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    Heat, battery life or other issues with 840QM?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by aluminumpork, Dec 6, 2010.

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    aluminumpork Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey all,

    I'm about to replace my Fujitsu S2110 of 6 years with a new Envy and am a bit conflicted about processor choice. I'm a relatively mobile user and like my battery life. Fan noise doesn't bother me much, but I would prefer to feel like my laptop isn't constantly on the verge of overheating.

    I'm trying to decide between the i5 or i7 line on the Envy 14. Price isn't really of concern in this price range for me, and I usually like to get the best a line can offer.

    Realistically, will I regret the i7 series in terms of the laptop running hot or giving me ridiculously low battery life? I haven't seen much mention of the higher end processors in these laptops and am curious from those that own them.

    Thanks!
     
    aluminumpork, Dec 6, 2010
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