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    Looking for palm protection : warm under my wrist

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by Arnaud, Aug 28, 2006.

  1. Arnaud

    Arnaud Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    I own an asus A8JM, it's a bit warm under my left wrist, I ask about palm protection in the A8JM thread and I was told to ask my question here...

    Do you know where I can find something to protect my left wrist ? It's not very warm but if something exist, I'd be glad to know.

    Thanks a lot,
    Arnaud
     
    Arnaud, Aug 28, 2006
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  2. HappyCamper

    HappyCamper Notebook Enthusiast NBR Reviewer

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    Best (cheapest) solution for warm palm/wrist area is to get a thin silicone potholder/hotpad from a kitchen supply store. You can cut it to the exact dimensions of your palm rest if you want. The mostly-flat ones should work for most people. A friend of mine has an excessively hot super-gaming machine and uses the bowl-scraper variety on the hottest side of the touchpad; it offers much more thickness than the mostly-flat potholders do. I like the concave shape of the bowl-scraper better than the flat potholders in practical use, but I suppose some people may have wrist-placement problems for typing/gaming with such a thick hunk of silicone on the palm rest. Your mileage may vary.
     
    HappyCamper, Aug 30, 2006
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  3. Fred from NYC

    Fred from NYC Notebook Evangelist

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    Great suggestion, HappyCamper!
     
    Fred from NYC, Aug 31, 2006
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  5. Richteralan

    Richteralan Notebook Evangelist

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    I just put a folded microfiber cloth on the palm rest.
     
    Richteralan, Aug 31, 2006
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  6. Jmmmmm

    Jmmmmm Notebook Consultant

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    I use a little foam donut that came as a buffer at the top of a cd-spindle I bought, and it works perfectly. The edge of my hand fits nicely in the donut hole, and since it's hollow, it doesn't get hot like solid objects would when place on top of it.
     
    Jmmmmm, Sep 1, 2006
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