VGN-S1XP get's pretty hot on it's right side

[Foxhound]

Hi
I have the Vaio VGN-S1XP, with the following configuration: Pentium M 735 1,7 Ghz, 60 HDD, 1024MB ram and the Radeon 9700 graphics.
I noticed that the notebook gets very hot on the right side . With very hot I mean very hot, it is not very comfortable to work with on my lap.
Is this normal for the notebook to get this hot? I had a Vaio XG700 before this one and it never got as hot the S series.
Haven¿t read much about the issue and wanted to check out if it is maybe a fault in the notebook or if it is just normal?
Thanks in advance for any replies.

[MatOakley]

I have the same, and while it is seldom on my lap, it is on 12 hours a day and I havent noticed any hotspots such as you describe.

Mat

[nick_pan]

vaios like to get hot...

check out the thread in my sig for details..


Nick

[TygerTyger]

Hm........if your particular model has the cooling fan on the bottom of the base I'd watch you aren't covering it up with your leg or something wheil it's on your lap.

[kee-lo_]

If it's new get Sony to have a look.

[jammold]

Foxhound: Does the right side of your VAIO have a CDRW/DVD Drive? If it does and you use it a lot, then these drives will get warm, otherwise, as Kee-Lo said, if its new get Sony to have a look - the contact numbers can be found on the vaio-link website (LINK)

[Foxhound]

Thanks for the replies guys! No the DVD-Drive is on the left front side. Thank God I haven't had shutdown because of overheating like some others.
It's just that I expected the VAIO to be a lot more cooler then this. My sister has got a Fujitsu-Siemens with a Centrino 1.4 Ghz and it never gets as hot as my S1XP at the costs of 1000 Euros less.
Before the S series I had a Vaio XG700, the US-version of the X39 and I could work with it on my lap with no problems.
I just wanted to know if there are other S serie users out there with prior experience and get some info before addressing Sony about this.

[Foxhound]

Uhm... I d/l a temperaturemonitor. I get a idle temp between 40 and 50. When I play 3D games like NDS: Underground I got a MAX Temp of 77! DO I need to get my S1XP checked while I still have Warrenty?
Plz.. some advice...:smileycry:

[kee-lo_]

77 is steep, yes I would take action.

[danstijl]

thought your model has 512mb so maybe did you upgrade it to 1024mb? and maybe that's why, just a suggestion...