http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/May 19th 2006 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/May 19th 2006 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/May 19th 2006 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/May 19th 2006 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/May 19th 2006 4:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/
I don't think this is anything new.]]>May 19th 2006 4:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/
to be fair to Apple, several people have recommended to me that I keep my laptop off my lap (or, even worse, a soft surface like a bed) because of the risk of blocked fan exhausts and the like. Clearly, a product of such immaculate design as a Mac laptop shouldn't have this problem, but it may not be thaaat farfetched.]]>May 19th 2006 4:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/May 19th 2006 4:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.raindesigninc.com/ilap.html]]>May 19th 2006 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/
OK Apple fan boys, who sleep with their iPod stuffed down the front of their underwear, please justify THIS one! Maybe if Apple spent more resources on allowing their customers to put their LAPtop on their lap, and less on pretentious architecture for the retail stores - this kinda stuff wouldn't happen.]]>May 19th 2006 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/May 19th 2006 4:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/May 19th 2006 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/May 19th 2006 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/May 19th 2006 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,65970,00.html]]>May 19th 2006 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/May 19th 2006 4:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/May 19th 2006 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/
XPad]]>May 19th 2006 4:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://sewelldirect.com/xpadlaptopheatshield.asp]]>May 19th 2006 4:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/May 19th 2006 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/May 19th 2006 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/May 19th 2006 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/
Seriously though, I'm a Mac fanboy (according to this site) and I use min eon my lap all the time. Sure it gets hit, but no hotter than any other high-powered laptop I've used. This is even moreso when using the DVD burner, for obvious reasons.

What this really boils down to is CYA. Apple also updated their iPos software to allow parents to maintain their children's sound levels and posted more warnings despite it already being displayed in the iPod manual.

For my next trick I'm going to sue McDonalds for their coffee being hot.]]>May 19th 2006 4:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/
As a side note, I concur with the others who say the firmware update has helped with the heat. I've had mine on for about six hours, encoded some video, and it's still quite bearable... Before, it'd be scorching.]]>May 19th 2006 4:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/May 19th 2006 4:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/May 19th 2006 4:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://sewelldirect.com/notebook-cooling-pad-with-fans.asp]]>May 19th 2006 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/
My solution is a small foldable lap-board that fits into my case alongside the computer.]]>May 19th 2006 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/
I?m as anxious as the next person to see what Apple comes out with next. But rushing things to production before they are actually finished and tested, has been a HUGE downfall for Apple.
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LAPTOP
(n.) A small, portable computer -- small enough that it can sit on your lap. Nowadays, laptop computers are more frequently called notebook computers, though technically laptops are somewhat smaller in size than notebooks.
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http://www.technewsworld.com/story/38854.html

If I used my acer laptop (tavelmate 8006) on my lap it's very hot - and without shorts it's burning. I think this applies to every laptop with a high speed processor. and the macbook should be cooler than the macbook pro due to the pro have a higher speed graphics card. That's the problem with my acer. the radeon 9700 is a hot bugger. ]]>May 19th 2006 5:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/
Todd, we're all happy that you would have enough room to comfortably keep your DAP of choice stuffed down the front of your underwear, but you can't assume we all have that . . . um, shortcoming.]]>May 19th 2006 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/May 19th 2006 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/
Actually Chris, since you brought it up, I have an iRiver u10. :)]]>May 19th 2006 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/May 19th 2006 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/May 19th 2006 5:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/May 19th 2006 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/May 19th 2006 6:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/May 19th 2006 6:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/May 19th 2006 6:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://macnewsblog.com/2006/05/macbook_pro_no_batteryless_hea.html]]>May 19th 2006 7:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/May 19th 2006 7:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/May 19th 2006 7:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/May 19th 2006 8:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/May 19th 2006 8:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/May 19th 2006 8:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/
I love the MBP, but after photographic proof that the thermal paste is excessive, I will not accept that this is normal. I use a PC laptop at work and at home, and it gets, hot but, not like mine did before I corrected the sloppy assembly. After the AS 5 and the firmware update, the MBP is warm, but not excessive. Although the left fan runs constantly.]]>May 19th 2006 9:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/My P4 duo notebook gets a little warm on the bottom when running video...it's just a fact of life. You run anything with that many transistors, it's gonna get warm.]]>May 19th 2006 9:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/
Useless article.]]>May 19th 2006 9:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/19/warning-from-apple-dont-put-our-laptops-on-your-lap/
oh and @Apple Comp.

*screams on top of lungs* MACBOOKS PRO HAS A TENDANCY TO BURN PEOPLE ALIVE!!!!! ITS MORE DANGEROUS THAN GOING OUTSIDE BAREFOOT ON PAVEMENT IN ARIZONA!

well.. at least it was fun for a few seconds]]>May 19th 2006 10:12PM