Adam? …is there a reason your laptop is in the fridge?

#1

Post by superberliner » Sun, Apr 18, 2010, 2:57 PM UTC

Adam? …is there a reason your laptop is in the fridge?
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Re: Adam? …is there a reason your laptop is in the fridge?

#2

Post by barrkel » Sun, Apr 18, 2010, 4:15 PM UTC

I would recommend just chilling the drive, and using an external enclosure to read the data. Less risk of killing a whole laptop's worth of electronics with condensation, less warmup time wasted in booting, etc.

Re: Adam? …is there a reason your laptop is in the fridge?

#3

Post by Qz » Sun, Apr 18, 2010, 4:25 PM UTC

barrkel wrote: post #2

I would recommend just chilling the drive, and using an external enclosure to read the data. Less risk of killing a whole laptop's worth of electronics with condensation, less warmup time wasted in booting, etc.

He mentioned that the reason he didn't do that was to avoid voiding the warranty.

Re: Adam? …is there a reason your laptop is in the fridge?

#4

Post by dustingetz » Sun, Apr 18, 2010, 4:28 PM UTC

Qz wrote: post #3

barrkel wrote: post #2

I would recommend just chilling the drive, and using an external enclosure to read the data. Less risk of killing a whole laptop's worth of electronics with condensation, less warmup time wasted in booting, etc.

He mentioned that the reason he didn't do that was to avoid voiding the warranty.

i'd be shocked if refrigerating it didn't

Re: Adam? …is there a reason your laptop is in the fridge?

#5

Post by Qz » Sun, Apr 18, 2010, 4:31 PM UTC

dustingetz wrote: post #4

Qz wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He mentioned that the reason he didn't do that was to avoid voiding the warranty.

i'd be shocked if refrigerating it didn't

If it hadn't worked, he may not have posted about it, and then no one would know that it had been in the fridge...

Re: Adam? …is there a reason your laptop is in the fridge?

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Post by ugh » Sun, Apr 18, 2010, 4:35 PM UTC

dustingetz wrote: post #4

Qz wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He mentioned that the reason he didn't do that was to avoid voiding the warranty.

i'd be shocked if refrigerating it didn't

If you manage to get the temperature in your fridge up to 10°C you are good[1].

[1] http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/specs.html

Re: Adam? …is there a reason your laptop is in the fridge?

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Post by a-priori » Sun, Apr 18, 2010, 4:37 PM UTC

dustingetz wrote: post #4

Qz wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He mentioned that the reason he didn't do that was to avoid voiding the warranty.

i'd be shocked if refrigerating it didn't

Especially, if you post pictures of the deed to your blog and it shows up on Hacker News! :)

Re: Adam? …is there a reason your laptop is in the fridge?

#8

Post by pasbesoin » Sun, Apr 18, 2010, 4:47 PM UTC

dustingetz wrote: post #4

Qz wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He mentioned that the reason he didn't do that was to avoid voiding the warranty.

i'd be shocked if refrigerating it didn't

Sorry, I accidentally hit the down arrow on your comment when I meant to hit the "reply" link. :-(

Could someone reverse my mistake? The parent comment does not deserve downmodding.

Re: Adam? …is there a reason your laptop is in the fridge?

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Apr 18, 2010, 4:51 PM UTC

barrkel wrote: post #2

I would recommend just chilling the drive, and using an external enclosure to read the data. Less risk of killing a whole laptop's worth of electronics with condensation, less warmup time wasted in booting, etc.

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Re: Adam? …is there a reason your laptop is in the fridge?

#10

Post by param » Sun, Apr 18, 2010, 5:03 PM UTC

I often put my dell D620 in the fridge to cool it down if it overheats and starts running slow.