Cheers for the reply bud, I was aware it's not a game changer, but thing is the laptop in itself was only used for a day before someone broke it from brand new, and an inspection didn't seem to show any dust, even though it was unused for a day, I could perhaps look at pastes, I'll conduct some further checks before changing it though as I have no experience with tinkering with laptops (apart from installing RAM to laptops in my company).
After looking at some reviews it appears the fans turn on even with basic use once in a while, so might just be a laptop with the laptop generally. *sadface*
I may need to consider finding some sort of a super portable cooling pad, as I don't want to carry a bunch of heavy things around. They do appear to be more portable than I initially thought though, I imagined most would require mains but it appears it's not the case.
Think I might just need to see how much I use my laptop in the coming months and act accordingly.
Boogieman_WD :
Hey there.
When it comes to laptop overheating, drives are the least of your concerns (unless there's particularly an overheating issue with a drive). Generally the more power the drive consumes the hotter it will get. SSDs are less power hungry than HDDs, so you can assume they generate less heat as well.
However, you should make sure that the laptop is cleaned up and that the fans are in a proper working order. You could change the CPU's thermal paste as well if you get high temperature readings for it.
And the lifesaver for all laptop users - get a cooling pad. It can really make a difference.
Hope that helps.
Boogieman_WD