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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