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Six Laptops That Don't Burn

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the things-that-don't-go-boom dept.

digihome writes, "An exploding laptop can really ruin your weekend, so here's a review of six laptops that are unlikely to blow up." From the article: "We evaluated everything from battery and air vent temperatures, AC power draw and battery life to performance and price... What we found is that there's a real difference among those notebooks that know how to take the heat without sacrificing performance."

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  1. They forgot one! by Salvance · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why not just buy one of the OLPC machines? Price to performance and considering heat produced, nothing else can come close. I'm sure once Brazil and other countries start receiving theirs, we'll see them all over ebay for a bargain.

    Seriously though, this is a great list, except for the fact that the machines are pretty expensive. If I was to blow that type of money on a laptop, I'd probably go for the Toshiba. But until then, I'll stick with my $500 Dell laptop. Sure it's a little bit slower (1.8Ghz I believe), but the battery is too small to catch anything on fire.

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    1. Re:They forgot one! by sinij · · Score: 5, Funny

      Imagine having to crank two things at once, your laptop and .... well you know.... heat generated by you will be quite considerable.

    2. Re:They forgot one! by Fred_A · · Score: 2, Funny

      It's before you become an adult that your cranking is the most intense... Well usually, although I realise that this being /., your mileage may vary...

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  2. Needless to say... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sony's name isn't on the list.

  3. Page rendering sucks by SwabTheDeck · · Score: 5, Funny

    Am I the only one getting this article rendered as though the CSS was written by throwing the keyboard down the stairs? (Firefox 2 on Linux)

  4. What about Sony notebooks? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'm posting this from my sweet Sony Vaio notebook powered by the everlasting Sony battery and I%&#@+++ NO CARRIER

  5. Re:Twinhead? Uh, no. by presidentbeef · · Score: 2, Funny

    My most recent experience with a single Twinhead laptop involved two new hard drives, new RAM, a flakey power socket, a hinge that barely works and a battery pack with a failed cell (it splutters if you have the battery connected.

    But what about the heat output? The convenient volume control wheel on the front edge? The "magnesium screen lid and bottom case with an attractive finish that looks like carbon fiber"?!

    You didn't address the important stuff!

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  6. Re:Stupidest... by Lord+Kano · · Score: 2, Funny

    How funny is it that in a discussion about burning laptops, your post got modded "Flamebait"?

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  7. This wont burn... by Anne_Nonymous · · Score: 5, Funny

    This P-P-P-Powerbook won't burn.

  8. Re:Celsius v. Fahrenheit by GNious · · Score: 5, Funny

    Drives American girls wild, when you tell them that you have got a 12 cm penis