Paging Mr Heath Robinson Share Copy A Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 user has solved the premium hardware's heating issues with the aid of elastic bands, a USB fan, and $50 handed over to Amazon. A Reddit post entitled "Surface Laptop 3 - High Operating Temperature - SOLVED with $50 mechanical solution" by Palantir_Toronto went into glorious detail on both problem and solution. Microsoft Surface slabs borked by heat-induced DIM SCREEN OF DEATHREAD MORE At issue was the heat being dumped out of the Surface Laptop 3 and the desperate attempts of the internal fan to shift the excess heat from the internal gubbins. The user noted external temperatures exceeding 45°C when attempting to run multiple screens, doing coding, playing games or just, you know, working. "This could imply internal temperatures > 55˚C (or more...)," remarked Palantir_Toronto, "an issue which I understand is common."