Leaving a computer in your car

after tons of trouble getting apple to fix my last computer (over 5 weeks) they finally just replaced it.. but my local apple store is 45 min from my house and only 15 from my school.. its supposed to get almost 80 degrees tomorrow.. but i only will be at school for like 2 1/2 hours.. is it ok to just leave my laptop in the car? if so is the trunk cooler?
HELP PLEASE
.. i cant afford anymore problems

Hi Kaileen,
Welcome to Apple Discussions
I don't think you will have a problem leaving your iBook in the car, but it won't probably be 80˚ in your car. If you park your car in the sun, the temperature in the car is going to be higher. You may want to try parking in the shade and/or positioning your iBook so it doesn't sit in the sun. The trunk usually is cooler, but I would hate for you to forget it that it was in there. You would remember when you turned a corner and heard that destruction sound that you hear when something is valuable to you.
Jon
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