Does this laptop get hot? if so, what type of hard drive do you have? Is there a big difference in heat for the SSD vs the regular HDD?
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Of all the laptops I have owned, this is by far the coolest. I can sit in front of the TV for hours and not notice much heat generation. I am sorry I don't know how to answer the SSD vs HDD question. I love this computer. It is supersonic fast and the different positions ( i.e. Pad vs laptop) are so handy.
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I own the 1 TB model and also noticed the heat buildup. I keep my unit off unless I'm backing up data. Had it a year and so far, so good.
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yes it gets hot at times but not too much compared to other laptops, I would say medium.... but there are other more serious problems for example the keyboard is awful !!!
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I don't have any problem with overheating, it just more heavy than regular laptop.
1066869
I am hoping that if I change to SSD that it may also generate less heat? I wonder if that will be the case. As posted earlier, I have noticed some excess heat in tablet mode.
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I think there is a SSD in there, however it doesn't show up in the OS (I don't know if it is part of the HD, like a combo or separate). I do notice that it seems to speed up after a couple boots. The HD in this PC is slow, but my often used programs seem to come up fairly quickly.
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iOmega said "It is normal for hard drives to get hot (to the point where you still can touch them) especially for big capacity ones. Also make sure to keep your drive in well ventilated place, preferably not too close to other electric/heat emitting devices".The blue screen was caused when I encrypted part of the new drive badly. All is well and as is usual in my case - my fault! A happy owner now.
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I have plugged in all time, using it for photo editing in Lightroom and Photoshop then backing up to another external. No over heating issues, it does get "warm" if stacked directly on another plugged in drive so stopped doing that. I like the drive, haven't had any issues with it.
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Yes there is a problem with yours. I've had mine since its issue and it never gets hot -warm at most when playing extended games or videos. I have a Surface Pro 2 now, but I keep the Portege as a very reliable backup and for occasional ripping or burning (no pun intended) of CDs.
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I've never experienced any heat issues. It's a solid laptop; I use for both work and personal.
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The drive is 5400rpm. Honestly I don't notice as my OS is installed on the SSD so the OS is very fast. All of my programs are on the 5400rpm drive.
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I don't know how hot the external rugged drives with traditional disk drives run, but these SSD drives don't get very hot. I have two of them, they get warmish if you are really pushing a lot of data in/out, but never hot. Pretty cool if left idle.
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I bought mine in May and it doesn't get hot at all. Honestly, I really love this laptop. Definitely worth the money.
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The one we purchased did not have ssd like the one posted, everything else was the same. It's been a great machine.
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One guess is that your hard drive is overheating. Try installing Speedfan and monitoring your Hard drive temp. A temp over 55C is too hot, and this hard drive runs REALLY hot on my computer!!! I've been watching mine and it's running 49~54C on a regular basis, which is quite hot.
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This laptop is a very capable machine, and screaming fast if you swap out the included hard drive for an SSD. When under load you can definitely hear the cooling fan, but I've never found it distracting. One thing to note is that the cooling fan is a blower and the exhaust exits the laptop on the left hand side. It can get a little toasty on that side when playing games or doing heavy math processing. If you're wanting to use this for taking notes the one thing I would remind you of is the size - 15.6" laptop is not small and might have trouble fitting on some lecture hall desks. If that isn't an issue, then I would strongly recommend this laptop. This laptop is a very capable machine, and screaming fast if you swap out the included hard drive for an SSD. When under load you can definitely hear the cooling fan, but I've never found it distracting. One thing to note is that the cooling fan is a blower and the exhaust exits the laptop on the left hand side. It can get a little toasty on that side when playing games or doing heavy math processing. If you're wanting to use this for taking notes the one thing I would remind you of is the size - 15.6" laptop is not small and might have trouble fitting on some lecture hall desks. If... » Read More This laptop is a very capable machine, and screaming fast if you swap out the included hard drive for an SSD. When under load you can definitely hear the cooling fan, but I've never found it distracting. One thing to note is that the cooling fan is a blower and the exhaust exits the laptop on the left hand side. It can get a little toasty on that side when playing games or doing heavy math processing. If you're wanting to use this for taking notes the one thing I would remind you of is the size - 15.6" laptop is not small and might have trouble fitting on some lecture hall desks. If that isn't an issue, then I would strongly recommend this laptop. « Show Less
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Just as others have said, it is passive cooling and I have had some drives doing intensive work run on it for some days. The drives do get hot (or a lot warmer than usual) but nothing bad has happened. I will say that for regular work it should be fine but for intensive work, just keep an eye out. Also since it is passive cooling the temperature of your environment matters if you are in a very hot environment (climate or place) versus a cooler environment (my environment is mostly cool in temperature).