Laptop Question

[Granny Lynne]

My laptop gets really hot within about 10 minutes of using it. I usually have it plugged into the mains and thought this may be the problem so I tried it on battery but no difference. Is this normal? If so, then why the hell do they call it a laptop - it's burning my knees as I speak. I have tried using it on a tray but it still gets really hot.

[MarionH]

How old is it Lynne - and where are the vents?
Marion

[margaretmarch]

They do get very hot and you can buy a cooling tray to put it on but as you say it defeats the object. They should just be called 'portable' which in fact they are in Spain.
Margaret

[Grimsqueaker]

I suspect that if you read the manual that came with it you will find that it tells you specifically not to use it directly on your lap

[Guest]

Grims right they reckon its dangerous to put them on your lap

[Margaret N]

People have had servere burns using a laptop on their lap. I read an article about how the NHS are seeing more and more cases at A&E of burns due to this.
I am new to the laptop/net book but either use mine on my desk or on my coffee table making sure the vents are clear. It still gets hot.

[Mike Fisher]

I sit with my Dell laptop on my lap for a couple of hours every evening wearing shorts without it getting hot, just warm

[LangleyValeSue]

My Dell, like Mike's, hardly gets warm although I do use a laptop tray (from Ikea) mostly. It is just over a year old.

My OH and grandson both have newish HP laptops and they get uncomfortably hot after a very short time. My grandson (12) insists on using his whilst sitting up in bed and I've noticed the quilt gets very hot. I'm always telling him to use the tray! I recently read of a house fire that was believed to have started when a laptop overheated when it was left on a bed and I get paranoid about it now ;)

[Guy]

Take the battery out and use it with no battery.
Cheers
Guy

[Darksecretz]

have a look at the link below to see why you should not use the laptop on your lap. (most places now actually list them as Notebooks)

http://trendsupdates.com/toasted-skin-syndrome-the-new-hazard-of-increased-laptop-usage/