Re: G-4 powerbook heat

2003-01-21 Thread wappling
Re;so far my TI 800 fan has come on once,it felt so hot I though I had ruined it,but its ok,just shocking to me,I now see great improvements have been made electronics ability to withstand heat,but with that said,i prefer it remain cool to the touch,and so far im suceeding with a tabletop fan.now t

Re: G-4 powerbook heat

2003-01-21 Thread Luca Rescigno
>> - Apple staffers will tell you it's a >> Portable Computer, not a Laptop. Come to think of it, virtually all >> portable manufacturers are doing this now). > > I normally put my TiBook on a largish book on my lap (so that there > is a bit of airflow under it). I think the screen takes a lot of

Re: G-4 powerbook heat

2003-01-21 Thread Roger Shufflebottom
At 8:08 -0600 21/1/03, Jeremy Derr wrote: >- Apple staffers will tell you it's a >Portable Computer, not a Laptop. Come to think of it, virtually all >portable manufacturers are doing this now). I normally put my TiBook on a largish book on my lap (so that there is a bit of airflow under it). I

Re: G-4 powerbook heat

2003-01-21 Thread Jeremy Derr
On Tuesday, January 21, 2003, at 12:49 PM, wappling wrote: > Hi,I have an 800 G-4 PB,it can get hot with several hours use,so far my > rig-fix is I have the screen elevated on a bed tray and a table top > oscillating fan next to me blowing air across the keyboard and > underneath,all but the powe

Re: G-4 powerbook heat

2003-01-21 Thread Steve Fuller
On Tue, 2003-01-21 at 00:49, wappling wrote: > Hi,I have an 800 G-4 PB,it can get hot with several hours use,so far my > rig-fix is I have the screen elevated on a bed tray and a table top > oscillating fan next to me blowing air across the keyboard and > underneath,all but the power brick remain r

G-4 powerbook heat

2003-01-20 Thread wappling
Hi,I have an 800 G-4 PB,it can get hot with several hours use,so far my rig-fix is I have the screen elevated on a bed tray and a table top oscillating fan next to me blowing air across the keyboard and underneath,all but the power brick remain running cool to the touch,has anyone seen a refined pr