Do you cool your laptop ?

I understand that Notebook Cooler is not a new product in the market. I myself is still wait and see ....

http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/review/jetart_technology_np6900_foldable_notebook_cooler

Do you cool your laptop ? verheat:

Thanking you in advance for sharing wth us your :decision:

 

I got some information from an interesting website as below :
http://laplogic.com/current/html/learning/coolers-vs-lappads.html

 

I have an Antec notebook cooler. I purchased it for my old Dell when one of its fans died and I wanted to keep it limping along before getting my new computer and it worked quite well. I still use it when I game at home: I set the dv4000 up on the cooler, plug in my external mouse and keyboard, and heat is never a problem. The Antec is quieter than the dv4000 fan, even, and keeps it cool enough that the fan doesn't even click on!

 

I put water bottles on the part of my computer next to the processor. Fine and cheap cooling unit i have here.

 

lol watter bottles? do you have picture how you set this up

 

I don't cool my laptop beyond the built-in cooling. Sometimes when it gets hot, I put it on its side so that more air gets through the vents on the bottom.

 

I think this is a DIY kit for desktop ? not for laptop ? Am I right ?

 

Another do-it-yourself type of cooling solution would be to make some kind of raised platform with an open bottom to cool your laptop.

The extra space between the bottom of your unit and the surface you are using would create a greater space for air to pass by the bottom of your laptop so your vents and fans can draw in air more directly.

If you have a bunch of cds or tea candles you're not using you can just prop your laptop on top of those. Works pretty well

You can buy a bag full of tea candles at your local Ikea for like 5 bucks. Oh wait, you guys don't have Ikea over in the states.

Cheers,
Mike

 

lol, good idea, and yes we do have IKEA but only a few stores.

 

hahaha, that`s a good one

 

I have the blue LapCool2 and it works really well. It is a little smaller than my laptop, and very sturdy. When it is on my desk I use the two tabs to elevate the back of the cooler about an inch, thus increasing the effectiveness of the cooling. I also prefer this angle versus having the laptop completely flat. When I want to sit on the couch or in a chair, I fold the tabs in so it is flat. It is much more comfortable sitting like this than without any cooler, as I don't feel any heat from the laptop.

My temps before getting the cooler were between 55 and 70 degrees, at which point the internal fan would kick on (which happened all the time and was highly annoying). With the cooler my temps range between 40 and 45, though if I have multiple programs running it occasionally will get up high enough to kick on the internal fan.

You can definitely hear the noice from the LapCool2, but I've grown accustomed to it and thus it doesn't bother me.

For around $25, you can't beat the performance.

 

I used to live 1 mile from one in San Diego, and my hometown in Arizona has one too...pretty spiffy places.

How does the Antec compare with the lapcool's...like the 4's.

 

Yes, that's a good idea, just for unstandard application -- such as we may open the case of our desktop to get it cooler ... What I am doing now is to put a few big screws under my laptop on the table, to get more airflow ...

 

Can anyone tell me which has better cooling performance if any, USB or AC adapter powered? Thanks

 

I use a bag of frozen dry ice to prop up my laptop.

 

I use a wire shelving portable unit usually for closet for clothes but one cool thing about it it has legs that can be raised from normal 1 1/2" high to about 10" high just enough to have your feet thru or give you the height so that if u sit up. It will be tall enough for you so that you wont have to slouch to use it as a table while on the bed. LOL thats my solution or you can get cool lap4 with USBs and other media ports thats cool for 50 bucks. The one I got is from Home Depot from storage aisle and sturdy enough for an 0-10lbs on raise platform and 0-50lbs with normal feet. Remember its wired and raise...cool air is below you hehe

 

I am using a Targus ChillMat to cool my notebook. It's not the best cooling pad - made out of plastic - but it works quite well for me.

Before the cooling pad, I had the CPU temperature of 45-48*C, and the hard drive ran at 47-53*C.

Now, after I started using it, I have a CPU temperature of 41*, and the hard drive is 42*. Not bad!

Hey lapboy - I like your thinking.