are thinner laptops better

[iceblitzed]

There seems to be a push for thinner laptops and Ive heard they suffer from overheating plus the fact - that well - doesn't thinner mean less durable

 

[i7Baby]

Thinner looks better - looks more high tech - like phones.

Its most of the reason that amd and intel then have to come up with lower power cpu's - so they don't overheat.

So you can't get powerful cpu's or gpu's in them. So they are not what you could call gaming laptops.

But they are great student laptops - easy to carry and can do most of what they want.

 

[ronintexas]

Thinner = lighter weight. Batteries, hard drives/SSDs and other components are smaller. Laptops are not the best medium for high performance computing (i.e. gaming, complex programs, etc), they are meant for portable computing. When performing the tasks that they were designed to perform, they do well. It is when you stretch them they have issues.

 

[USAFRet]

Smaller/thinner = trendy.
It also means less performance. As above, less battery, less power.

It is 'better', if you need a lighter device. It is not better if you need more performance.
For writing (word processing), they are fine.

"seems to be a push" = marketing. Buy what suits your needs.

 

[USAFRet]

Thinner laptops are lot better but performance is not reliable.

'Better' depends on what you need it for.

 

[ronintexas]

The simple answer is you buy a product and use it for what it is designed for. Lightweight and thin are great if you are traveling around, need access to email and light web surfing - maybe editing a word document or spreadsheet. Not as great for gaming, photoshop, rugged environments, etc....