I got one of these during the last sale (paid under $1,000): https://goo.gl/qlBt8A https://goo.gl/qlBt8A Very nice machine. Used it on two coast-to-coast fli

I got one of these during the last sale (paid under $1,000): https://goo.gl/qlBt8A https://goo.gl/qlBt8A Very nice machine. Used it on two coast-to-coast flights. Plenty of battery life left after the flights. I see some reviews from people claiming it overheated and failed. Well, if you read their reviews they actually say stuff like "what's the point of a laptop if you can't put it on your lap". One look at the machine and you see it has a vent on the bottom and one on the side. Which means that if you block the bottom vent by having it on your lap or on a blanket while in bed, well, you are going to cook it. And cook it these people did. Gotta use your brains folks! Even laptops without the need for cooling airflow can overheat if placed on something like a blanket or the carpet. That said, this is a common design "feature" of many laptops. Not a deal-breaker at all. In my case I always conscious of this stuff (probably because of being an engineer) and it has never been an issue. I keep a "lap desk" just like this one by my bed and couch just for this reason: https://goo.gl/hS9pd3 https://goo.gl/hS9pd3 I should have bought half a dozen of them.