[P1] Portable Heat

Larry Kollar kollar at alltel.net
Wed Nov 5 18:15:51 PST 2003


> Does anyone else think that the iBooks get a little too hot, meaning 
> possibly decreasing the life span of its components? With my 900mhz G3 
> 12" iBook, I have to be careful about using the edge of a bed or cloth 
> chair as a "table", as these surfaces are not good for dissipating the 
> heat generated by the machine.

I have the 14" 900MHz iBook, and it only gets fairly warm when it's 
plugged in & the battery's low. When it's running on battery power, it 
barely gets warm at all. I've impressed quite a few people at work with 
how hot it *doesn't* get.

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