Does your 2011 MBP i5 13" get hot?

Question

I just got my i5 13" mbp 3 weeks ago.  During light browsing such as google, facebook, or researching little homework assignments, I've noticed that my mbp gets hot on the bottom.  I sometimes use it on my lap, but mostly on a desk.  I've researched this question many times and many people say it does get hot, but the question is how hot?  and what should the temperature be during light, normal, or extrenuous usage?  thanks for any input and any suggestions on how to fix the problems would be great.  Also, my girl's late 2009 13" c2d MBP doesnt get as hot as mine.
-backlit keyboard turned to bellow medium, screen brightness turned to middle setting. running on batteries.

Answer 1

My 15" MBP 15 Core i7 has the same problem. Spoke with AppleCare and tried resetting to power management unit and the PRAM; no improvement. Also tried reinstalling the 10.6.7 'early 2011 macbook pro' update - still no change.
Each attempt at waking from sleep produces a series of the same error messages in Console. Here's the full series:
kernel WaitForStamp: Overflowed waiting for stamp 0x70ed on Main ring: called from
kernel timestamp = 0x70eb
kernel ** Debug info for apparent hang in Main graphics engine **
kernel ring head = 0x00200eb4, wrap count = 0x 1
kernel ring tail = 0x000010e0 ring control = 0x00003801 enabled, auto report disabled, waiting, semaphore not waiting, length = 0x004 4KB pages
kernel timestamps = 0x70eb
kernel Semaphore register values:
kernel VRSYNC: (0x12044) = 0x70eb
kernel BRSYNC: (0x22040) = 0x0
kernel RVSYNC: (0x 2040) = 0x0
kernel BVSYNC: (0x22044) = 0x0
kernel RBSYNC: (0x 2044) = 0x0
kernel VBSYNC: (0x12040) = 0x0
kernel Looks like Main ring is stuck waiting on an event
kernel After attempt to clear wait condition = 0x00003001 no longer waiting
kernel kIPEHR: 0x2000000
kernel kINSTDONE: 0x882fbb
kernel kINSTDONE_1: 0x2308a3f
Re-sleeping and re-waking the machine occasionally lets the screen come back on.
The machine itself is running; I can ssh into it from another computer.
I tried disabling hibernation, too (http://danwarne.com/how-to-turn-off-slow-sleep-hibernate-mode-on-a-macbook-pro/), with no change.
Anyone with new information on the issue? Going to take it to the Apple Store, I suppose, once I have time...