I think not all Dell laptops are like that, at least the older ones weren't. The last one I had for work could be closed and carried around just fine without fe

I think not all Dell laptops are like that, at least the older ones weren't. The last one I had for work could be closed and carried around just fine without fear of it catching on fire. Unfortunately though my company deployed new Dell laptops to everybody, and yes I do have to shut it down whenever I want to put it in the bag. Always great to see technology move backwards...