I need a cooling pad asap, and I have one picked out

I've been running mobmeter most of the day and have noticed that my computer goes in cycles. It works up from about 32 (C) to 45 (C) and then the fan kicks on down to about 32, and then it repeats. However, I just noticed that awhile ago my computer got up to nearly 60 degrees (almost 140 F!). I'm not sure why it didn't turn itself off, but it definitely worries me. So, I'm thinking about getting this cooling pad:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16834999336

Does anyone have it? And would anyone be willing to snap some pictures of their computer (I'd really like to see an E1505/6400 on it)? Also, is it better to have the fans blowing into the computer or pulling air out of it?

Thanks, everyone.

 

I think people treat my posts like the plague. I always get tons of views and no replies! And every time I post in someone else's thread, it dies right after.

I think I'm cursed...

 

Heh, maybe it's just that nobody else has the thing? It gets great reviews on newegg, so I'd go for it if that's the one you want.

 

I just went ahead and ordered it!
I saw a good review on it here after searching thru several pages and really liked that the fans are reversable. Now I just need to find out if the vents on my E1505 suck air in or blow air out from the bottom, and which way I should have the fans blowing.
I'll post my results or a review here someday, probably.

 

I'm pretty sure that the E1505 is the same as the M1710, and all Dell notebooks that I'm aware of, so I would assume that the vents on the bottom blow air out, not suck it in. I think that the only intake is on the top, but don't quote me on that.

 

After a lot of research, posting my own thread and reading others, the one you linked to is the one I decided to get. I haven't ordered it yet as I will be away for a while... but I think you made a good choice. I will look forward to your review.

If I recall correctly if you read the reviewers at Newegg, there is a problem of the unit scratching either the laptop or furniture. (I forget which) The posters there offer good suggestions for fixing the problem.

 

I am also considering getting this but at a local computer store. but also i might get one from ebay.
But isnt 60C alright or something? my laptop runs around mid - high 50s but the majority of the time it is in the high 50s (**** summer weather!).
Well im not sure about the duo core processors so...

 

my msi 1039 runs at 51-53c at idle and up to 68-73 during gaming. This is fine.

shutdown is 95c (at least for my turion mt-40)

 

on the BYTECC Notebook Cooling Pad NC 500 you can choose if the fans blow or suck the air from the laptop, correct?

My gateway NX860XL runs at 40-44c indle and up to 60-70c playing

 

Which software do you use to check temperatures and where can i dload it from ??

 

i use speedfan

 

I bought the coolermaster notepal, after reversing the fans and adding rubber feet to the rear of it, it works great, my idle temps are about 6 degrees lower, load is about 10

 

I also own the coolermaster notepal and it works fine. Fan placement isn't ideal but it's ok.

Iceman - why did you reverse the fans? They blow upwards which is what you would want for most notebooks..

 

Would the notepal work with a bigger computer or no? I'm looking for a good cooler pad that would work well with my 17"er, but I can't find anything.

 

I use mobile meter to check my computer temp. I'm not sure where I downloaded it from (somewhere on here), so check google! The cooling pad should be here soon, so I'll post initial impressions if it gets here before I got to work.

 

Coolermaster does make a larger sized notepal that comes in black. I have read reviews that it does fit the M1710 with slight overhang.

 

I use the bytec and it works graet on my E1505! I don't really track the temps but the laptop is not warm to the touch si I feel it was worth twenty bucks...

 

i would just like to ask, would the coolermaster notepal work for a 12" (m1210, to be more specific)? it seems like the fans are located quite high on the thing and it seems to me that it might not be effective for a small notebook?

 

Is it ok if the fans always run on 100% even though my cpu and Hd all run at 40-42 degrees with the fan at 35% ??

 

Alright, initial impressions:

The E1505 doesn't seem to sit well on the cooling pad. It doesn't actually rest on the front bumpers on the pad, so it wobbles a fair bit in the front. Like people have said, the whole unit is metal, so it could scratch the desk it sets on, or even the computer it's holding up - so I'll put something soft on the edges later to make sure that doesn't happen.

My 14" wide (15.4" screen) E1505 sits with a 1/2" hang over on both sides of the cooling pad, and pretty flush on the front and back. Actually, pulling back, the cooling pad looks like an extension to the E1505 from the front, very nice.

The two fans were set out-of-the-box to blow air up, which is good because that's what I wanted to test first. The noise the two fans produce is louder than the single internal fan of the Dell, but I'd say it's comparable to a desktop fan in loudness. It's a very constant noise, so if left on for awhile, one would be able to forget about it. The fans seem to be very easily accessable for switching, which I will do early next week to see how it idles when the fans are blowing down.

The USB cord comes attatched to a Y converter, so that you don't lose a USB port by plugging in the cooling pad. There's a 1/2" hole drilled in the back of the cooling pad so that the cord can be fed through it and under the machine so as to reach USB ports on the side of the computer without leaving the cord wrapped around the back of the unit. I like that feature for the reduced clutter behind the computer, though at this point, I don't use it. One of the big selling points for me on the Bytecc cooling pad was the on/off switch located on the back of the frame. It's nice to know that I can leave my cooling pad plugged into the computer (without losing a USB port) and still have the ability to turn it on and off at my convenience.

As far as idle temp, I've left the computer and fans running for the past 9 hours (I just got back from work) and it was staying constantly at 41-42 C, so it seems as though the computer fan never turned on. Since I've been playing with it, the temp has gone up to a steady 43 C. Without the cooling pad, my computer idled at a low of 33 C and would work itself up to about 45 C and then the fans would kick on and bring it back down. That cycle happened about every 5-10 minutes. While going back and adding more text to this mini-review, the temp has since dropped back to 41-42 C and the laptop fans have never come on.

Overall, I'm impressed with the unit, though I'll have to do some adjusting to the actual hardware so as to stablilize my laptop. So far, I'd definitely suggest the Bytecc cooling pad to other laptoppers looking for a good, and very well priced (24.98 shipped from newegg.com) cooling pad.

I'll return sometime next weeks with results of switching the fans to suck air out of the unit instead of blowing it in.

 

I have been looking for a coolermaster W1 in silver or black for my 17" widescreen laptop, but I cannot seem to find any UK suppliers... can anyone help me out?

Thanks,