Anyone have nc6400 with 7200 RPM drive, and is it too hot?

Hi--

I am pretty much sold on getting a nc6400 sometime soon. The config I'm looking at (RB518UT#ABA) would have a T7200 CPU, a 7200 RPM drive, and the 64MB GPU. I really would like the fast drive, but I'm slightly concerned that the drive plus the CPU and graphics card will make the machine hot.

I've read all the reviews I can find, and all indicate that the laptop runs relativley cool and quiet. But the reviews are not based on these (relatively) high end components.

If I could, I would just get the fast drive with a lesser CPU and no dedicated GPU (just the GMA 950), as the 950 is fine for me and I've found that the faster drive will do more than a minor change in processor speed. But no affordable configurations exist like that, and custom-configuring it is too costly.

So, my question is basically does anyone have a nc6400 with a 7200 RPM drive and does it seem to run hot or with the fans blowing loudly most of the time? If so I'll go with a 5400 RPM configuration even though I'll feel a bit of a performance hit.

Thanks in advance for reading, and for any responses. I appreciate it.

 

I dont have an NC6400, but in my DV6000T my seagate 7200rpm runs at about 109 - 114 fahrenheit. max i have ever seen it go is 120. Thats after some serious stuff. "threshold" is 150 fahrenheit as far as segate says.

 

I have this model but with a 5400 drive...doesn't run very hot at all...not sure if upping it to the 7200 would make that much difference.

 

Thanks for the posts, I appreciate it!

 

I would recommend getting the Intel GPU instead of the ATI and buying your own 7200 rpm drive and installing it. Some 7200rpm drives run hotter than others; I have a Seagate 100gb 7200rpm drive and it feels rather hot. (It's defintely the hottest part of the bottom of the notebook.) Switching from a 120gb 5400rpm to a 100gb 7200rpm caused a noticeable drop in battery life.

Other 7200rpm models use less power and therefore generate less heat. Perhaps you could get a 5400rpm drive for now and upgrade to one of these when they arrive on the market:
http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/03/06/fujitsu.160gb.7200rpm.disk/

 

My 7200rpm drive overheated. >.< it was left on a cloth surface though

 

my nc6400 came with a 60gb 7200rpm drive. I instantly replaced it after burning the recovery dvds cause the drive temps were just unbearable. I type all the time, so having a warm palm rest was not my cup of tea. I had a spare 80gb 5400rpm drive from a previous laptop and installed it in the nc6400. The temps are lower and the palm rest never gets hot unless the ambient temp is high or i run some program that requires a lot of disk activity.