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Roland99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 02:44 PM
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I know laptops get pretty warm but, uhhh......
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=32550
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huskerlaw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 02:46 PM
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1. Having owned 2 Dells
that does not surprise me. at. all.
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Dangerously Amused Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 02:53 PM
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2. Wow! Kinda scary, kinda funny. Good photos, too.




"In light of the evidence, however, we'd suggest you avoid actually using a laptop on your lap. Ouch" No sh!t, "ouch"!


:rofl:




They have a good point, though... pity the poor person this happens to on an airplane. Not only will s/he be severely disabled in a very delicate area, but if it's a US flight, s/he'll be imprisoned forever in some gulag as a "terrorist."

:scared:
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 02:56 PM
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3. That happens, I think, only when the computer isn't
sufficiently cooled.
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Roland99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 04:26 PM
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5. Or if some third-party battery or power supply is used?
Edited on Wed Jun-21-06 04:26 PM by Roland99
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anarch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 03:00 PM
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4. hmmm...that looks very much like the model they gave me for work
Except mine doesn't have flames coming out of it right now....
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