Unless you turn speed step off in the BIOS this laptop will overheat as soon as you reach 20 min watching a video, or video conferencing. This causes the 1.6GHz processor to run in the 900MHz. Another thing to note is that without turning off speed step the Clock speed is actually in the 2.5GHz witch is strange to say the least. The average temp of the processors are 65-70 Celsius with speed step off. With it on it easily reaches 89C-90C until 100C and shutdown. I never complained to Dell, by the time I realized the issue it was passed the 1 year warranty.
I've had 5 Dells. 2 have overheating issues, 1 completely failed. And 1 had a HD fail, which was replaced. They were: Dell Inspiring 1500, Dell XPS GEN 4, Dell Studio 1557, Dell Duo, Dell 11z. If you know how to fix it... Take the risk in a Dell as they are cheap. Otherwise avoid any Dells or any HP machines.
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well, i bought this online but when i went to best buy i felt i could have got a better deal. The laptop is a bit on the heavy side and the battery is large (great battery life) but there is a bulge on which the laptop rests. This makes it a bit uncomfortable when you put it on your lap.
I recommend thinking of the DELL xps instead. It is lighter and has better aesthetics and just a 100 dollars more or so
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I can't really find anything negative to say about this computer. I love the backlit keyboard and how fast it is. I guess the only thing I can say is that after a while of running, it can get loud sometimes.
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