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    Macbook Pro Notebook Cooler

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by drk02, Aug 31, 2008.

  1. drk02

    drk02 Newbie

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    Hey there,

    I have a Macbook Pro (rev2) and noticed that my temperatures have been very high during normal web browsing (60C) and got my fans replaced by Apple. Afterwards, the temps dropped to about 55C, but it still gets extremely hot when I play games on my Bootcamp partition.

    I've read all the previous Macbook Pro cooler threads and none have really listed an effective notebook cooler, other than the Rosewill RNA-7000W (which is non-existent in Canada, specifically in Toronto). I understand that the laptop intakes air from the keyboard and exhausts from the rear of the computer. Given this, what type of notebook cooler should I be looking for? One that sucks air from the bottom of the laptop or one that blows air onto the bottom? I've narrowed the list down to a couple of notebook coolers that I found intriguing:

    Zalman NC-1000/NC-2000
    Vantec Lapcool Pro (anyone know about this laptop? I can't find many reviews on it)
    Cooler Master Notepal W1
    Silverstone Noble Breeze (NB01)

    I'm really looking for a laptop cooler that will be placed permanently on my desk, so I don't mind the extra weight of a heavier cooler. I already have a Thermaltake iXoft passive cooling pad which I find utterly useless. I'm really stumped with this problem, as I can't really find any cooling solution on Google that will solve my problem. I've updated my smc and I have smcFanControl, but those don't seem to be enough to keep it cool.

    Thanks in advance for any advice offered to me!
     
    drk02, Aug 31, 2008
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  2. Magimagus

    Magimagus Notebook Consultant

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    I use the Zalman nc-1000. Works great.

    Windows will run hotter than OSX (at least from what I've noticed), there's nothing really you can do about that.
     
    Magimagus, Aug 31, 2008
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  3. mmoy

    mmoy Notebook Deity

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    I think that blowing air into the bottom of the laptop works better than pulling air. I've done some experiments that show that blowing air with the battery removed works a little better than with the battery in place as there are some open areas under the battery.

    At the moment, I'm running GPU at 55 degrees, CPU at 33 degrees and ambient at 30 degrees. This is with a ThermalTake USB fan under the middle of the laptop and the laptop is at idle. I ran some tests on my daughter's MBP (early model) and the CPU temperatures were generally higher, by up to ten degrees. She has a Merom A stepping 2.2 Ghz processor and I have a Penryn 2.5 Ghz processor. Intel made some big improvements in power consumption from stepping A to stepping G0 on Merom and then again to Penryn. There's a new Penryn stepping that improves power consumption even more but I don't know if Apple is selling those yet.

    Running a YouTube video brings CPU temps to 35 degrees. No effect on GPU temps.
     
    mmoy, Aug 31, 2008
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