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    T400 owners

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by uniquestco, Sep 28, 2008.

  1. uniquestco

    uniquestco Notebook Evangelist

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    - how warm does it get on the bottom, cool enough to use on lap for long periods?

    The T400 physically looks at lot my the discontinued Z61t ...?
     
    uniquestco, Sep 28, 2008
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  2. YariYari

    YariYari Notebook Guru

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    yeah, it functions very well on my lap, it never gets hot, but maybe warm to the touch after 30 minutes or so
     
    YariYari, Sep 28, 2008
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    You should be fine for about an hour or two. It gets warm to the touch but never hot. Give the notebook a break every 2 hours so that it has some ventilation under it and you should be good to go again.
     
    vuong05, Sep 28, 2008
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    I've used it in my lap for more than 2 hours before - and it was still pretty comfortable after that.
     
    K3nt, Sep 28, 2008
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    Very comfortable, probably the best I have encountered.
     
    cbg, Sep 28, 2008
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    LGt400 Notebook Geek

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    it doesn't get hot, but i would say for long periods, you would find any laptop to be annoying in your "lap"
     
    LGt400, Sep 28, 2008
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  7. Parijat

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    It gets warm after continued use ( like 2 hrs. ) and you can feel the fan blowing warm air on the left.
     
    Parijat, Sep 29, 2008
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    The T400 runs cool (less hot) than any other laptop I have run into.
    I am very impressed, especially coming from hot plates like HP and Dell.
     
    mikec, Sep 29, 2008
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    Very impressed with how cool it runs. Playing Wow and UT2004 for hours on end and it only get warm on the center of the bottom. My only other hands on are with HP & Dell Business laptops and it is definatley alot cooler then those.
     
    bunkhouse, Sep 29, 2008
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