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You may want to check with Dell to see if the battery is one of those
that have a known overheating problem. If so, replacing the battery,
with financial rebate, may be the way to go rather than replacing the
laptop.
Tom
On 1/13/2010 9:09 AM, Peter Shkabara wrote:
> Rick's comments are very valid and good suggestion. Unfortunately, my
> daughter's Vaio S360 gets quite hot even with a cooling pad that has fans
> running. With the pad it is usable; without the pad, and on a flat surface,
> even the palm rest area gets uncomfortable. I already tried to blow out any
> accumulated dust that may have impacted cooling, but that did not seem to
> help much.
>
> Peter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Glazier [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 11:22 PM
> Subject: Re: Dell laptop
>
> I never put my Laptop on my lap unless it is on a flat hard surface.
> I use an old piece of Oak Shelving.
> There are several vent intakes on the bottom of mine, and the
> fan would starve for air.
>
> Rick Glazier
>
>
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