Reddit reviews Belkin F8N143 Portable Notebook Cushdesk Comfort Lap Desk for Laptops up to 18.4 inch - Black/Grey
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Ideal angle to promote comfortAnti-slide strip keeps your laptop from slippingCare instructions, spot-clean with a damp clothDimensions: 44.5 x 34.5 x 4 cm
I've been using a 2012 HP Envy daily for at least 3 hrs/day for four and a half years, so there is no reason to expect it to last less than that. I sent it in once under warranty for the webcam not working. The most important thing is probably to open it periodically to get the dust out of the fans and heat sinks. After mine overheated a couple times and automatically shut off, I took the bottom off and discovered a ton of dust. I changed it out and it's run beautifully ever since. I'm currently making my way through Fallout 3 on it.
Edit: I almost always use it on a flat surface (table top or hard-top lap desk).
Having said that, I have had laptops fail earlier -- Toshiba Satellite that wouldn't stay on, HP from ~2006 whose motherboard was replaced twice under warranty -- although I think build quality makes a difference. I would expect an XPS 15 to last that long easily with proper care.
On your lap? Get something comfortable and raises the back a little. Something like this maybe https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0026RL6P8/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1495147823&sr=8-7&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=laptop%2Btray&dpPl=1&dpID=31KLm502jlL&ref=plSrch&th=1&psc=1
I have a repasted/Throttlestopped m15 and the now-discontinued Belkin Lap Desk.
As a test, I played Doom 2016 on it the other night for about an hour. Afterwards, both it and the laptop bottom were scorching hot to the touch.
I then propped up the back end 3/4" which did help a lot, but then I found that using one of my laptop cooling pads helped even more. With the cooling pad, even the chassis itself was noticeably cooler vs. propping-up alone.
Another m15 owner pointed out that he installed these underneath the rear to keep it propped at all time. I might do the same, but I'll still continue to utilize a cooling pad from here on. I've got four of them around the house. Two of them are under PS4's and one sits on top of my Onkyo Receiver to help extract the heat off the top of it.
Also, this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2Juhc0dcJc
I use one of these when I'm in bed or on the sofa.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0026RL6P8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_j5bCybASC2ZV2