NP8660 / M860TU Mini Forum Survey

NP8660 / M860TU / Nexus / Xtreme620 etc.

now the deliveries are starting to flow i thought it a good idea to start this mini survey so as to keep the heat issue in one thread.
as there have been so many posts and threads about temperature issues hopefully everyone that has received their new beasts will post their readings here and make it a lot easier for everyone to view them and hopefully dispel the worry of an almost nuclear meltdown.

please only post your survey replys on this thread. for all other comments please post them here
Mini Survey Comments Only


please copy these questions in a new post and add your answers.

Thank you for taking the time to fill out this survey.

Mini Survey Comments Only

 

1.MODEL NAME: Sager NP8660

2. SUPPLIER: Powernotebooks.com

3. RECEIVED DATE: 8-21-08

4. HARD DISC Make/Model I think seagate

5. SATA I or SATA II: SATA II

6. HARD DISC SIZE: 320GB

7. 5400rpm or 7200rpm: 7200 RPM

8. IDLE TEMPERATURE: 56C

9. GENERAL BROUSING TEMP.: 57C

10. GAMING TEMP. After 15 Minutes: 58-60C

11. GAMING TEMP. After 30 Minutes: 58-62C

12. GAMING TEMP. After 1 Hour: 60C+

13. HIGHEST TEMP REACHED: 66C

14. ROOM TEMPERATURE:68-74F

15. DO YOU USE A COOLER: Yes, Belkin

16. POWER BRICK MAKE & MODEL NUMBER: Unkown Item Returned

17. HAS YOUR POWER BRICK GOT A FAN: Yes

18. Are you happy with the above temperatures: No

19. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop because of the above temperatures: Returned 8-26-08

20. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop for any other reason: Returned 8-26-08

 

MODEL NAME: Sager NP8660

SUPPLIER: xoticpc

RECEIVED DATE: 8-27-08

HARD DISC Make/Model (if known)

HARD DISC SIZE: hitachi 320gb 5200rpm


IDLE TEMPERATURE: 57c

GENERAL BROUSING TEMP.: 58c

GAMING TEMP. After 15 Minutes: 58c

GAMING TEMP. After 30 Minutes: 59-60c

GAMING TEMP. After 1 Hour: 59-60c

HIGHEST TEMP. REACHED: 62c

ROOM TEMPERATURE: 70-75f

DO YOU USE A COOLER: no

Are you happy with the above temperatures: could be better

Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop because of the above temperatures: i'm thinking of returning the laptop due to grainy screen and crappy spacebar. i have to press it towards the center for it to work.

 

MODEL NAME: NP8660

SUPPLIER: unspecified not pn

RECEIVED DATE: 8-26-08

HARD DISC Make/Model: Toshiba MK2049GSY

HARD DISC SIZE: 200GB

5400rpm or 7200rpm: 7200 RPM

IDLE TEMPERATURE: 53C / 50C with cooler

GENERAL BROUSING TEMP.: 55C /53 with cooler

GAMING TEMP. After 15 Minutes: 57 to 68 / 55-65 with cooler

GAMING TEMP. After 30 Minutes: 57 to 68 / 55-65 with cooler

GAMING TEMP. After 1 Hour: 60C+

HIGHEST TEMP REACHED: 69C

ROOM TEMPERATURE:75-78F

DO YOU USE A COOLER: Yes, my cheap 13 dollars cooler from ebay

Are you happy with the above temperatures: No

Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop because of the above temperatures: I will return it if it can't get it fixed within a week.


5. SATA I or SATA II: SATA II

13. HIGHEST TEMP. REACHED: Higest was 69 for HDD

16. POWER BRICK MAKE AND MODEL NUMBER: EDACPower Elec.
Model: EA11203B
130W with 20V out

17. HAS YOUR POWER BRICK GOT A FAN: yes

20. HAVE YOU OR ARE YOU THINKING OF RETURNING YOUR LAPTOP FOR ANY OTHER REASON: No, I like everything else about this laptop.

CPU temp: 33C-41C with normal use
GPU Temp: 53C -61C with normal use

 

Highest temp 69?
REALLY?

 

for the above who have already filled them out:
could you edit your posts with these added questions:

5. SATA I or SATA II
13. HIGHEST TEMP. REACHED
16. POWER BRICK MAKE AND MODEL NUMBER
17. HAS YOUR POWER BRICK GOT A FAN
20. HAVE YOU OR ARE YOU THINKING OF RETURNING YOUR LAPTOP FOR ANY OTHER REASON.
thanks
Jim

 

Youdont, I think MrDJ meant to add it to your original post.

