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    Recommendations for laptop cooler with USB 3.0 hub and moveable fans

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by oao, Jul 11, 2017.

  1. oao

    oao Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am looking for a laptop cooler with a USB (4.0 preferable) hub and moveable fans.

    While I am aware of the limited cooling effectiveness, Instead of buying just a USB hub, it makes more sense to buy a cooling pad that provides it and get the maximum possible cooling out of it. Since the laptop gets heated asymmetrically, the ability to move the fans is important.

    I did some research and found very few products with this combination, but they don't have sufficiently favorable reviews for what they offer.

    I would appreciate any recommendations and advice, preferrably with justifications.

    Thanks.
     
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    oao, Jul 11, 2017
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  2. don_svetlio

    don_svetlio In the Pipe, Five by Five.

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    It also depends on which laptop in question - if your laptop's internal design has no/few vents under the fan, the cooler will only serve to add noise and be basically useless
     
    don_svetlio, Jul 11, 2017
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  3. oao

    oao Notebook Enthusiast

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    It's a Dell Latitude E7450 and it has lots of vents.
    The point is that whatever the fans can do, it's a bonus on top of the USB hub.
     
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  4. Support.2@XOTIC PC

    Support.2@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    Plenty of vents along the back, and I recall that model radiating a lot of heat from the bottom anyway, so just about any cooler will have at least some effect regardless of venting.
     
    Support.2@XOTIC PC, Jul 12, 2017
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    oao Notebook Enthusiast

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    Actually it radiates from the top.
    The thing is I can't find a cooler with a USB 3.0 hub.
     
    oao, Jul 13, 2017
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    Support.2@XOTIC PC, Jul 13, 2017
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