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    Cooling Pad Question for M1710

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by robgold, Jul 7, 2007.

  1. robgold

    robgold Newbie

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    Hi, I want to buy a cooling pad for an XPS M1710 I just ordered but need some advice first. Some cooling pads out there blow air up to the bottom of the laptop, and others draw air from the bottom of the laptop and exhaust the hot air to the back or sides. Can somebody tell me whether the bottom of the M1710 draws cool air in, or blows hot air out? If the M1710 draws air in, then I will get a cooling pad that blows cool air to the bottom. If the bottom of the M1710 blows out hot air, then I will get a cooling pad that draws the hot air out Thanks in advance for any advice!!
     
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  2. mattireland

    mattireland It used to be the iLand..

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    I THINK that they generally blow hot air out. I haven't got an M1710 but one of my notebooks has two fans - one small one for sucking cool air in a nd a big-ish one for blowing hot air out! You can use RMClock to check the temperature of your CPU to make sure that you really do need a cooling pad.
     
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