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<blockquote data-quote="PReinie" data-source="post: 1462279" data-attributes="member: 279252"><p><strong>Normal and sometimes not</strong></p><p></p><p>Normally I use a tray table so I don't notice it. My son uses the arm-rest of the couch I was sitting on at the time. Now I know why.</p><p></p><p>But I think part of the problem is that I added more RAM (6 Gig), which might be used for ESPN live video in addition to the video RAM, so maybe the extra RAM contributed to the heat. Plus using the battery, which I don't normally power from, (usually AC) didn't help either. </p><p></p><p>Right now I'm on battery, doing basically the same as when I was watching ESPN, but the book is comfortable on my leg. The left side is warmer than the right, but by less than 10degrees F. The warmest is near the lid, opposite the battery.</p><p></p><p>I guess what I want, is sometimes just to ramp up the fan. My son used to play old Mario games via an emulator or some interface and when he had this book the fan would run like crazy to keep it cool. Sometimes I just would like it a bit cooler, like if I'm on a train and didn't bring a lap protection pad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PReinie, post: 1462279, member: 279252"] [b]Normal and sometimes not[/b] Normally I use a tray table so I don't notice it. My son uses the arm-rest of the couch I was sitting on at the time. Now I know why. But I think part of the problem is that I added more RAM (6 Gig), which might be used for ESPN live video in addition to the video RAM, so maybe the extra RAM contributed to the heat. Plus using the battery, which I don't normally power from, (usually AC) didn't help either. Right now I'm on battery, doing basically the same as when I was watching ESPN, but the book is comfortable on my leg. The left side is warmer than the right, but by less than 10degrees F. The warmest is near the lid, opposite the battery. I guess what I want, is sometimes just to ramp up the fan. My son used to play old Mario games via an emulator or some interface and when he had this book the fan would run like crazy to keep it cool. Sometimes I just would like it a bit cooler, like if I'm on a train and didn't bring a lap protection pad. [/QUOTE]
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