17 inch laptops - overheat?

neilj203

I am thinking of buying a 17.3inch screen laptop. However, I have been told they tend to overheat. Is this right?

Also what brands would people recommend. I've been told to go for Dell or Compaq. Does anyone have any advice.

I would welcome any advice and help.
Thanks

fwor

It's a bit of a generalisation to say they overheat, but it's true to say that a bigger screen will draw more power, so if the design is poor in terms of heat dissipation, a bigger screen will make the problem worse.

With so little information on what you value in a laptop, recommending a brand is difficult. Some are good for "budget" range, others for "business class". I've always had Dell for business use and found them to be very reliable and quite robust.

Margey

Honestly never heard of this problem before. Only poor design would make a laptop overheat because of the size of the screen.

I think Dell are good. Mines been reliable and had no problems.

Have a look at this: http://reviews.cnet.com/best-desktop-replacements/

Expensive but worth a look

ada1988

whether will overhead it depends on the one,not the screen size.
I recommend you to buy a accer one or HP,the heat is good in case of the overheat.

cajef

Have had a 17" Toshiba Satellite for over three years now and never had a problem with it.

BenL

cajef wrote: »

Have had a 17" Toshiba Satellite for over three years now and never had a problem with it.

Same as me, Toshiba Satellite 17inch from a Currys Easter deal about 3 years ago.

Faultless so far (touch wood)

Ben

Frogletina

I have a Compaq that overheats a lot of the time, for that reason I would not recommend it.

clarencepete

It works fine. You can get a Laptop Cooling Pad, if you get overheated.

cajef

clarencepete wrote: »

You can get a Laptop Cooling Pad, if you get overheated.

But why should that be necessary?

I would not expect something to overheat in normal use.

gonzo127

it would have to be really bad design for them to overheat because of the screen, mainly because the actualy system is bigger therefore giving more area for fans and vents

TheFlyingGerbil

I agree with gonzo127, the extra power the screen uses is more than compensated for by the extra space and ventilation.

As for brands, the coolest (literally cool, not trendy!) laptop I have had is my dell xps 17". I think it is still the current revision but I'm not going to check as I will just upset myself!

I would personally steer clear of acer as of the three I've known they've all ended up with very wobbly screens, which will only be exacerbated by a large 17" screen.