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    Can cooling pad be useful for W3 series ?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by kamran46, Oct 22, 2006.

  1. kamran46

    kamran46 Notebook Geek

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    Hi all,

    After a long long search for laptop, focusing on reliability and quality, considering thinkpads, fujitsu, sony FE, and many others, i finally ordered W3V from newegg. Why not W3J, obvious, more than 500$ difference for core duo and better graphics was not acceptable for me. Anyway.

    Then, I considered ordering a cooling pad, since some say it gets warm and i think cooling it down can help it to live longer. BUT, today i looked at newegg photos from W3V (also W3J) bottom carefully and i noticed that there are almost no air vents in the bottom, though most other laptops, eg V6 series, have it.

    So, if cooling pad could not force any air inside the laptop, can it be useful ?

    thanks
     
    kamran46, Oct 22, 2006
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  2. CeeNote

    CeeNote Notebook Virtuoso

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    I recently bought a cooling pad for $15 for my notebook and it has done a huge difference. My notebook hardly even gets warm any more and even performance has increased somewhat. However I don't know about the W3 series and how a cooling pad would effect one of them.
     
    CeeNote, Oct 22, 2006
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  3. zyphere

    zyphere Notebook Geek

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    With my W3J, a cooling pad helps to reduce my hard drive temperatures quite a bit. I'd say approx. 5 degrees Celsius on average. It seems to do little for the CPU though. The CPU still gets to hot temps and the only way those are reduced is when the CPU fan kicks in.
     
    zyphere, Oct 22, 2006
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  4. Babyboy

    Babyboy Notebook Guru

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    How about using a software like SpeedFan to cool it. I'm using Speedfan and a cooling pad (both on full throttle) on my Z71V when I'm gaming. It works great.
     
    Babyboy, Oct 22, 2006
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  5. Zeff

    Zeff Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've read a lot about the W3j getting hot in most reviews, did you notice any increase in performance adding the pad?
     
    Zeff, Oct 22, 2006
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