I'm quite late for the discussion, but here's `sensors` output from my T400
bought from Minifree with HDD (running Devuan):
coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 0: +33.0°C (high = +105.0°C, crit = +105.0°C)
Core 1: +36.0°C (high = +105.0°C, crit = +105.0°C)
acpitz-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1: +35.0°C (crit = +127.0°C)
temp2: +40.0°C (crit = +99.0°C)
thinkpad-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
fan1: 2669 RPM
temp1: +35.0°C
temp2: +40.0°C
temp3: +31.0°C
temp4: N/A
temp5: +28.0°C
temp6: N/A
temp7: +28.0°C
temp8: N/A
temp9: +38.0°C
temp10: +44.0°C
temp11: +34.0°C
temp12: N/A
temp13: N/A
temp14: N/A
temp15: N/A
temp16: N/A
Some non CPU-heavy programs are running in the background (between 10% and
20% usage of each core).
And it is _very_ quiet. Roommate once even asked me if I have a fan in laptop
at all :P