Here are some solutions to overheating
1) Use a USB-powered cooling pad. This will help slow down the rate at which it gets hot.
2) Make sure your vents are not blocked in any way. This is the only way a laptop can expel hot air and blocking them is the equivalent of cutting off your air supply. Take compressed air and place the straw inside each of the vent holes and give it a quick shot of air to help blow away internal dust that may be preventing the heat-sink from doing its job.
You may also wish to open up your laptop and carefully dust the inside components with canned air but you must be experienced to do this. You may also consider applying some cooling paste or changing to the heat-sink itself (there are several sites that will show you how to do this)
3) Give your laptop a break. When you notice your computer getting very hot, save your progress, close down your programs and give it a break for 30-60 minutes to let it cool down some. Resource-intensive programs like video editing, games will make a laptop get hot faster than anything else.
4) Never use your laptop on a soft surface like a bed, blanket, etc. These can easily block the vents and trap heat inside without you even realizing it. Take the same precaution for your power adapter. I had a power adapter fry on me because I inadvertently had it covered by a blanket.
5) When not using your laptop (such as when you're sleeping), power it off and allow it several hours to cool internal components off.
If you want to keep your laptop, take these precautions and do NOT let your laptop overheat to the point where it shuts itself down. This actually does harm to your computer. With my last laptop I was naive to the overheating problem and it messed up my hard drive to where windows wouldn't even start right and would crash randomly. You need to ask yourself what's worse: having to stop working for a bit or having your computer permanently damaged by overheating?
Best Regards.
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