posted 10-28-2003 04:46 AM              

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Ok I have a brand spanking new laptop. Eight.
Now when I travel I put a piece of .4 cm plastic on my lap and then the laptop on top.
The underside of the lappy gets hot. This plastic has coped well so far. No sign of warping or melting but I don't want to risk it hence any suggestions on material to use for my lap. It has to be flat for air circulation reasons. Eight

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posted 10-28-2003 09:40 AM              

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Eight whats up with you goof balls :-) I was expecting some clever answers.
I will use a piece of wood. EIGHT
What about laminate on top of the wood? What copes good with heat? Eight
Come goof head scratch your head bit more. EIGHT :-)

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posted 10-28-2003 03:31 PM              

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balsa maybe? lightwieght, quite porous. watch your laps. theyre v.important!

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posted 10-29-2003 03:29 AM              

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Eight. Any more smart heads knoking around? knock knock

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posted 12-06-2003 05:19 PM              

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I use my big sketchbook.

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posted 12-08-2003 09:22 PM              

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Something ceramic. And what the heck is EIGHT? Is that a computer company?

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posted 12-09-2003 05:49 PM              

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honeycomb aluminum laminate.

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posted 12-18-2003 02:39 PM              

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4 inch thick ali slab.

wouldn't rest it on your lap, though...

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posted 12-18-2003 09:58 PM              

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This is just for your personal use right?

Material isn't the main factor, like you said, it can withstand the heat even without good ventilation. What you need to do is to create some space for the air to flow. My dad is a very heavy laptop user. Basically he just get those rubber legs for chairs that are about 0.5 cm high and either attach them to the bottom of your laptop or on top of your plastic. So you will be jacking your laptop up in the air when you use it, while not compromising on the stability.

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