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    Lapcool 2 or 4?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by poopboypat, Sep 18, 2006.

  1. poopboypat

    poopboypat Notebook Guru

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    Hey all i have had the lapcool 2 (non USB) for over a year its worked great, but i put a pen in the fan and it broke... I didnt mean to do it but it just fell in. So im looking for a USB cooler now. I was going to buy another lapcool 2 but then i saw the lapcool 4.

    So basicly i know lapcool 4 is smaller, but does it cool any better? I really liked the way the lapcool 2 would acctually cool. Any one have any data on this? Im not coming up with much for the lap cool 4.
     
    poopboypat, Sep 18, 2006
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  2. poopboypat

    poopboypat Notebook Guru

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    anyone have any input on this? :)
     
    poopboypat, Sep 19, 2006
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    780Cinco Notebook Evangelist

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    If you had the lapcool2 then i take it your fans on the bottom of the laptop sucked in right (intake)?(seeing that the lapcool2 blows cold air UP at the bottom of the laptop)..I own the lapcool2 and i think it is awsome. I would stay with it, it works great

    btw. all laptops that suck air in through the bottom and exhaust out the rear or sides will benefit from the lapcool2
     
    780Cinco, Sep 19, 2006
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  4. poopboypat

    poopboypat Notebook Guru

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    Acctually my laptop just blows out the back. It doesnt have intake i dont think. (Emachines M6811)
     
    poopboypat, Sep 19, 2006
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    Can 12.1" notebooks be used on a LapCool?

    dL
     
    dL., Sep 19, 2006
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    how about the LapCool 3? how is that and why isnt it mentioned?
     
    foosa123, Sep 19, 2006
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  7. Phillip

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    where can I get a lapcool?

    ucb9999
     
    Phillip, Sep 20, 2006
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  8. shadow85

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    They both cool the same. If you really need the usb ports and the folding then that should be the only reason you get it.
     
    shadow85, Sep 27, 2006
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    I have the lapcool 4. Im using it cool a 12' laptop (Dell X1). The cooling is amazing. THis laptop can get VERY hot since it doesnt have a fan. Under load CPU temp went from like 50-60C to 30-40C. It blows air right onto the back of the notebook. I suggest this for any laptop that doesnt have a fan on the back blowing outwards.

    p.s. Dunno if I mentioned this before but this cooler fits a 12in perfectly.
     
    lixuelai, Sep 28, 2006
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    yea, i have a lapcool3. i'm pretty sure the wideness is the same as the lapcool4. I have a 14.1 inch on it. does an "ok" job of cooling but it would lok weird to put any laptop larger than a 14.1 on it. i think a 13.3 would be a nice size.
     
    shadow85, Oct 10, 2006
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  11. Gautam

    Gautam election 2008 NBR Reviewer

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    This is an ancient thread, but I am desperately looking for a laptop cooler.

    It seems that the Lapcool2 is more popular and is thinner by 2mm. All the Vantec coolers are expensive...and since I can demand it, I want 4-USB ports, not 3 like the Lapcool4 has.
     
    Gautam, Apr 15, 2007
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  12. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Hah.

    The LC4 is still my favourite, since it can be so portable if need be, and still loaded with ports.
     
    coriolis, Apr 15, 2007
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  13. Gautam

    Gautam election 2008 NBR Reviewer

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    Do you know if the LC2 is noisy? I read your great review of LC4, so thanks for that, cori.
     
    Gautam, Apr 15, 2007
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    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    They all are noisy, more so then the notebook fan, but my music is usually louder =)
     
    coriolis, Apr 15, 2007
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  15. Gautam

    Gautam election 2008 NBR Reviewer

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    OK I just ordered the Lapcool2 from Newegg. Hope its good. Thanks.

    EDIT: It's kind of sad that they are all noisy, even though you shell out almost 50 USD$
     
    Gautam, Apr 15, 2007
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  16. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Well, its not the fan themselves, more like the air.
     
    coriolis, Apr 15, 2007
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