It runs on the hot side, but it has decent firepower from short and medium ranges. Stick to the assaults and heavies, Their firepower will draw fire and you may occassionally draw some fire as you flank around. Decently fast, hits hard, and is very maneuverable. More heatsink version Standard laser version (not as good IMO)
I would MUCH rather not mix all three ranges of energy and take the MPLs and some Artemis on 2x SRM6... Yes, it's shorter range than with an LPL, but, you have a much, much, MUCH more fluid build and you don't have to worry about 4-5 weapon groups. You also get a higher alpha, lower cooling, and more SRMs out in tighter firing groups... I'll take an efficient 100kph build 100% of the time over a "thinkers" build all day...