by Hypnos » Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:24 pm
Antilikos wrote:My Toshiba lasted almost exactly one day past its warranty before the mb gave out. That is really the only time I have ever had a computer fail like that. Last Toshiba I'll ever own.
On the cooling fans, its probably obvious, but not all the fans flow the same way and you need to make sure the flows match up otherwise they do more harm than good.
Both of my fans were exhaust fans. It was simply just a poor design, the fans were actually sticking out further than anything else (besides the feet, but the feet were barely taller) so even on a solid surface there was barely anywhere for the air to go, on anything other than solid surfaces it would over heat in 20 minutes or less because the fans were literally covered.
Other than 1 failed HD and the overheating the laptop was great, its still running strong today (probably 8 years old). To me a laptop should be able to be used anywhere, its called a laptop for a reason maybe I would have it on my lap sometimes? Was not possible with that computer.
[quote="Antilikos"]My Toshiba lasted almost exactly one day past its warranty before the mb gave out. That is really the only time I have ever had a computer fail like that. Last Toshiba I'll ever own.
On the cooling fans, its probably obvious, but not all the fans flow the same way and you need to make sure the flows match up otherwise they do more harm than good.[/quote]
Both of my fans were exhaust fans. It was simply just a poor design, the fans were actually sticking out further than anything else (besides the feet, but the feet were barely taller) so even on a solid surface there was barely anywhere for the air to go, on anything other than solid surfaces it would over heat in 20 minutes or less because the fans were literally covered.
Other than 1 failed HD and the overheating the laptop was great, its still running strong today (probably 8 years old). To me a laptop should be able to be used anywhere, its called a laptop for a reason maybe I would have it on my lap sometimes? Was not possible with that computer.