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Swede

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Fri Aug-28-09 09:59 AM
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Laptop blamed for fire death

This would be a good PSA,don't leave your laptop on something combustible.

A laptop left on a sofa has been blamed for causing a fire which killed a man in Vancouver.

According to the Coroners Service of British Columbia, the fire – which happened earlier in 2009 – was caused when the lithium-ion battery in the laptop overheated because of the lack of ventilation and set fire to the sofa.

http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/laptops/laptop-blamed-for-fire-death-630107

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Captain Hilts

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Fri Aug-28-09 10:01 AM
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1. I noticed that on a friend's couch just last week. The AC adapter got really hot. nt

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Robb

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Fri Aug-28-09 10:01 AM
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2. But I thought only iPods and iPhones had hot batteries.

I must remember not to get all my info from GD. :D

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Recursion

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Fri Aug-28-09 10:02 AM
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3. Sony's, Dell's, and Toshibae have all had problems

Edited on Fri Aug-28-09 10:02 AM by Recursion

There was a pretty bad Dell recall a few years ago because the batteries would get hot enough to explode. (Think about what your laptop is often sitting right over!)

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create.peace

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Fri Aug-28-09 10:15 AM
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5. same with hp laptops

http://bpr.hpordercenter.com/hbpr/

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fascisthunter

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Fri Aug-28-09 10:05 AM
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4. .

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HopeHoops

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Fri Aug-28-09 10:16 AM
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6. Get a folding vent tray ($10) - Office Max, Staples, Office Depot

It has a metal bar so you can use it to elevate the thing or collapse the bar and lay it out flat. I've got about 10 of them around the house (we also have five laptops and two minis). Even the minis generate heat - and neither has a hard drive. They make a bunch of different "chill mat" type things and you don't need one with a fan - just good air flow.

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