 

1. MODEL NAME: NP8660

2. SUPPLIER: Xotic

3. RECEIVED DATE: 24th August

4. HARD DISC Make/Model (if known): Hitachi travelstar

5. SATA I or SATA II: sataII

6. HARD DISC SIZE: 320 GB

7. 5400rpm or 7200rpm: 5400

8. IDLE TEMPERATURE:50

9. GENERAL BROUSING TEMPERATURE: 52-53

10. GAMING TEMP. After 15 Minutes: 60

11. GAMING TEMP. After 30 Minutes:61

12. GAMING TEMP. After 1 Hour: 64-65

13. HIGHEST TEMP. REACHED: 67

14. ROOM TEMPERATURE: ~80 F

15. DO YOU USE A COOLER: NO

16. POWER BRICK MAKE & MODEL NUMBER: --

17. HAS YOUR POWER BRICK GOT A FAN: idk

18. Are you happy with the above temperatures: uhh.. not really, but in comparison to a lotta ppl, yea

19. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop because of the above temperatures: no

20. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop for any other reason: no

 

sorry to everyone that has already filled out the above survey.
ive now added 2 more temp. questions 13. CPU Temp. & 14. GPU Temp.
this has now slightly messed up your above posts as once the graphs are drawn up it will not show a true reading.

if possible could you take the readings again and edit and replace your original post with the full set of new questions.

no other questions will be added from now on.

thanks and sorry for the inconvenience.

 

1. M860TU Montebello

2. Eurocom

3. Aug 27th

4. Hitachi HTS54.........too long to type

5. SATA I

6. 250 Gb

7. 5400rpm

8. 53-55 after a few hours

9. 53-55

10. GAMING TEMP installed none yet.. I'll update it if I do in the next little while, might not have time.

11. GAMING TEMP

12. GAMING TEMP

13. CPU TEMP. 22 (under max load from Orthos it reached 59)

14. GPU TEMP. 44

15. HIGHEST OVERALL TEMP. REACHED: HDD: 60

16. ROOM TEMPERATURE: ~20

17. DO YOU USE A COOLER: Not yet

18. POWER BRICK MAKE & MODEL NUMBER: 0227A20120

19. HAS YOUR POWER BRICK GOT A FAN: Negative

20. Are you happy with the above temperatures: If guys like Chaz and Gophn(the cooler nazi) say it's ok then it's ok with me

21. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop because of the above temperatures: Don't be crazy

22. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop for any other reason: Well the turbo memory is annoying.. I didn't have the option of 4 gigs and now I can't pin applications to it. but no way not returning this beauty

 

1. MODEL NAME: Sager NP8660

2. SUPPLIER: Sager/XoticPC

3. RECEIVED DATE: 8/28/08

4. HARD DRIVE Make/Model (if known): Seagate Momentus 7200.3

5. SATA I or SATA II: SATA II I think

6. HARD DRIVE SIZE: 320GB

7. 5400rpm or 7200rpm: 7200RPM

8. IDLE TEMPERATURE: 54'C is the lowest I've seen so far (for the HDD)

9. GENERAL BROWSING TEMPERATURE: 55'C? Again for HDD

10. GAMING TEMP. After 15 Minutes: Haven't gamed yet

11. GAMING TEMP. After 30 Minutes: ""

12. GAMING TEMP. After 1 Hour: ""

13. CPU TEMP. 47'C

14. GPU TEMP. 48'C

15. HIGHEST OVERALL TEMP. REACHED: 68'C HDD 91'C CPU 45'C GPU haven't done anything graphics intensive yet

16. ROOM TEMPERATURE: No idea. Maybe 70'F?

17. DO YOU USE A COOLER: No

18. POWER BRICK MAKE & MODEL NUMBER:


19. HAS YOUR POWER BRICK GOT A FAN: Negatory

20. Are you happy with the above temperatures: I guess so

21. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop because of the above temperatures: No

22. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop for any other reason: No

 

