Hot laptop or battery? / myLot

United States

December 10, 2018 12:47pm CST

I decided to hang out in bed today to do my online work, and also to make calls and so forth, as it is quite toasty and warm in here compared to the rest of the house. Besides I have big pillows in here. During the course of the morning, I had to plug in my laptop, and I was surprised how warm the battery was. It isn't "hot" but it is noticeable. Check your batteries if you live them on, to make sure they are near nothing that can catch fire. A former buddy of mine who used to use the internet all the time..got serious burns on his legs just by having the laptop on them for a few hours each day. My laptop never gets hot, but some do.

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Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111948)

• United States

10 Dec 18

I do not have a lap top.Had several but got tired of it.I love my big screen apple desktop computer. When I play West Side Story Movie comes alive on the my 20 inch screen

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snowy

@snowy22315 (169940)

• United States

10 Dec 18

It sounds lovely!

snowy

@snowy22315 (169940)

• United States

10 Dec 18

@amadeo Hopefully it will!

Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111948)

• United States

10 Dec 18

@snowy22315 It is.This will have to last till I am gone

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Courage7

@Courage7 (19633)

• United States

10 Dec 18

Oh dear that is terrible that guy got burned. Mine does not get hot either luckily it is a small chromebook. Thanks tho Snowy. Glad you are warm.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (169940)

• United States

10 Dec 18

Oh yes, I never let myself get cold lol.

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Courage7

@Courage7 (19633)

• United States

10 Dec 18

@snowy22315

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rsa101

@rsa101 (37952)

• Philippines

11 Dec 18

Must be the exhaust fan for the battery that gets conk out that is why heat is not able to get away that they come to the point it becomes very hot.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (169940)

• United States

11 Dec 18

With the laptop. Yeah probably

Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325759)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Dec 18

This is good advice. Luckily mine doesn't seem to get hot although we have a battery charger that does. We make sure we turn that off once we've finished with it.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (169940)

• United States

10 Dec 18

Yes, I was really quite surprised how warm it really was..not to the point of burning but definitely noticeable..so keeping an eye on them if they are around flammable materials is important, I Think.

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PLETHOS

@Plethos (13560)

• United States

10 Dec 18

not surprised, his legs were more than likely covering the fan vents for it to cool off.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (169940)

• United States

10 Dec 18

I don't know..because I almost always have mine right on my legs..and they never even feel warm.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203454)

• Nashville, Tennessee

10 Dec 18

Yes you have to be very careful. I keep mine on a holder if I have it on my lap.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (169940)

• United States

11 Dec 18

I don't know why the Acer never feels hot I guess it has good fans.

Rebecca Huston

@Telynor (1763)

• United States

11 Dec 18

I have a lap tray with a slanting top that is where my laptop lives. Nice to use, and there's enough ventilation that nothing overheats.

Sunrise Fan

@sunrisefan (28524)

• Philippines

11 Dec 18

I've just recently read that it's unhealthy to be putting your laptop on your lap for a long time. I have some sort of a heat sink given free by the computer shop with my Mac and I put my Mac on top of it on the table and my Mac stays cool despite long hours of use.