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I own an i7 so I am going to share my experiences. I feel I hear it a lot. It isn't super loud even when it is in turbo, but starting to get a little annoyed even though I want to love my i7. I pretty much hear it anytime my CPU usage is at or above 25-30% or more for more than a few...

As we have still yet to get any really good definitive comparisons between the i5 and i7, I am trying to get an idea as to the frequency of hearing the fan come on between the 2 units. So on this thread: i7 users please post how often you hear your fan come on. What tasks prompt the fan to...

As we have still yet to get any really good definitive comparisons between the i5 and i7, I am trying to get an idea as to the frequency of hearing the fan come on between the 2 units. So on this thread: i5 users please post how often you hear your fan come on. What tasks prompt the fan to...

Yikes! You got a dud for sure. That sucks. I hope your replacing it because those things are working great on this end.

I had to reboot twice after the updates for it to go into effect, for some reason.

Thanks for this thread! All very useful information. Cheers!

Agreed. Even my idea of the cable could be an add-on as the dock is truly great as is for me. Although, now that I've thought of the cable, I keep thinking of scenarios I could use it in. Being able to lay the tablet flat or in it's most extended kickstand actually would open up some great...

That would be a great addition! All the gamers would be so pleased. :)

Nice.

So, I just received the SP3 dock and really, really love it. I worked a full semester with a cheap rig of cables and usb hub with my SP1 and realized I needed the dock. It is truly going to make my life a bunch easier. Anyway, MY POINT! :) I have read some negative comments on the dock...

Great points, all. Yes, I need to give it some time since I have fixed some things I know where draining it. However, those things had all been fixed when I streamed Netflix yesterday for only 2:45 of battery life and my SP1 then did the same and lasted 2:20. The SP3 should be better than...

I have the black ostrich from Stickerboy and LOVE it. I considered both of the ones above and just decided I against the charcoal gold, but was heavily torn between the black leather and black ostrich. I at first leaned to the black leather, but every video and picture I saw seemed like it was...

So, I ran the battery_report.html and it is estimating my battery life on my SP3 to be at 4:30 hours. I ran the same report on my SP1 and got 4:01 hours. This isn't good, my friends. Considering the SP1 generally was considered to have very poor battery life I should be getting WAY better...

Can you please keep us updated on this program? I downloaded it, but I'm a little confused about exactly what to run, what to run first. I just found some instructions online so am going to look those over, but will anxious to hear more about your results.

Ok, I just did a test on my i7, 256gb. I only had Netflix and one other webpage open. My screen brightness was on 40% (which I actually would like to be more around 60% but dimmed to 40% in hopes of better results). I am only using the Firefox browser and had task manager up to monitor. I...

For the most part, I really am. It still may go back for an i5, but I'm gonna give it a little more time. The issues I have had I have been able to resolve and in normal use and in the programs I use it for in Adobe, it has been a speedy dream and no fan/heat issues. Time will tell.......

Let me rephrase......."Things that make our i7 fans BLOW". :)

I encountered an issue today again where the fan randomly came on when the computer was just sitting idle. Looking at task manager showed the CPU going to 90-100%cpu and 100% disk usage. After again monitoring processes, discovered that the system was defragmenting my disk. Turns out that...

I 100% agree and have been craving an in-depth comparison between the 3 models in regards to battery/heat/performance. I haven't found it either. But, as a week long owner of the i7, I am still needing to go through some time with the system before I can give final judgement. Still...

I did experience pretty much the same thing you experienced with it seeming to not power on after shut down. My cursor had left the screen of the monitor that I have my SP3 hooked up to so decided to reboot. It went black and stayed black but felt i could still hear the fan running very low...