Apple's New Laptops Not Intended For Use On Laps
from the hotter-hotter-fuego-fuego dept
There have been a lot of reports about how hot the bottoms of Apple's new MacBook Pro laptops get, but apparently the high temperature isn't the problem -- rather that the laptops aren't actually supposed to be used on your lap. The computer's manual warns that "prolonged contact with your body could cause discomfort and potentially a burn", saying the machines should instead be used on a desk or flat surface. A computer to be used on a desk -- wouldn't that make it, um, a desktop?
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This came up a few months ago
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Ok...
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Good lap protector
http://www.raindesigninc.com/ilap.html
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The question though is: How hot is it? Like summer in Norway or Greece?
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That's why...
In fact I bought a Toshiba A105 with a 2Ghz Pentium. Better bang for my buck when I bought it on clearance, and it doesn't have that pesky USB power draw issue that the Windows Core Duo machines have.
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hmm
its not surprising.
apple sucks!!
duh
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Re: This came up a few months ago
I agree I haven’t used either that has not been uncomfortable warm on the lap after more than 30 minutes.
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Averatec
in the firmware it states the normal operating Temp to be 165 degrees F. and the "critical" shutdown temp to be 209 degrees F. Thats hotter then I want near my boys. I dont think it ever gets that hot, but shesh.
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Laptop
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Apple only has itself to blame
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/19/pasemi_apple/
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pfffftt...who cares
its not as if its touching ur bare skin anyways, unless ur wearing really short shorts or ur naked or something.
all the thnkpads i use get hot, apples gets hot, and theyre the only laptops i would use, so its sorta a fact of life for me
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Dells have been this way for years
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Cop out
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not all laptops are hot
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laptops and other consequences.
I personally was irradiated from a low sperm count to a ZERO sperm count by sitting in front of a UPS system for 18 months.
I now do use my laptop (IN bed!) and it only gets warm.
but I know I shoot blanks now, and dont care about irradiated testicles
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Re: hmm
I personally use windows and mac os x (tiger)......windows for gamming only....mac for my djing....
my mac os x has never crashed on me, period....my windows xp pc crashes every now and then...
for a long time i have always thought apple products suck, why you ask? Because it's proprietary, and way over price...
Well, after using the same programs on both windows and mac os x (tiger)....my conclusion is apple is better for what i do...
windows is good for my gaming, and mac is good for my djing...
remember mac is designed for artistic reasons example: graphic designing, music, photography
my father in-law uses apple because apple products are best for photography..he teaches photography at a community collage.....he uses 35mm and digital
so don't sit there hiding yourself behind a keyboard and mouse stating apple sucks and not explain yourself why it sucks....
besides, your comment had nothing to do about the topic in the first place....
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Not all that novel
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permenant effects?
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I love it.
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