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Q&A: Can I use my laptop even though it smells like something’s burning?

Posted on March 22, 2021

Question from Brenda F.:  Hi Rick. I have a question about my Toshiba laptop.

I bought it about 8 months ago and everything was fine until last night.

All of a sudden I started smelling a strong burning smell coming from the bottom of the computer.

Do you think I can safely ignore the smell and keep using the laptop without causing any damage to it?

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Review: Toshiba Satellite C55-C5241 15.6 Inch Laptop

Posted on December 26, 2016

toshiba-satellite-c55-c5241-laptopWindows 10 laptops have now firmly taken over the market and I’ve had the opportunity to check a number of them out.

Today I’m going to tell you about the sleek new Toshiba Satellite C55-C5241 that I recently took for a spin.

This laptop comes equipped with a bright 15.6-inch widescreen HD 1366×768 TruBrite display, a powerful 2.2 GHz Core i5-5200U CPU, 8GB of 1600MHz DDR3 RAM and a spacious 1TB hard drive. That all adds up to plenty of power for most anyone who isn’t into competitive gaming.  [Read more…]






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