Originally Posted by
Mike-Bracknell
I've never seen that mentioned, and would question it if I heard it anyway, as the i-series of Intel chips is considerably better thermally than the previous ranges.
Under load, you're still putting a significant number of watts into a tiny case that requires a relatively complex cooling system compared to a traditional laptop.
When our netbook broke (fortunately it turned out to be just a broken keyboard) I looked at buying one as a replacement, and many of the reviews of the cheaper models said 'performance looks good on paper, but when you try to use it the CPU overheats.' I'm guessing that's why this one is only at 1.7GHz.