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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
# Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F
(10° to 35° C)
# Storage temperature: -13° to 113° F
(-24° to 45° C)
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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
In fact I suspect the Macbook's own heat would keep it above that while copying the files.
I often put my dell D620 in the fridge to cool it down if it overheats and starts running slow.
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.
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Well, if there's enough condensation, they might catch you. Do laptops have the water-damage-sensing things that they put in cell phones? The ones that permanently change color when they get wet so that they know that the phone got wet?
Don't refrigerators and freezers have lower-than-normal condensation? Put a loaf of bread or cookies in the refrigerator and they will be dry by the end of the day.
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As a result, we're looking at one of those unibody 13" Macbooks, those are reported to be cooler. Temperature is the only reason we're getting rid of this one.
I often put my dell D620 in the fridge to cool it down if it overheats and starts running slow.
http://vidmar.net/weblog/archive/2008/06/29/my-dell-laptop-i...
Take the six pack, fold it flat:
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Laptop on top :)
My girlfriend is using my ~4 year old Macbook Pro, and it's getting warmer and warmer. It's too hot for direct contact with skin. Also, it's starting to drop the Wifi at high temps. The battery has been replaced once already. As a result, we're looking at one of those unibody 13" Macbooks, those are reported to be cooler. Temperature is the only reason we're getting rid of this one.