That is good to know. My next question would have been what quality thermal pastes to consider for this job. If it makes a difference, I guess that I will get some and do that when I change out my battery, which seems to be dead.

I only took the back of the case off earlier this week when the battery stopped taking a charge. I have owned this laptop since new and this has never been done. The laptop is used daily all day. Maybe I should consider it. I thought that it might be something that some people do that is not necessary. Thanks!

I have one of these. Is thermal paste replacement necessary? Except for a battery issue that just arose and I intend to fix with a battery replacement, I hadn't noticed any problems with the unit's operation.