home studio setup question

burgessa23 · Post by **burgessa23** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 6:13 am

is it safe to have my laptop sitting on the top of a near field monitor?
I've got my powerbook hooked up to an external monitor and the most convenient place to it is on top of a monitor (event ps-6) is this safe or am i gonna erase my Hard drive with the speaker magnet?

Thanks,
-andrew

dru · Post by **dru** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 6:19 am

I wouldn't risk it, even though they may be shielded. Just re-arrange.

touched1 · Post by **touched1** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 4:36 pm

Magnets aside, by setting your laptop on a speaker, you are already halfway to your computer taking a dive.

I fixed computers for a long time, seen lots of busted ones, and try never to put my laptops in an "iffy" position.

burgessa23 · Post by **burgessa23** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 4:42 pm

thanks for the advice, I think I'm gonna change the layout

icedsushi · Post by **icedsushi** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 5:01 pm

How far away is OK? My laptop is about 6" from the monitor.

djconrad · Post by **djconrad** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 10:58 pm

Just don't do what I did and put your monitors on top of your laptop