Is my UL80VT overheating? Is this normal for the UL80?
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I'm puzzled about the rave reviews regarding cool touch, too. The palm rest area on mine stays cool, but the touchpad is warm - warm enough to make it uncomfortable for me. And the first time I used it, I also experienced significant heat on the underside of the laptop on the side closest to the fan. It doesn't seem to get quite as warm now, but still warm enough that I don't want it sitting on my lap for very long. It's certainly not as cool, top or bottom, as our little Asus netbook.
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I haven't noticed any overheating. I've got a retina MB Pro with an SSD, and it always seems to run cool unless I'm doing video work or something heavily processor intensive... which I'm usually plugged in for, and not working out of the case. The inside of the case is constructed of some sort of mesh fabric, which may also be adding to its perceived breathability.
388503
What's going on here? Has anyone been notified that their UL80vt shipped? I sent amazon an email about this asking what is going on as I perordered under the assumption that they have the laptops ready for the 22nd. Now they don't even know when they're getting them??? Maybe I should cancel and order through another online store eh amazon?
1370792
I've had mine for two years. It's not overused, just twice a week for about 10 minutes each time. It feels normal - warm, not hot. Getting too hot to touch in 5 minutes sounds like an electrical problem?
1983718
Yep, mine has been overheating also. I thought it was the keyboard cover that came with it, but after throwing that away, my computer has still been seizing up so I just took the cover off today and hope I'll have no more problems.
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the 3rd gen i7 was known for running hot, however this is a 4th gen so i do not know. try 1 of these if u r concerned about heat, Cooler Master NotePal U3 - Laptop Cooling Pad with 3 Movable Fansby Cooler Master. Amazon sells it for around 30 bucks, mine works great, as far as noisy i dont even hear the 3 80mm cooler fans running and i have hyper hearing
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I really LOVE the laptop, I used to own the Asus F6Ve, and it's so powerful but with many heating problem, add on that the battery.The UL 30A-X5 is light, fast, amazing lookin, HOWEVER I seem to be attracted towards the battery statement of 12+? I'm fine with 10 hours though, which seems to be on the sticker on the screen when I first got it, but I want to confirm this issue with other owners/users.So, ElieenHow long does your battery last? it would be really nice if can share, please.thanks for the fast response
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Yes, I did. Twice!!! I bought a unit, it overheated extremely quickly during light to moderate use. I contacted Sony, they sent a replacement. Same problem only worse. Sony techs asked me to test the unit and record my results, which I did (including video documentation.) Suffice it to say, unless Sony has done a major retooling of this model, it isn't a flash you can trust for more than the lightest of use.
685160
Mine also runs quite hot. After a year of "continuous running" it still runs hot and has not failed.
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actually the drives are about as hot as when they're in the ext enclosures. I found that out when i opened the enclosure on a ext drive that had just been shut down and checked the temp inside the case.
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Hi, I have only had that happen when I use the unit for an hour of more. I reckon that the quality of the product varies, and your unit may be overheating more than normal.
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I have the model with the additional display module. I does get a bit warm. I called PI and discussed this with a tech. He had me measure the OHM rating of the actuator which employs a copper coil and is basically an electromagnet that is in the solenoid the allows power to pass thru the unit. He indicated the some heat is OK.
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No overheating here. I use it to charge tablets and my 10,000 Mah anker astro. Works perfectly.
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Yeah, I would definitely return it. Have had mine for almost a year running 24/7 on high setting and no problems so far.
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I have not had any overheating issues. Sometimes the thunderbolt cable gets warm, though.
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I think there's something wrong. I have the same model and have never had a notebook/laptop that stayed this cool. There is only the slightest elevation in temp near the op of the touchpad and zero in palm rest areas on either side. Even the hottest area on the underside is only comfortably warm on my lap, about the same as one of my kitties. (Hmmm...maybe not even that warm.) I've had it 3 weeks and use many hours each day. This is the first laptop that I can literally rest on my lap!
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Yes, it does run hot and there we're times I felt like my hand was going to burn on certain places of the laptop. It only runs hot when I'm gaming for hours tho. I have not reached 100C as of yet. I put a fan underneath the laptop and can get around 85C, has spiked to 95C here and there then goes back down. I'm extremely happy with my purchase tho. :)