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ive noticed the left had side of my track pad gets quite warm when im using it is this normal?
 
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Depends on what you're doing, but usually that's a yes.
 
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not doing anything really just browing the internet and on here, listening to the football commentary on the internet too
 
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Well my left palm rest is 32C right now and I'm just on the internet.

Have you cleaned the machine out before?
 
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its only 2 weeks old.. how do u mean cleaned it out?
 
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Like open the back cover and clean it out.

It's normal tho, the whole casing it aluminum means that it tends to get warm. It's normal.
 

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