ethel is just too coy to go into gory detail
I think you probably need to clean the air intake (a vac is ok on laptops ... but not desktops)
the laptop is getting quite a reputation for being a ball buster (or similar!!)
I'm using a toshiba portege - on the couch - in my shreddies - not a pretty sight .... nor is it my normal habit - (it scares the foxes)... but just a bit of surfing ... and it's uncomfortably warm ... If I give it some real work ... I have to get a tray
http://www.extremeoverclocking.com/reviews/mob ile/Jetart_NP6600_1.html
these aren't just gimmicks