Sorry TR noob here,
I’ve used the TR3A for about 3 days now and noticed this laptop can get really hot (I’ve never felt a laptop this hot before). What surprised me was that this is an Intel Centrino laptop (aren’t Centrino’s supposed to be cooler?) Is this normal? Are there any ways to remedy this problem?

Thanks

The lower left corner does heat up on these things quite a bit (mine has never been bad enough to burn though).  The main reason for this isn’t so much the processor (although thats a part of it) but the hard drive spinning.  But don’t worry it’s normal for it to get slightly (uncomfortable for some) warm.

during the winter the extra heat is always welcome :wink: obviously as long as no harm is rendered to our TR’s

yeah the way the TR is built it definitely fealt hotter than my T-150…

I wonder how my 700m will feel?

better take care of your babies

wasn’t there an article on that? 

[quote author=“kageon1”]Sorry TR noob here,
I’ve used the TR3A for about 3 days now and noticed this laptop can get really hot (I’ve never felt a laptop this hot before). What surprised me was that this is an Intel Centrino laptop (aren’t Centrino’s supposed to be cooler?) Is this normal? Are there any ways to remedy this problem?

Yes, it’s normal.  I use a laptop cooler, basically just a platform with fans in it that sucks the hot air off the bottom of your laptop and shoots it out the back.

It works really well, my HD temp goes from 55 C to about 46/47C using it which really cuts down on the keyboard temp as well.  The area under the left palm reset is still warm but it’s a lot less warm and the keyboard remains quite cool instead of having warm air rising from it.

Most of these run off your USB port so you don’t have to drag around an AC adapter.  From what I can tell the additional drain on the battery is really small basically un-noticable.

[quote author=“jso902”]
better take care of your babies

wasn’t there an article on that? 

I meant to provide warmth to the lap, not the babies

laptopdesk.net works well, and needs no power.

this is what i use.

you can tell the TR is hot just by looking at it!

:drool:  :drool:  :drool:  :drool:

I don’t know about anyone else, but when I read the thread title, all I could think of was this:

“That’s TR3A, it’s so hot right now.”

that lapinator thingy would also prevent your jacobs from getting too hot and making you a jaffa…

[quote author=“rich”]prevent your jacobs from getting too hot and making you a jaffa…

[quote author=“rich”]a way to prevent sprogs without the snip!

Sometimes I find it hard to believe that Americans and Brits are considered to speak the same language.

While we are on the topic, does anyone know a utility that works on the TR series that will tell what the CPU temps and stuff are?

Everest Home Edition works on the hard drive but none of the other sensors are shown?

Sometimes I find it hard to believe that Americans and Brits are considered to speak the same language.

“The US and Britian are two great countries separated by a common languate” (or words to that effect) - Winston Chirchill

[quote author=“deichenlaub”]“The US and Britian are two great countries separated by a common languate” (or words to that effect) - Winston Chirchill

I think he was quoting George Bernard Shaw, a man I admire for, among other things, his concern over the inconsistant spelling of English. I think you’re referring to the famous story where during WWII, the English generals wanted “to table” a plan because it was important, which outraged the American generals because it was too important “to table”. :D