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    Toshiba A200 Heat

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by finger, Nov 20, 2007.

  1. finger

    finger Notebook Enthusiast

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    Anyone find these A200 gets really hot around the touch pad? The fan runs pretty quiet but the touch pad and palm rest gets really warm.

    Have I got a dud or is this common?
     
    finger, Nov 20, 2007
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    Charles P. Jefferies, Nov 20, 2007
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    Common, Mine is like that too
    Its not like its burning hot, its just warm.
     
    allan_huang, Nov 20, 2007
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    finger Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah thats it, guess it will be great in the winter months, now just to change the hard drive. No idea why these hitachi hard drives rate so highly, there so noisey
     
    finger, Nov 21, 2007
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    skywalker Business Notebook FTW!!

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    I'm not sure hitachi makes much noise, but surely it is faster than 4200's toshiba own HD.
     
    skywalker, Nov 21, 2007
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    Maybe mines on the way out but then again I've only had it 5days.

    It makes a terrible ticking sound everytime it reads or writes to the drive, not overly loud as if the drive is going to die but definately audible at night when its quiet. Someone recommended a samsung drive so I might give that a try.
     
    finger, Nov 21, 2007
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    Can't find myself recommending a Samsung hard drive - I'm sure they have improved but in the past they were total trash.

    Try Western Digital, that's the only drive I buy. They are better built than other makes and extremely quiet/cool-running. I have an 80GB 5400RPM 2.5" drive in an external enclosure that I had in my old laptop which works wonderfully, and dual 320GB 7200RPM 3.5" drives in my desktop. Awesome stuff.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Nov 21, 2007
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    mine is also quite warm, specially on the touchpad.
     
    forp, Nov 22, 2007
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