Originally Posted by
nkedel
An adequately designed laptop with passive cooling should be much more reliable than a laptop with one or more fans.
I beg to differ. When I concede that as a moving part, fan(s) can deteriorate over time. Still it is not sufficient to say a fanless laptop is more reliable than a "fan" laptop. An adequately equipped laptop with active cooling should be as reliable as an adequately designed with passive cooling.
As you have said - adequate is the key for everything. And my friend - sorry to say, it is not always the case.