I'm surprised it took 45 days for you to decide that this laptop wasn't meant for you. You can write to Michael Dell and express that you want an exchange for another model.
Do try it. Or call and ask for Michael Dell.
Never lose your cool. Decide what you want to do and stick to it.
I do have a p3-600 that gets a little warm but figured out that setting it power settings to battery mode helped that immensely. I don't have your model, so try that.
Bob
Does anyone use this machine as a laptop? I have been using it about a month. If you use it for any length of time, 30 minutes to an hour, your left palm becomes fried from the heat of the machine. The moving parts are houses under the left palm rest. Dell has acknowledged that this is a problem, but won't do anything for me other than to offer a laptop stand. That defeats the purpose of using it as a laptop. This is a design flaw in the machine. Dell acknowledges that this needs to be addressed in future models, but can't do anything for me. I have only had this machine for about 45 days and they say "too bad." It can't be used as it is marketed, so I am essentially out the full price of the machine. Any comments or does anyone else have this machine and not having this problem if it is used as a laptop?
Sue

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