Is vapor bad for computers?

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Kopfstimmen

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I've had vapor condensation on the inside of my windshield, so vapor can condense. However, condensation usually happens on the surface of items that are colder than the surrounding environment, and non-moving. The interior of your laptop is warmer than the surrounding environment, and the fans move. As long as you don't blow toward the intake, you should be fine, and you're probably fine anyway.
I feel doubly safe, since I blow toward the top of the computer, and the exhaust fans blow out the top. :)
 

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Laptop computers typically have their intake ports underneath the laptop. the only exaust vents will be either in the back or on the left had side generally. The intake ports flow directly onto the heat exchanger from the processor typically a copper looking bar that goes from your cpu towards your exaust fan.. so my assumption would be that if an exhale of vapor were to find itsway under the laptop into the intake port that when it hits the heat exchanger it would evaporate fairly fast. You should be ok.. but then again.. try not to focus your breath directly at the laptop..
 

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If our computers survived our smoking around them, they will be just fine with vapor.

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Actually, computers don't do well aroung smokers. Open a computer that is used by a smoker--you'll see a lot of nasty buildup on fans. Sometimes, the case will turn color, as well, depending on how often someone smokes around it (it takes a while, but if you have one of the plactic cases, that color will be Beige in about 8-10 months.
 
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