jessica1623 wrote:
I just bought a 2020 Macbook pro and have only had it for about 5 days. After being on it for not even 10 minutes, it starts to overheat, to the point where it's too hot to touch, and a fan comes on. What is causing it to overheat so quickly? I do not have a ton of applications open, usually only one.
Verify you are plugging the USBC charger into the right side of the Mac—
For thermal management resetting the SMC https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295
You have free call in support, take advantage of that Customer Support (800) MY–APPLE (800–692–7753)
That said—I would not hesistate to return for a full refund, or exchange for one that works out of the box.