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Honest question, why? Do you sit in direct sunlight often? Are you looking for extreme battery life?

• egypturnash 4y ago
  I'm a freelance artist. I have a decent studio setup at home but I also really love taking my laptop out to a cafe or a park. When I'm under a tree in the park, there's no power (so yes, battery life helps - it's why I mostly use Mac Airs), and my screen has to fight the sunshine. Which makes battery life even worse because I've gotta run the backlight at full power. Sitting under a tree with a sunscreen attached to the computer helps some, but I would be delighted if I could sit out under the sun.
  • daenz 4y ago
    Personally I'm worried about battery damage to my electronic devices when they get direct sunlight. I've had a phone cook its battery in the sun (battery swelled up), and my kindle gets pretty hot as well. Is that something you're worried about?
    • egypturnash 4y ago
      Nah, not really. The only heat problems I've ever had are the design flaw with my current 2016 Macbook Pro that makes it heat up its batteries when charging. I'm also probably not gonna sit out in the direct sun for hours on end, I tend to stay in one spot working 2h at the absolute most. Gotta get up and take a break to bike around the city every so often.