My friend Sarah used to yell at me every time I set my computer on the carpet, telling me it would overheat and terrible things would happen such as fiery death and destruction and mayhem. I figured she was overreacting. I mean, maybe her laptop was just old or defective or something. But nope. Turns out she was right. Huh.
I have a habit of leaving my computer on my bed, which I never thought twice about, but apparently this actually can cause your computer to overheat, since the cooling mechanism relies on movement of air, which is being drawn in from vents on the bottom of the computer. So, when you leave it on soft surfaces like carpet or bedding, this air flow is slowed and the computer cannot cool itself. Knowing this, I'm trying to make an effort to be careful now... I like my computer, and would ideally like it to last at least 4 years. So thanks to Larry Hechler for telling me this, and hopefully I can avoid any catastrophic damage to my computer!
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