1. MODEL NAME: Sager NP8660

2. SUPPLIER: XoticPC

3. RECEIVED DATE: 8/26/08

4. HARD DRIVE Make/Model (if known): FUJITSU MHZ2160BH G1

5. SATA I or SATA II: SATA I (comments)

6. HARD DRIVE SIZE: 160GB

7. 5400rpm or 7200rpm: 5400rpm

8. IDLE TEMPERATURE: 46C

9. GENERAL BROWSING TEMPERATURE: 47C

10. GAMING TEMP. After 15 Minutes: Unknown, yet

11. GAMING TEMP. After 30 Minutes: Unknown, yet

12. GAMING TEMP. After 1 Hour: Unknown, yet

13. CPU TEMP. (Idle) 27/30C (Load) 52/53C

14. GPU TEMP. (Idle) 43C (Load) 74C

15. HIGHEST OVERALL TEMP. REACHED: GPU|74C CPU|52C/53C HDD|50C

16. ROOM TEMPERATURE: ~72-78F

17. DO YOU USE A COOLER: Yes, Antec notebook cooler.

18. POWER BRICK MAKE & MODEL NUMBER: EDACPOWER Elec. #EA11203B

19. HAS YOUR POWER BRICK GOT A FAN: Yes.

20. Are you happy with the above temperatures: Yes.

21. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop because of the above temperatures: No.

22. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop for any other reason: No, I <3 this laptop.

 

I think it's SATA I actually; Xotic's 160GB option is as listed on the site. Also the 2nd SATA I report with low temps.

 

1. MODEL NAME: M860TU

2. SUPPLIER: Eurocom

3. RECEIVED DATE: August 29, 2008

4. HARD DRIVE Make/Model (if known): Hitachi 7200 HTS722020K9SA00

5. SATA I or SATA II: SATA II

6. HARD DRIVE SIZE: 200GB

7. 5400rpm or 7200rpm: 7200

8. IDLE TEMPERATURE: 51-52 degC

9. GENERAL BROWSING TEMPERATURE: 53 degC

10. GAMING TEMP. After 15 Minutes: 55 degC after 3dmark06 basic

11. GAMING TEMP. After 30 Minutes: N/A (haven't gamed yet)

12. GAMING TEMP. After 1 Hour: N/A (haven't gamed yet)

13. CPU TEMP. 57-60 degC after 3dmark06 basic

14. GPU TEMP. 62-63 degC after 3dmark06 basic

15. HIGHEST OVERALL TEMP. REACHED: N/A (will update later)

16. ROOM TEMPERATURE: 20 degC in basement room, 25 degC at school/work

17. DO YOU USE A COOLER: No

18. POWER BRICK MAKE & MODEL NUMBER: Li Shin Internation Enterprise Corp 0227A20120

19. HAS YOUR POWER BRICK GOT A FAN: Non

20. Are you happy with the above temperatures: Oui

21. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop because of the above temperatures: Non

22. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop for any other reason: So far so good

 

1. MODEL NAME: Sager NP8660

2. SUPPLIER: XoticPC

3. RECEIVED DATE: September 5, 2008

4. HARD DRIVE Make/Model (if known): Seagate Momentus ST932042 1AS

5. SATA I or SATA II:SATA II

6. HARD DRIVE SIZE: 320GB

7. 5400rpm or 7200rpm: 7200

8. IDLE TEMPERATURE: 53

9. GENERAL BROWSING TEMPERATURE: 56

10. GAMING TEMP. After 15 Minutes: N/A

11. GAMING TEMP. After 30 Minutes: N/A

12. GAMING TEMP. After 1 Hour: N/A

13. CPU TEMP. 51/53

14. GPU TEMP. 56

15. HIGHEST OVERALL TEMP. REACHED: 63

16. ROOM TEMPERATURE: 28 celcius

17. DO YOU USE A COOLER: No

18. POWER BRICK MAKE & MODEL NUMBER: Too hot to grab

19. HAS YOUR POWER BRICK GOT A FAN: No

20. Are you happy with the above temperatures: Yes

21. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop because of the above temperatures: No, but it stays my main concern

22. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop for any other reason: No

I would like to point out the fact that the hard drive was cooler when it ran the 3dMark06 than when it was doing updates or defragging.

