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    HP Envy 17-2001ea 17.3 ? Does this model overheat

    Discussion in 'HP' started by cope123abc, Jun 6, 2012.

  1. cope123abc

    cope123abc Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi guys need a bit of advice, i might buy a envy 17 ! but i don't want the model with the overheating issues. Can somebody clear up for me if the model i have listed below has the cooling system sorted apparently its only 4 months old, kind regards Ryan
    HP Envy 17-2001ea 17.3
    17.3 inch HP Ultra BrightView Infinity (frameless) display with High Definition + resolution (1600 x 900)!!!
    8GB RAM DDR3!!! 1000GB SATA Hard Drive (7200rpm)!!!
    2.0GHz Intel Quad Core i7-2630QM Processor - 6MB L3 Cache!!!
    ATI Radeon HD6850 graphic card!!! 1GB DDR5 dedicated graphic memory!!!
    Beats Sound System with Subwoofer by Dr. Dre!!! Blu-Ray drive with DVD Dual Layer writer!!!
    Built-in 5 in 1 Memory Card Reader!!! Island-style backlit keyboard with numeric keypad!!!
    Built-in Bluetooth!!! WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n!!!
    1 x USB 3.0 and 3 x USB 2.0 ports! HDMI, Mini Display, eSATA, Gigabit Ethernet and VGA ports!!!
    Built-in TrueVision HD Low-Light WebCam and Microphone!!!
    QWERTY English International US keyboard layout!!!
    Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit!!!
     
    cope123abc, Jun 6, 2012
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  2. Bobmitch

    Bobmitch Notebook Virtuoso

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    It was the 17-1xxx series that had overheating issues. The 2nd generation (17-2xxx) was Sandy Bridge and did not have issues...go for it!
     
    Bobmitch, Jun 6, 2012
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  3. cope123abc

    cope123abc Notebook Evangelist

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    ok thankyou mate, i currently have the beats edition envy 14 newest one out, its just too small for me to game on :( thankyou for the help!
     
    cope123abc, Jun 7, 2012
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    does hp envy 17-j101ex had overheating issues?
     
    Kyqern, Apr 20, 2014
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    Kyqern Newbie

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    does hp envy 17-j101ex had overheating issues?
     
    Kyqern, Apr 20, 2014
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  6. VonCrisp

    VonCrisp Notebook Evangelist

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    Not the same laptop mate ;)
     
    VonCrisp, Apr 21, 2014
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