Fujitsu LifeBook E8210

I plan on buying the Fujitsu E8210 but some reviews from the internet said that it's quite hot. So I checked it out in some shop, it's really quite hot and the table is hotter. And it's only in screensaver mode but when I touch other models, it's only a bit warm.

Some time I may leave the laptop on for a long time and scare Fujitsu one become too hot. Anyone have any advice on it?

 

My notebook gets quite hot (see sig) and I often leave it running for 3 days at a time using 100% cpu and most of RAM. It hasn't died yet and I have been doing this for 2.5 years now.

However, my professor tried the same thing with his ibook (a couple years ago) and it died. Some connector on the motherboard got too hot and came loose- causing problems.

Whether heat is really a problem depends on how long you plan to keep your laptop. It took my prof about a year to do this to his machine. I wouldn't worry about it unless you plan to keep your laptop for more than a year or so. The point is that prolonged and repeated high-temperatures can be bad for your notebook if it wasn't designed to withstand such.

You might also consider whether the whole notebook gets hot, or if it's just one spot, like under the ram or the cpu.

 

I plan to keep the laptop for around 3 years of my study but scare that it would spoil easily cos of the heat. I'll be using it for stuffs like 3D rendering and video editing.

The Fujitsu E8210 only gets hot on the bottom top left corner.

 

in the end, what is actually important is the temps of your internal components. fujitsu seems to design their systems so that the chassis absorbs the heat to keep the components inside cooler. my n3530 always feels quite warm on the bottom...but my cpu and hd temps are perfectly fine.

 

In addition to what's written above -- i.e., that the hd and cpu temps are always fine when tested -- I recommend (for all laptops, but certainly for this one) the Targus Podium Coolpad. See http://www.targus.com/us/product_details.asp?sku=PA241U . The Coolpad raises the back edge of your notebook to increase airflow, improving the cooling efficiency of your notebook and keeping your desk/working surface cool as well. It also makes for a much more pleasant and ergonomic typing angle. It uses no fans or other electricty-drawing elements, so it doesn't drain your battery at all.
My e8210 and my Coolpad seem to make a lovely couple, and I'm hoping for years of happiness together!

 

What is the normal temperature for laptop cpu & hd? And what software is used to measure it?

 

What about using speedball or cooling pad with fans?

 

I'm thinking of buying the e8210, Core 2 Duo. I also heard and read on the CNET article that it runs "blisteringly hot" (this was on the Core Duo, however) and that it'll hurt your hand if you touch certain areas (VGA and other spot). A Fujitsu sales rep put me in touch with a Fujitsu tech who said his e8210 is not hot at all, and that some changes to the Core 2 Duo model made it less hot.

A favor - since I'd like to keep this laptop for at least 3 years, can you let me know how "hot" is "hot?"

Sorry, I'm in San Francisco and there isn't any Fujitsu model available at the retail stores for me to see or feel. I did look at the rep's s7110 which he said was basically the same.

 

As noted above, what's important for the lonegvity of a laptop is the heat of the internal components (HDD and CPU) not the feel of the outside of the notebook.

And I keep my e8210 always elevated on a Targus Podium Coolpad, which increases airflow and ergonomic comfort, so I don't know how hot the bottom gets -- it would obviously get much hotter if its vents were blocked by being directly on a desk or lap.

The e8210 heat issue-- and I have the Core Duo, not the later Core 2 Duo -- that I'm aware of is that it gets warm (not hot) on the left palmrest, and somewhat warmer (even hot but not hot enough to burn you or anything) on the upper left-hand side of the keyboard, particularly the inch or so of metal between the left-most keys and the left edge of the laptop. I barely end up touching the laptop there, and so I find it no big deal.
However, if I were a leftie -- which I'm not -- I'd probably have my hand there much more often and might well be bothered by it.

Good luck!

 

Actually, I really glad to know that you're happy with your e8210 (you are, right?) and that it doesn't hurt your hand since this is what CNET wrote:

http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/fujitsu-lifebook-e8210-core/4505-3121_7-31876467.html



Btw, here's what the Fujitsu tech wrote a few days ago when I referred to the CNET article -- and the rep passed it to me:


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Hi Terry



I have not read the article so I really can not comment on it; however I can say this. I have been using an E8210 unit for 2 months now and quiet honestly I could barely feel any heat from the unit. Here is my configuration:



Core 2 Duo

2GB of memory

80GB HDD

ATI video card X1400

I have Vista and Ubuntu in Dual-Boot environment



The review or the article that was read on CNET seems to be related to the previous version of E8210 which had the Core Duo processor. Currently, the E8210 has a Core 2 Duo processor. To answer the question below:



Core 2 Duo processor increased performance by 20% from the Core Duo performance

Core 2 Duo consumed the same power as Core Duo despite the increase in performance



If anything, Core 2 Duo processors should generate more heat than Core Duo because they are faster. It could be that the new E8210 BIOS version kicks the fan more often to prevent the unit from getting hot. We have seen that in the T4210.



As I said in the email above, I would need to look at the article to see what the configuration was and then try to test it myself.



PS: I have been using an E8210 myself and I like the unit. I would recommend it.



Thanks



Halim

 

one thing to say is that cnet basically sucks. i wouldn't trust a single thing that website says. i would find a different review to get more feedback on the machine.

i've read a couple of other reviews and none of them seem to mention that the e8210 is hot.

 

Yes, I like my e8210 very much (I agree with the reviewer that I wouldn't want to touch the left edge of the laptop when it's been running for a while -- it's unpleasantly hot but I didn't burn myself -- but why would one do that?). I wouldn't use it on my lap, but I don't and didn't plan to.

The machine runs really well and its outstanding with respect to the most important feature to me: the display, which is bright and amazingly beautiful. BTW, I purposely ordered a LOWER resolution than it normally comes with because the fonts are too small for me at the "better" resolution (i.e., I got a WXGA display instead of the usual WSXGA one, and saved $75 and my eyesight).

The keyboard is excellent as well, and I'm coming off an IBM THinkpad so I have high standards.

Good luck!