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Re:Do not leave XPS laptop in any sleep/hibernate/standby mo... by samstave on Friday September 24, 2021 @05:34PM (#28648096)
"Not melting a hole"

Ha! While not related to the bag issue, I had a 15" MBP literally catch fire in my bed while I was asleep.

I fell asleep wat hing Netflix or some such and the macbook caught fire and woke me up.

It was in the recall batch for batteries at that time.

I took it to apple flagship SF store.

They had the FN machine for two months then came back and said that at some point the moisture sensor went off and due to this reason they would not honor the battery recall or address the fact it caught on fire and the "apologized" for the potential "safety hazaard"

They told me my option was to buy a new one, or take it to a 3ed party repair place and have it repaired for more than the machine was worth.

I haven't bought another mac since, and I have switched from iPhones entirely, even though I have had an iPhone since day one.

Re:Do not leave XPS laptop in any sleep/hibernate/standby mo... by withinboredom on Friday September 24, 2021 @09:14PM (#28649501)
Did you say that water was the reason the fire didn’t spread? If so, I’d love to hear how they “proved” it got wet before the fire started.
Re:Do not leave XPS laptop in any sleep/hibernate/standby mo... by dboreham on Friday September 24, 2021 @06:08PM (#28648354)
Were you binge watching "Halt and Catch Fire"?
Re:Do not leave XPS laptop in any sleep/hibernate/standby mo... by samstave on Friday September 24, 2021 @06:31PM (#28648499)
Ironically, that was about the same time it came out...