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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. Danger by cheese-cube · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Lithium fires like those that occur when a laptop battery explodes are extremely dangerous. Just watch this video.

  2. Re:Am I supposed to be afraid of this? by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Smug are we? You didn't look into the battery recall then.

    I remember the first Aluminium PowerBooks. They became so hot, that the bottoms expanded to a convex shape after an hour of running. They tottered, wobbled and turned about, like a Weeble. This was really noticeable on the 12" models - where the footprint was so small, the curvature was really pronounced!

    Now have the Sony exploding, flammable battery problem that Dell and Lenovo suffer from.

    --
    "Flyin' in just a sweet place,
    Never been known to fail..."
  3. I think I'm safe... by jridley · · Score: 2, Interesting

    since I don't even carry a battery in my laptop. After a couple of years I realized that I never use it when I'm not near an outlet anyway, so I just took it out and left it in the bag. I suppose it could burst into flames there...