Brad: I've always been leery of HP, guess it goes back to the whole Compaq thing.. Do you remember how much you paid for it?
Karen In a message dated 3/23/2012 10:10:41 AM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > I’ve had various laptops from different manufacturers over the years, and > though you’re not asking for recommendations, all I can say is I’m very > happy with my current laptop purchased about 6 months ago. > > > > One of the things that’s important to me is what you mentioned: how hot > the cpu runs and how long it takes to cool down before bagging it ( I work > remotely most of the time). > > > > My current laptop is an I7 Intel processor, 6 gb RAM, 750 gb HD, 17” > screen, and runs cool – I can turn it off after using it over 8 hours and > feel > no appreciable heat (and the fan is not on/off). I purposely did not buy > the most high powered laptop in the line because it ran hotter and had a very > bulky power adapter. HP Pavillion dv-7 6b63 is what I happen to have, but, > am not committed to an OEM, just the requirements I have. > > > > Maybe this helps in your considerations. > > > > Brad Davidson > >

