[X4U] 17" Powerbook External Fan?

[Eddie Hargreaves]

On 8/8/06 4:41 AM, Diane Clancy <dianelists at dianeclancy.com> wrote:

> I have bought a 17" Powerbook ... I ran into someone recently who said that if
> I don't hook up an external fan that draws heat out (like he did) then within
> a year my powerbook will go.
> 
> He said that it was only with this laptop.  It is
> hot - but does anyone know if this is true?

I've heard that the 17" Powerbooks don't run as hot as the 15" models, which
are not as hot as the 12" models. So I doubt very much his claim. My brother
has a 12" model which he has noted gets quite hot and it hasn't 'gone' for
three years.

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Eddie Hargreaves