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Question about Inspiron 6000 Heat Issues
I own a Dell desktop. Recently I purchased another brand laptop, and the heat under my wrist is unbearable. Want to return it and order a Dell Inspiron 6000. Are there any Inspiron 6000 users out there who can say whether this model (with Celeron or Pentium M) gets warm on the top surface (towards the front, where you rest your wrist while typing)? I am very sensitive to temperature, so this is something I would really want to know before I make the purchase. It's O.K. if it gets warm under the bottom; I do not intend to use it in my lap -- at least, not without some protection. Also, any ideas on how to make the surface (top or bottom) of any laptop cooler?
- "That's an interesting response! "My i6000 runs as cool as a cucumber! I had heat problems with my old i5160 but I have never noticed any temperature discomfort in my new i6000, which is a Pentium 760 with a 60GB Toshiba hard drive and ATI video.The right palmrest gets ever-so-slightly warm after many hours on but if you weren't trying to feel for the heat you'd not notice it.How's yours, Bacillus?
@wwj101 wrote:
I own a Dell desktop. Recently I purchased another brand laptop, and the heat under my wrist is unbearable. Want to return it and order a Dell Inspiron 6000. Are there any Inspiron 6000 users out there who can say whether this model (with Celeron or Pentium M) gets warm on the top surface (towards the front, where you rest your wrist while typing)? I am very sensitive to temperature, so this is something I would really want to know before I make the purchase. It's O.K. if it gets warm under the bottom; I do not intend to use it in my lap -- at least, not without some protection. Also, any ideas on how to make the surface (top or bottom) of any laptop cooler?
All Dell's manuals are online under the Product Support tab, then User Guides. If you see a model with the hard disk located under the palm rest (i.e. 600m), then when you have continued hard drive usage that area will heat up. Nothing you can do about it. If that bothers you, pick a computer that does not have the hard drive in that location.- I appreciate all the responses. I found particularly helpful the response from Rickmktg, who indicated where on the Dell website one could find the user guides. Having found the manual for the Inspiron 6000, I was able to determine that the hard drive and the ram chips for this model are not immediately below the hand rest area. It turns out that what's under there is the battery -- which should not become warm with use, right?? I am really not sure.
Anyway, with your help, I am one step closer to making my decision. By the way, you have been a lot more helpful in addressing these concerns of mine than Dell was. Thanks for your help.
@wwj101 wrote:
I appreciate all the responses. I found particularly helpful the response from Rickmktg, who indicated where on the Dell website one could find the user guides. Having found the manual for the Inspiron 6000, I was able to determine that the hard drive and the ram chips for this model are not immediately below the hand rest area. It turns out that what's under there is the battery -- which should not become warm with use, right?? I am really not sure.
Anyway, with your help, I am one step closer to making my decision. By the way, you have been a lot more helpful in addressing these concerns of mine than Dell was. Thanks for your help.
The battery does NOT heat up.
Appreciate the compliment. :smileywink:
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Posted September 27th, 2005 09:00