Concerns for new T43p

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dclee012 · #1 Post by **dclee012** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 2:30 am

Hi All,

I just bought my first T43p (owned X's and T's before). I am a little concerned with all the talk about the noisy fan and the hot temperatures... Is this common? Or, are we only hearing from the people with problems?

-D

Ken Fox · #2 Post by **Ken Fox** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 2:48 am

dclee012 wrote:Hi All,

I just bought my first T43p (owned X's and T's before). I am a little concerned with all the talk about the noisy fan and the hot temperatures... Is this common? Or, are we only hearing from the people with problems?

-D

I have a 3 week old T43 (not "p") and it has no problems whatsoever other than for a barely noticeable stuck pixel far off to the right of the screen. Yours may be a little bit more prone to the fan noise problem given your higher end GPU and faster processor (mine is a 2ghz and has the 64mb X300 card). If you don't have a noticeable fan noise problem, then don't sweat it, just use and enjoy your new laptop. I like my T43 and have no regrets that I didn't spend almost twice as much on a T60, which is what I would have had to spend to get anything faster than what I got.

CZOLG · #3 Post by **CZOLG** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 5:40 am

I have a T43p which is about a month old now.
I bought it lured by the attractive price and only after ordering did I find out about the fan issue.
Do not worry though. Yes, the fan stays on all the time and it can be heard in a quiet environment but it is not an issue if you have a tv running in the same room for example.
When using all the power of CPU and GPU the bottom of the laptop gets noticeably hotter than in my previous R51, but I noticed the battery is kept quite cool nevertheless which I believe is a testimony to some proper heat management in the T.

DennisGordon · #4 Post by **DennisGordon** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 8:48 am

My wife's T43 (1871) stays around 50C most of the time. The fan doesn't run much, and when it does, it's barely noticeable. I guess we got one of the non-noisy fans....

CZOLG · #5 Post by **CZOLG** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 8:50 am

This is quite strange, even if I have the CPU at 43-45, the fan keeps running all the time. Could this be because of the need to cool down the GPU?

dclee012 · #6 Post by **dclee012** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 1:27 pm

Thanks for the info. I will update with my experience after I have received the unit yet.

CZOLG: On T42, I believe the fan kicks into high speed at 43C. I could be similar in the T43? Btw, which model did you get?

CZOLG · #7 Post by **CZOLG** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 5:22 pm

I got the 2668-PEG.
I am not sure when the fan kicks in exactly, but what I read from this forum the reason for it stayng on might be the GPU or Northbridge. The fan has to cool down all the components not only the CPU.
I suggest that you go through this thread http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewforum.php?f=27
This may clear some matters up.

taishan · #8 Post by **taishan** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 2:44 pm

i got a t43 2687-d8u. the fan is always on and it gets really hot on full power with CPU and GPU when i run some games.

anyways, i have owned the t43 for more than a year now. so far, no problem and things have been very good although it would be great without the fan always-on and the pulse noise issue problem and being very hot issue as well.

pianowizard · #9 Post by **pianowizard** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 2:52 pm

Yeah, my T43's fan is always on too but doesn't bother me. It's still not as loud as most desktop computers I have used. And when I use the T43 in my office at work, I don't hear it at all because the air conditioner is much louder! People who complain about it are mainly those who need to use their T43's in very quiet environments.

dclee012 · #10 Post by **dclee012** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 10:56 pm

Thanks for the input.

Here are my values:
T43 is 45C (idle, docked, DVI output).
HD temp is 33C (idle)

Freq = 800MHz

benlg · #11 Post by **benlg** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 1:07 pm

I only notice the fan on my T43 (1875) when I put my ear right up to the vent. Other than that, during normal usage it is pretty quiet/silent. I knew about the fan issue before I made my purchase but to me its a bit exaggerated. I am very satisfied with my T43 after 1 year.

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