A Sad Reality

@celticeagle (176789)
Boise, Idaho
July 8, 2025 2:08pm CST
Turned on my laptop and it worked fine .....for awhile. Then it heated up REAL bad. Scared me so I turned it off. I am on it again but it is heating up. I know my grandson doesn't know that much about computers so I am hopeful it will last a while. I can't really afford to get a new one right now. I have to get another found in a few months too. Ugh! I will try to use my phone as much as I can, but I hate trying to type long posts with it or do work on some websites on it. We'll see what happens as the heat goes down in my room. I am keeping the A/C on while I use and that seems to help. My next purchase will be a nice one with a lot of storage this time. I hope this one will last me a while yet.
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4 responses
9 Jul
The fan? It's maybe needing replaced. In the meantime if you could use it and put it on a cooling pad that would help Or have a cold air fan on beside it Maybe just needs a good clean , maybe the fan is blocked and stuck
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@celticeagle (176789)
• Boise, Idaho
9 Jul
Probably. If I run the A/C while using it all is well.
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9 Jul
@celticeagle it's not difficult to get to the fan
@LindaOHio (194043)
• United States
9 Jul
I hope the heat goes away. I need to buy a new laptop in the next year or so.
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@celticeagle (176789)
• Boise, Idaho
9 Jul
I hope so too. It's in the 90s and I have the A/C on quite a bit. It's like a oven if I don't.
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@LindaOHio (194043)
• United States
21h
@celticeagle I keep the AC on and use my ceiling fan a lot.
@wolfgirl569 (118987)
• Marion, Ohio
8 Jul
Hope it lasts
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@celticeagle (176789)
• Boise, Idaho
8 Jul
I started it up again and it was fine. We'll see.
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@RasmaSandra (86782)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
8 Jul
I sit in front of a fan working on my laptop and the fan blows on me and the laptop
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@celticeagle (176789)
• Boise, Idaho
9 Jul
This seems to work well for me too.
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