*places mental bet that it's a Mac (or possibly a vaio)*

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:14, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

haha it is a vaio
(it was the only pink one in john lewis)

i only ever use it for Word and here.

it's stopped now though.

i do sit with it on a cushion on my lap, although right now it's on my glass dining table. could it be overheating??
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:19, Reply)

Almost certainly
The vents are there for a reason.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:21, Reply)

interesting
ok i will stop the cushion smothering. but right now he is sitting on a cool glass surface, so he should really stop panting and moaning.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:23, Reply)

it may have got too late
might also be that the fan has just got some crap in it.

does the noise coincide with a flashy light anywhere?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:25, Reply)

erm
i didn't notice but next time it whinges, i will look.

kroney just texted to say check the fans too. might well be dust in them. thanks boys.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:28, Reply)

don't use the vacuum cleaner on it

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:34, Reply)

i have a dyson
it's more yellow than pink, so i won't be risking the clash.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:38, Reply)

Is there an actual reason for this?

(Bazongaloid, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:39, Reply)

I'm guessing the suction would be too strong
plus with laptops you need something smaller and more focused I think
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:41, Reply)

I think there is
but I can't for the life of me think what it is.

edit: having refreshed my memory, the consensus is that it generates static which can fuck things up inside.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:43, Reply)

a fair chance.
depending on what you sit it on the vents could be full of fluff and dust, meaning it won't cool off even on a table. You have pot's of cash take it to the shop and get it fixed, it's probably nothing irreparable, yet, just don't leave it.

Edit: Vaios are Macs for people who want windows, overpriced but pretty.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:23, Reply)

i just wanted a pink one to match my fridge
it makes me smile in my otherwise tasteful shrine to stripped wood, white walls, glass and chocolate brown suede!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:29, Reply)

It was never going to be a bottom-of-the-range Acer, was it?

(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:24, Reply)

Well, no.
But I was betting on style over substance, and I was right.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 5 Sep 2011, 16:29, Reply)