Screen frame on my G1 got melted from heat

Usually I just close the screen when i'm not using my computer and it goes to sleep... this time I did that and thought it went to sleep (I didn't notice it was still on) so I took my laptop and put it in my laptop case for about 45 minutes, when i took it out i found it very hot, opened the screen I found the left bottom of the screen plastic frame got melted and shrinked out... also the area around the OLED clock not smooth anymore, I can tell from the light reflection on it.

my question: is this computer built from CHEAP MATERIALS????

 

Man, that's not good...got any pictures?

 

Considering notebooks use the keyboard area as a vent, it's not really that surprising. And was the notebook doing anything? Perhaps it was defragging/scanning that resulted in a high CPU load, worse case scenario would be as you described.

 

This has nothing to do with the materials. Laptops are not designed to run inside a bag. Even completely passive computers require airflow outside of the case.

 

Agreed. Even the "best" plastic will melt under that kind of temperature

Blame Windows instead for not shutting down.

 

Well, it is made of plastic if I can recall, and with the obstruction of airflow cause recirculation of warm air in that area (assuming your case was closed and is a snug fit can cause temperatures increase) it's plausible and not surprising at the same time.

 

Not the materials fault at all. Laptops aren't designed to run inside the bag. Even at idle a machine like the G1 might be dissipating 20W+ of heat...

 

Your lucky it didn't melt the actual screen at all. I know that if my laptop was running in my bag (it did this summer, quite a bit), the metal casings would only act as better conductors to melt things like the screen or touchpad. I would say that considering, you got off lucky. You can replace the cosmetic damage for less than $100. It might suck, but its life.

 

that's really bad, for a $1800 baby.

 

but wait, shouldn't the computer shut off itself if it's too hot? or maybe even at a temp that can melt the screen isn't 'too hot' according to the comp?

 

There's probably a temperature range where the plastic melts that lies below shutting down threshold, and optimal operating temperature.

 

Yep. The shutdown temperature is measured internally (I don't know now if CPU or smth else), and it may be that it doesn't reach the 100+ Celsius degrees that are needed to shut down the computer, while actually due to lack of ventilation the case has become very hot, even to the point of melting.

 

But I mean that what I did is normal, anyone can close the screen and think that the computer went to sleep, and because I was in a hurry I didn't pay attention to the front led if it is blinking (sleep) or solid light (on)

That doesn't mean that I'm guilty and could have lost my computer from putting it in my case while on. I did that with my old Dell and it also got very hot but nothing more than that... who said that G1 was made from fiber glass?

 

Of course, not the whole notebook is made of quality materials. Parts of it is CF composite, others are B-A, then there is, ABS plastic parts as well.

 

If, of course, the action is set to Stand By under Power Options. And if the OS has no bugs. In any case, it's not something covered by the warranty... but you could try.

On a side note, I'm quite sure that you won't forget to check again that the computer has gone into standby after this.

 

I agree. I have had a computer wake up and fail to hibernate, or start doing something. I don't think that warranty will cover it, you should try, no doubt, but, I think the answer is to be more careful in the future.