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    Using the laptop in the bed

    Discussion in 'HP' started by evildevilbg, Jul 12, 2011.

  1. evildevilbg

    evildevilbg Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is it bad for the laptop when I use it in the bed on the blankets for example? They are getting a bit hot after a 2hr movie for example.
    I check the temperatures and everything is around 52-53.
     
    evildevilbg, Jul 12, 2011
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  2. hockeymass

    hockeymass that one guy

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    It's not really good for the computer to be running with the vents blocked. The heat probably won't light the blankets on fire, however. My recommendation is to get some kind of hard, flat surface to rest your computer on if you're using it for extended periods while in bed.
     
    hockeymass, Jul 12, 2011
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    jiggawhat Notebook Evangelist

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    Don't do this. I killed a battery on my old laptop doing this. If you must do this, monitor the temperatures, keep the room temp cold, and you might want to remove the battery and run on the adapter only.

    You should consider a notebook cooling pad.
     
    jiggawhat, Jul 12, 2011
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  4. Cassandra022

    Cassandra022 Notebook Consultant

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    In the short term, it probably won't be a catastrophe. In the longer term, will likely contribute to a shorter lifespan for your laptop. I used to be guilty of doing this. I'm sure it was only one of many factors relating to be owning two dead and one severely crippled laptops, but well...now bed = cooling pad, lol.
     
    Cassandra022, Jul 12, 2011
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    R3d Notebook Virtuoso

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    As long as the temps are good there shouldn't be a problem. Though the fans might get clogged faster due to all the little fibers on your blanket.
     
    R3d, Jul 12, 2011
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    I "yell" at my wife any time I see her set her HP laptop down on the bed, if it's not resting on the cooling pad I bought for her a few years ago. :)
     
    dave1812, Jul 12, 2011
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    If you need to use your laptop on the bed you should place it on a cooling pad or something like this

    The cooling pad does not need to be on and any flat surface will do in fact.
     
    LaptopNut, Jul 12, 2011
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    Dreamycreamy Notebook Consultant

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    What if you are just surfing the net? It won't get hot then, would it still affect the laptop?

    I'm typing this on my laptop which is on my bed, no cooling pad and its not hot (Its an Asus though)...

    Or is HP different? (i'm going to buy one very soon)
     
    Dreamycreamy, Jul 12, 2011
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    sidvelu Notebook Consultant

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    Well the tiny fiber and dust particles on your bed will still be getting in the laptop. If you really want to use a laptop on your bed without harm done to the computer, do what everyone else said. Put some sort of cooler, or incliner. Just some other surface for your laptop.
     
    sidvelu, Jul 12, 2011
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    yeah, once again, in the short term, you may not notice a problem, but that doesnt mean there wont be any cumulative, long-term effects. like how a smoker might be perfectly fit and feel great at age twenty. at sixty, however....
     
    Cassandra022, Jul 12, 2011
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  11. evildevilbg

    evildevilbg Notebook Enthusiast

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    Okay. I have another question - When I'm using the laptop in home and can plug it in electricity it''s better to remove the battery. But when I do this another openings of the laptops show off and it"s more likely to dust and other particles to get in the laptop right? So what do i do? I'm looking for a cooling pad right now.
     
    evildevilbg, Jul 14, 2011
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