 

1. MODEL NAME: Nexus

2. SUPPLIER: Kobalt

3. RECEIVED DATE: September 6, 2008

4. HARD DRIVE Make/Model (if known): Western Digital WD3200BEKT

5. SATA I or SATA II:SATA II

6. HARD DRIVE SIZE: 320GB

7. 5400rpm or 7200rpm: 5400

8. IDLE TEMPERATURE: 46

9. GENERAL BROWSING TEMPERATURE: 53

10. GAMING TEMP. After 15 Minutes: N/A

11. GAMING TEMP. After 30 Minutes: N/A

12. GAMING TEMP. After 1 Hour: N/A

13. CPU TEMP. 47/53

14. GPU TEMP. 50

15. HIGHEST OVERALL TEMP. REACHED: 63

16. ROOM TEMPERATURE: 23 celcius

17. DO YOU USE A COOLER: No

18. POWER BRICK MAKE & MODEL NUMBER: EDACPOWER Elec. EA11203B

19. HAS YOUR POWER BRICK GOT A FAN: Yes

20. Are you happy with the above temperatures: Yes

21. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop because of the above temperatures: No

22. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop for any other reason: No

 

Hi folks,

Am I missing something here ... Temps in 50'sC and 60'sC and you folks are complaining and returning your units.

GPU in IDLE Temps of 50'sC ... I would kill for Temps like that.

Try GPU Temp from turning your laptop ON and in 15 minutes time in IDLE reading 83 to 87C. Now that is what I call NVIDIA real Heat Problem! Like in my "NVIDIA 8600M GT".

Thanks,

G!

 

1. MODEL NAME: PCMW EDGE

2. SUPPLIER: PCMW

3. RECEIVED DATE: September 8th ish.

4. HARD DRIVE Make/Model (if known): Hitachi Travelstar

5. SATA I or SATA II: SATA 2

6. HARD DRIVE SIZE: 320GB

7. 5400rpm or 7200rpm: 7200

8. IDLE TEMPERATURE: 47 (all temps in celcius)

9. GENERAL BROWSING TEMPERATURE: 51

10. GAMING TEMP. After 15 Minutes: 58

11. GAMING TEMP. After 30 Minutes: 60

12. GAMING TEMP. After 1 Hour: 61

13. CPU TEMP. -72 - ON LOAD (2+ hours of UT3)

14. GPU TEMP. - 83 ON LOAD (2+ hours of UT3)

15. HIGHEST OVERALL TEMP. REACHED: GPU = 84

16. ROOM TEMPERATURE: 25

17. DO YOU USE A COOLER: no

18. POWER BRICK MAKE & MODEL NUMBER: EDAC POWER 130W (EA11203B)

19. HAS YOUR POWER BRICK GOT A FAN: Yes

20. Are you happy with the above temperatures: Lower would be nice

21. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop because of the above temperatures: nope

22. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop for any other reason: yeah - always want newer tech. lol

 

1. MODEL NAME: Sager NP8660

2. SUPPLIER: Powernotebooks

3. RECEIVED DATE: Sept. 16

4. HARD DRIVE Make/Model (if known): Travelstar

5. SATA I or SATA II: Sata II

6. HARD DRIVE SIZE: 320GB

7. 5400rpm or 7200rpm: 5400

8. IDLE TEMPERATURE: 51

9. GENERAL BROWSING TEMPERATURE: 51

10. GAMING TEMP. After 15 Minutes: 52

11. GAMING TEMP. After 30 Minutes: 52

12. GAMING TEMP. After 1 Hour: 53 (hit 54 once but holds at 53

13. CPU TEMP. 59

14. GPU TEMP. 76

15. HIGHEST OVERALL TEMP. REACHED:

16. ROOM TEMPERATURE: 72

17. DO YOU USE A COOLER: no

18. POWER BRICK MAKE & MODEL NUMBER:

19. HAS YOUR POWER BRICK GOT A FAN: no

20. Are you happy with the above temperatures: yes

21. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop because of the above temperatures: no

22. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop for any other reason: no

 

1. MODEL NAME: Nexus M860TU

2. SUPPLIER: Kobalt

3. RECEIVED DATE: 24th Sept.08

4. HARD DRIVE Make/Model (if known): western digital

5. SATA I or SATA II: sata II

6. HARD DRIVE SIZE: 320gb

7. 5400rpm or 7200rpm: 7200

8. IDLE TEMPERATURE: 50c

9. GENERAL BROWSING TEMPERATURE: 52c

10. GAMING TEMP. After 15 Minutes: 54c

11. GAMING TEMP. After 30 Minutes: 55c

12. GAMING TEMP. After 1 Hour: 55c

13. CPU TEMP. 51c

14. GPU TEMP. 49c

15. HIGHEST OVERALL TEMP. REACHED: 61c(defrag)

16. ROOM TEMPERATURE: cool

17. DO YOU USE A COOLER: no

18. POWER BRICK MAKE & MODEL NUMBER: li shin interntional 0227A20120

19. HAS YOUR POWER BRICK GOT A FAN: NO

20. Are you happy with the above temperatures: hell yeh.

21. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop because of the above temperatures: no chance

22. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop for any other reason: nope

 

1. MODEL NAME: PCMW EDGE

2. SUPPLIER: PCMW

3. RECEIVED DATE: August 29th.

4. HARD DRIVE Make/Model (if known): Hitachi Travelstar 7k320

5. SATA I or SATA II: SATA 2

6. HARD DRIVE SIZE: 320GB

7. 5400rpm or 7200rpm: 7200

8. IDLE TEMPERATURE: 41 (all temps in celcius)

9. GENERAL BROWSING TEMPERATURE: 43

10. GAMING TEMP. After 15 Minutes: 45

11. GAMING TEMP. After 30 Minutes: 45

12. GAMING TEMP. After 1 Hour: 45

13. CPU TEMP. -56- ON LOAD (After Effects Rendering)

14. GPU TEMP. - 78 ON LOAD (2+ hours of COD4)

15. HIGHEST OVERALL TEMP. REACHED: GPU = 80

16. ROOM TEMPERATURE: 27

17. DO YOU USE A COOLER: yes (Antec Notebook Cooler)

18. POWER BRICK MAKE & MODEL NUMBER: EDAC POWER 130W (EA11203B)

19. HAS YOUR POWER BRICK GOT A FAN: Yes

20. Are you happy with the above temperatures: Yes, any colder and my hand would be numb from the chill

21. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop because of the above temperatures: Nope

22. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop for any other reason: When its time to trade in for a better one. Of course.

 

1. MODEL NAME: NP8660

2. SUPPLIER: Xotic/Sager

3. RECEIVED DATE: 09/23/08

4. HARD DRIVE Make/Model (if known): Hitachi Travelstar 5k250

5. SATA I or SATA II: SATA I

6. HARD DRIVE SIZE: 250GB

7. 5400rpm or 7200rpm: 5400rpm

8. IDLE TEMPERATURE: 58C / 46C (with & without Zalman NC2000)

9. GENERAL BROWSING TEMPERATURE: 59C / 48C

10. GAMING TEMP. After 15 Minutes: 60C / 50C

11. GAMING TEMP. After 30 Minutes: 60C / 50C

12. GAMING TEMP. After 1 Hour: 60C / 50C

13. CPU TEMP. 52C (running all day/after gaming, 48C idle)

14. GPU TEMP. 66C (gaming, mass effect, 62C idle)

15. HIGHEST OVERALL TEMP. REACHED: 70C HDD (format/defrag, no cooler, pre-SATA driver install), 69C GPU, 49C CPU (orthos 1 hr = 59C)

16. ROOM TEMPERATURE: above readings were in 28C room (warm!)

17. DO YOU USE A COOLER: Yes, Zalman NC2000 (significant difference w/ and w/o)

18. POWER BRICK MAKE & MODEL NUMBER: Li Shin 0227A20120

19. HAS YOUR POWER BRICK GOT A FAN: No (and it's just warm)

20. Are you happy with the above temperatures: Yes, but only with the cooler!

21. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop because of the above temperatures: Initially - briefly, for HD temps & more importantly lack of fan control (ON/off/ON/off/runs too infrequently). Now - hell no; the cpu & gpu are under par even.

22. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop for any other reason: Considered upgrading for a faster/hotter cpu But no

 

Note: temperatures may be lower because Windows 7 7057 autothrottles both the GPU (to about 20% normal) and the CPU.

