Does it get hot easily, and thus can only be used on a hard surface and not on a bed or carpet?
850129
I bought mine in May and it doesn't get hot at all. Honestly, I really love this laptop. Definitely worth the money.
850130
Not at all. My husband noticed that the dog no longer wants to sit on his lap because the HP doesn't warm up his lap like the old Toshiba did.
850131
It does get warm but I don't think thats an issue.have not used it in bed or on a rug but have had it sitting on my lap for at least an hour not that uncomfortable. I absolutely love this machine even with win 8X the more you use it and win8X the more you will like it
174429
I just got mine and either mine has a defect, or the information on here is incorrect. I use it to take the edge off of the cold house in the morning. I have it sitting on laminate wood flooring. After about 1 hour on high the floor in front of the heater is very hot to the touch. About as hot as you want to touch with your bare hand. If this was sitting on a canvas, nylon or poly tarp floor of a tent, I would be concerned. It does not get hot directly under the unit, but a foot or two in front of it the floor gets very hot.
1032064
No, not at all. The only part that gets hot is where the heated air blows out of it.
1722346
It's never gotten hot, I do have a cushion on it, but also use it without the cushion. We gotten as high as 90 degrees, no problem. I recoment it
840624
Hello MeghanYes. It does bocome very hot, but does not heat anything beyond 1foot. Absolutely dangerous for a toddler. I have a 1 year old baby. Therefore It's never turned on, besides being useless for heating any space.
65779
Nope! I've used mine without turning it off, or taking breaks, for well over an hour and haven't felt it get hot yet.
1983910
No, it does not get hot. I have never had it overheat or even get warm to the touch.
185419
I have had no problems whatsoever. No kinking and no problems with heat control and I have laid directly on it for the entire night. The only problem is that it can get very hot.
2011650
The company says that it should be on a hard surface with no padding/insulation on top or beneath as it can cause overheating and thus a fire hazard. It seems many people are successfully using the bed that way but just thought I would pass on the official answer to that question
1588555
I have never used it that way, but it is hot to the touch for about an hour. I hope this helps.
1939963
My machine has never gotten hot. For the most part it is stable on the counter, it does have a strong vibration system so i can't say if it will move on another surface.
2095318
I use mine mainly on hard surfaces but worked just fine when I have used on carpet.
982945
We use it on our wood floor all the time. It has protective feet on the bottom to buffer the heat. My wife has even used it on our leather couch. She absolutely loves this heater. Great purchase!
1633601
Yes, does not get so hot as to melt anything. You could even put your cat on it!
734285
Not really. The reason why is if you use it on carpet, you may ruin your carpet. It was designed for floors, yet it does mention you can use it on carpet...but I would advise against that because it gets the steam too hot.
1594152
Yes it can be safely placed on your carpet and near a bed, as far as cost comparison goes it's not intended to be used as your main home heating sorce, it's not efficient enough to be used as a main sorce of heating, so compared to forced air heating, it would be more costly to use this heater, and one more point about using a portable heater that I'v noticed is it drys the air in the room a lot.
649804
No, it shouldn't get hot on the near or bottom. I use to have fridge on carpet and it did not get hot for me.