[_6zew]

I learned this the hard way.

When i was around 16, i was gifted a laptop. Mind you, this was my first pc ever. Before that i was going to internet cafes.

So being the good "hacker" i was at the time, i installed Ubuntu to be like the cool kids. Few days later the motherboard got fried in my backpack. Apparently, the laptop didn't go to sleep when i closed the lid and overheated.

Still hurts.

[javier2]

To be fair this happens with my work macbook every now and then. It hasn't died though.

[jjoonathan]

My Windows work laptop has done this a couple times. Hasn't managed to actually kill itself yet, though. A pity.