To be quite honest, save yourself the hassle and stay away from HP. The reason is I have seen at least 5-8 HP machines overheat within a year. Changing the heatsink and fan would be an easy fix, assuming you know how to change them. If you take it to a computer shop, sure they will change it, for a charge. Also, I have found that they have bad combinations for the machines. Very few options on their laptops. Just my $.02.