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Should the laptop be this warm?

SkyknightXi

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I recently had my fan cleaned out (still some rustling noises from there at times, though; I'll see if it goes on any longer), and it still spits out particularly warm air. Curious, I got a temperature gauge program to see what was going on.

Right now, with just Notepad, Chrome, and the gauge open, it's registering 58-62 degrees Centigrade. The Tj. Max is marked as 85, but I still wonder if this is cause for concern; I'm not sure what normal temperature is supposed to be when so little is open. I'm using a 5-year-old Toshiba Satellite C855-S5350.
 
It is pretty normal. If you are worried you can try keeping it where it gets the best air flow, add external air flow or add a cooling pad.
 
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