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Laptop runs for 20 minutes and starts to fail. If

Laptop runs for 20 minutes and starts to fail. If held onits sode will run longer. Fan died a while ago. Is this heat related? In Costa Rica where ambient temp. is > 80f

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It is heat related. This is computer trying to make sure that no damage is done to it. Take it to a mac repair centre to get it checked out

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