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		vbezhenar on Sept 24, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Do not leave XPS laptop in any sleep/hibernate/sta... How can laptop catch fire? CPU throttles itself at 100 C and shuts down shortly thereafter. 100C is not enough to make a fire.

sbierwagen on Sept 24, 2021 [–]

CPUs don't burn, but lithium ion cells don't like being at 100C.

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