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[inKR]

Hello,
My laptop is about 3 1/2 years old now, still going strong, but tending to overheat more than it used to. (It doesn't give me a warning or konk out or anything, just feels warm to the touch and the fan comes on pretty often). I suspect that a lot of dust has accumulated inside over the years, so I'd like to clean this out. I used to do this with desktops but don't dare do this with a laptop. So since I don't think there are any HP service centers in the area, I took it to the Microsoft store in the U Village. They wanted to charge me $50 for this service! I thought this was overpriced. What does anyone on this forum think? Where could I get this done, and cheaper and reliably? Thanks!

[patrickmarshall]

Laptops generally shouldn't be having dust issues, since they're pretty well sealed. You might want to use canned air on the keyboard every once in a while... but a dusty keyboard wouldn't be causing your computer to overheat.

I don't think you'd be risking much by opening panels you can find and using compressed air to blow out any dust. Let's face it, $50 is pretty much a minimal charge for any shop to do any work.

[inKR]

I see. Thanks for the reply, Patrick!