Notebook Stand for W2V

Hi folks,

After over a year of mostly happy W2V ownership, I'm starting to put more processing load on it plus the weather is getting warm. I've been looking for a notebook stand to create more space on my desk as well as cool the notebook. However, it's seems that all high-angle stands are fanless. Stands with active cooling are either horizontal or have only a few degrees of tilt. So am I right in assuming that a high-angle stand such as this one http://www.standit.com/ has no need for fans? Is it better to have a stand that has contact only with the feet of the notebook (i.e. doesn't block any vents on the underside). Can anyone make a suggestion for a good stand?

Also, anyone has an idea of how hot the 2GHz Pentium M is allowed to get? I've seen figures of 100 Centigrade. When gaming, my CPU temperature rises above 90.

Thanks in Advance.

 

Ok, I see what your trying to get at, but you want to use the Standit stand to help cool the laptop or you realy want it for the fact it make ur laptop Vertical and make the screen higher.

Off hand i can't state whether the notebook will actually run cooler placed in that odd position, you can try it out with your hands holding the notebook, or with a friend, and see the temps.

Other than that i suggest laptop coolers, these are flat thin, devices in which there are fans, that keep the laptop cool on surfaces like desks and the like.
Here's a example of a notebook cooler, Here.

Also in regards to the Pent-M temperatures, i'm not sure if you remember your Idle and Gaming temps when you first got your laptop, but since then, your vents get clogged with dust, lint, hair and other things, which causes temps to run hotter over time.

I suggest use a can of compressed air to clean out the vents so that your temps should be normalized, Idle 55-65, Gaming 75-85 Degrees Celcius.

 

I see. I was hoping for something that is a combination of the two i.e. fan base + high degree incline. This is the best that I found, but it's a bit of a joke - looks kinda small and needs batteries to run. LOL.

http://www.topmicrousa.com/kf1226f.html