1. MODEL NAME: Sager NP8660

2. SUPPLIER: XOTIC PC

3. RECEIVED DATE: 2009/3/6

4. HARD DRIVE Make/Model (if known): Hitachi HTS543232L9A300

5. SATA I or SATA II: SATA 2

6. HARD DRIVE SIZE: 320 GB

7. 5400rpm or 7200rpm: 5400RPM

8. IDLE TEMPERATURE: 27 - 33C

9. GENERAL BROWSING TEMPERATURE: 35C

10. GAMING TEMP. After 15 Minutes: (Supreme Commander Forged Alliance) 56C CPU, 64C GPU

11. GAMING TEMP. After 30 Minutes: 60C CPU, 70C GPU

12. GAMING TEMP. After 1 Hour: Have not gamed for 1 hour yet

13. CPU TEMP. Currently: 36C (Idling for 10 minutes)

14. GPU TEMP. Currently: 47C (Idling for 10 minutes)

15. HIGHEST OVERALL TEMP. REACHED: 86C GPU (after playing Halo 2 for 45 minutes)

16. ROOM TEMPERATURE: 22C

17. DO YOU USE A COOLER: No

18. POWER BRICK MAKE & MODEL NUMBER: Li Shin 0227A20120

19. HAS YOUR POWER BRICK GOT A FAN: No

20. Are you happy with the above temperatures: Very nice idle temperatures, could have better load temperatures

21. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop because of the above temperatures: No

22. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop for any other reason: Getting a refund and starting the configuration over, so I didn't have to spend $30 extra to buy two 2 GB ram sticks instead of one. Also, the CD tray is difficult to close.

 

1. MODEL NAME: NP8660

2. SUPPLIER: Powernotebooks

3. RECEIVED DATE: early september 08

4. HARD DRIVE Make/Model (if known): Hitachi HTS543232l9A

5. SATA I or SATA II: No clue

6. HARD DRIVE SIZE: 320Gb

7. 5400rpm or 7200rpm: 5400rpm

8. IDLE TEMPERATURE: 61-63(stock drivers v8.2;vista) 51-53 (with drivers v8.5;vista) 47-49 (with drivers v8.8 and win 7) (all temps in centigrade) Can give very specific details if needed

9. GENERAL BROWSING TEMPERATURE: ~51c

10. GAMING TEMP. After 15 Minutes: ~53

11. GAMING TEMP. After 30 Minutes: ~56

12. GAMING TEMP. After 1 Hour:~58

13. CPU TEMP. 36-38c (maxed at 48)

14. GPU TEMP. ~55c (maxed at 84c after 3hrs of gow)

15. HIGHEST OVERALL TEMP. REACHED: 66c for hdd where i turned off the comp

16. ROOM TEMPERATURE: ~33-36c

17. DO YOU USE A COOLER: No

18. POWER BRICK MAKE & MODEL NUMBER: EDACPOWER ELEC; EA11203B

19. HAS YOUR POWER BRICK GOT A FAN: yES

20. Are you happy with the above temperatures: Not intially after new drivers and win 7 yes

21. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop because of the above temperatures: Never

22. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop for any other reason: Yeh may be after an yr or so for a better rig

Additional thoughts - The other thing most people seem to ignore/seem to live with is the constant low whining noise that comes somewhere from the right ctrl key.

 

1. MODEL NAME: NP8660

2. SUPPLIER: PowerNoteBooks.com

3. RECEIVED DATE: 03/09/09

4. HARD DRIVE Make/Model (if known): not known

5. SATA I or SATA II: Not Sure

6. HARD DRIVE SIZE: 320 GB

7. 5400rpm or 7200rpm: 7200rpm

8. IDLE TEMPERATURE: 38C / 44C (with & without Zalman NC2000)

9. GENERAL BROWSING TEMPERATURE: 42C / 53C

10. GAMING TEMP. After 15 Minutes: 54C / 58C

11. GAMING TEMP. After 30 Minutes: 58C / 61C

12. GAMING TEMP. After 1 Hour: 58C / 63C

13. CPU TEMP. 27C (upper 50s during gaming)

14. GPU TEMP. 34C (62-66c during gaming)

15. HIGHEST OVERALL TEMP. REACHED: 65C HDD

16. ROOM TEMPERATURE: 23C

17. DO YOU USE A COOLER: Yes, Zalman NC2000 (significant difference w/ and w/o)

18. POWER BRICK MAKE & MODEL NUMBER: EDAC???

19. HAS YOUR POWER BRICK GOT A FAN: Own two, one with, one without. One with fan is smaller, but both feel the same level of warmth.

20. Are you happy with the above temperatures: HDD temps (without cooler) concern me, but I have been told by vendor that these hs been tested and the higher temps will not cause any issue. All other temps I am VERY happy with.

21. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop because of the above temperatures: Initially - maybe, for HD temps but not now. Despite HDD concerns this is th best built laptop I have ever owned.

22. Have you or are you thinking of returning your laptop for any other reason: No - however, I am very eager to get news on upgrading current GPU to the M260 ASAP.