except for the inevitable "this laptop is uncomfortable to use" "this laptop causes infertility" etc; etc; If you want sustained performance (greater than 5 mi

except for the inevitable "this laptop is uncomfortable to use" "this laptop causes infertility" etc; etc; If you want sustained performance (greater than 5 minutes of sustained load) then just don't get this laptop. For bursty workloads (as is standard for ultraportables) it's perfectly fine, you'll never even notice there was a thermal cut-off.