{"id":112183,"date":"2026-05-11T16:07:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T11:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=112183"},"modified":"2026-05-11T16:07:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T11:07:35","slug":"using-laptops-on-soft-surfaces-can-damage-devices-users-warned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/technology\/using-laptops-on-soft-surfaces-can-damage-devices-users-warned\/","title":{"rendered":"Using laptops on soft surfaces can damage devices, users warned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Most people use their <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/news\/cm-laptop-scheme-expansion-under-review-as-punjab-considers-more-laptops-for-students\/\">laptops<\/a> on their laps, which is more comfortable for them.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, laptops can be carried anywhere and used anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>But using a laptop on a soft surface will shorten its life.<\/p>\n<p>Placing a laptop on a soft pillow, lap, cushion or bed will obstruct its fan, which blocks the airflow.<\/p>\n<p>This causes the laptop to overheat because the fan has to work harder to keep the device cool.<\/p>\n<p>This pressure or strain can damage various components of the laptop, such as the battery, over time, and also affect the performance of the laptop.<\/p>\n<p>A major sign of this is that the laptop&#8217;s fan becomes louder and it starts to heat up quickly.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to use your laptop on a bed, sofa, floor or on your lap, make sure that it does not overheat while working.<\/p>\n<p>For this, cooling pads can be used that provide cool air to the laptop.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of these pads is to prevent the laptop from heating up. If they are not available, then use the laptop in such a way that it is slightly elevated from a soft surface.<\/p>\n<p>If the laptop overheats, it should be stopped from use so as not to damage the device.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Most people use their laptops on their laps, which is more comfortable for them. Anyway, laptops can be carried anywhere and used anywhere. But using a laptop on a soft surface will shorten its life. Placing a laptop on a soft pillow, lap, cushion or bed will obstruct its fan, which blocks the airflow. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":40053,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[33362],"class_list":["post-112183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-laptops"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112183"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":112184,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112183\/revisions\/112184"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}