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Originally Posted by HansTWN
I am streaming a movie in HD from Netflix while I am writing this with several more browser tabs open. The top middle part of the device is very slightly warm (I am 40 minutes into the movie) and occasionally a small gush of hot air comes from the vent at the top (at the top when holding it in tablet mode). But I haven't heard any fan running yet. I have also read that the new Haswell processors need very little or no ventilation. No idea if that is true. Apparently the PC gets warmer with Netflix running from the desktop than when running the Netflix Metro app. Still, no problem either way for me. And I haven't played with any fan settings.
In tablet mode I hold it left and right. There is the tapered edge you have drawn, but the second "edge" inside is round. Feels good to me (though the edges are a little sharp, as some reviewers have pointed out), I guess everyone has to try such things for themselves. The keyboard is the same width from top to bottom, but the device is heavier at the top. In tablet mode my hands never touch the "warm" area and the edges stay cold.
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Hmmmm...
It really seems to be worth checking it out again.
Either I did have a "Monday" unit 3 months ago, given the more or less constantly on fan noise.
Or the new processor generation really is more efficient. I've heard the latter mentioned a few times already, so probably that's it.
I really liked the sliding mechanism and the keyboard, so this only would leave the "tapered edge" to check again...
Oh man, does the buying never end?
