link explains it was down to very minor imperfections in the manufacturing process and as the majority of all laptop batteries originate in a small number of Far East factories it was surprising that more other brands didn't experience the same problem than actually did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 To get back to the original post (and ignore some of the anti-Mac prejudice which always seems to arise from some quarters) - is it a Macbook or a Macbook Pro? My Pros have metal cases and these are factored in to the heatsink requirements. I'm not sure about Macbooks. They also heat more doing some jobs, internet and heavy battery charging use more 'stuff' I guess.Also - be aware - if it is an older Mac there was an issue over overheating batteries a couple of years ago. The replacement scheme has finished, but it may be worth checking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krusty Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 More hot Sony`shttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2683528/Sony-recalls-440000-laptop-computers-because-of-wiring-fault.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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