Laptop is quite thin, how well does it exhaust heat under load? How loud do the fans get under load?
792266
I've owned this laptop since January and never had it overt hatred and I play video games for hours sometimes. It has a fan but it's not excessively loud. It's won't wake anybody up. It's hardly noticeable. Just keep in mind, it doesn't have a cd reader
1670554
My laptop never even get warm with just the fans in the laptop. I have never had a computer put out so little heat as this one does.
746615
I find it very quiet, and the noise it does make is subtle and not grating. I have other brands that are much louder and didn't cost that much less; I recommend this one. Note: it's tall - elevated my laptop noticeably, which works well for me in terms of more comfortable using the keyboard (it's the thinnest & flattest laptop I've ever owned), but something to keep in mind.
1052457
Yes it is the way it is. It has got a fast processor when loaded it needs to cool down. I agree it is somewhat loud sometimes. It is a great laptop.
1145416
It's very quiet and the fan only revs up when the CPU is really cranking. If you're just taking notes during class, then it will work very quietly. Just don't tax the CPU and RAM and you'll be perfectly fine. I love my Acer Aspire S7 ultrabook and even Mac-heads have been asking about it.
273098
This pc has HUGE fans, I have it sitting right next to me on my desk, I haven't noticed any heat coming from it. It has vents as well. I am a hobby photographer and serious digital scrapbooker, I haven't been able to slow it down yet. I LOVE this machine.
1482446
This laptop is a very capable machine, and screaming fast if you swap out the included hard drive for an SSD. When under load you can definitely hear the cooling fan, but I've never found it distracting. One thing to note is that the cooling fan is a blower and the exhaust exits the laptop on the left hand side. It can get a little toasty on that side when playing games or doing heavy math processing. If you're wanting to use this for taking notes the one thing I would remind you of is the size - 15.6" laptop is not small and might have trouble fitting on some lecture hall desks. If that isn't an issue, then I would strongly recommend this laptop. This laptop is a very capable machine, and screaming fast if you swap out the included hard drive for an SSD. When under load you can definitely hear the cooling fan, but I've never found it distracting. One thing to note is that the cooling fan is a blower and the exhaust exits the laptop on the left hand side. It can get a little toasty on that side when playing games or doing heavy math processing. If you're wanting to use this for taking notes the one thing I would remind you of is the size - 15.6" laptop is not small and might have trouble fitting on some lecture hall desks. If... » Read More This laptop is a very capable machine, and screaming fast if you swap out the included hard drive for an SSD. When under load you can definitely hear the cooling fan, but I've never found it distracting. One thing to note is that the cooling fan is a blower and the exhaust exits the laptop on the left hand side. It can get a little toasty on that side when playing games or doing heavy math processing. If you're wanting to use this for taking notes the one thing I would remind you of is the size - 15.6" laptop is not small and might have trouble fitting on some lecture hall desks. If that isn't an issue, then I would strongly recommend this laptop. « Show Less
1994606
Yes, it definitely is both. It is slightly louder than the fan in your laptop. I have run it for hours with no problem. I give this laptop platform very high marks.
288830
Mine was pretty quiet most of the time. On startup the cpu fan would be a bit loud but it would quiet down again after a few seconds. I had it for two years, never annoyed me. I had the core i5 3330, gtx 660.
2260590
As long as your fan is clean, there really shouldn't be much noise under different load mods. I haven't heard that the fan is an issue.
1648014
When playing a heavy game, the laptop can get hot however there is a "super fan" button that you can press to increase the RPM for the fans that is pretty noisy but gets the job done. I've never had an issue with the laptop overheating.The sceen quality is really great, colors are vibrant, even games which are older look really great with this laptop.
278418
It's a lot quieter than my previous MBP, but it still can get pretty hot. It also cools down quicker so less reliance on the fan.
342523
The fan blows up at the laptop. In my case it doesn't blow "into" it, as there are no air intake vents on the underside - but my laptop has metal underneath the plastic across the entire bottom of the laptop, presumably to spread the heat, and this helps dissipate that quite well.
1266658
Mine is relatively quiet; it only makes some mild fan noise when under heavy load.
598320
The Exhaust vent is in a very good spot on this computer in my opinion. It would be very hard to plug this vent accidentally. The warm air exits in the middle under the monitor towards the screen side. I have done a lot of gaming and so far have not noticed any excessive heat.
2016255
Pretty quiet. I have an i5 in mine with the standard intel cpu fan and that fan is louder than the one that comes in the case.
788161
3 fans that I can see. I've left it on all day & night and no overheating issues. The case is very breathable. Only issue I've had so far is it restarting randomly with a blue screen. Apparently it's driver issues and not the computer itself.