this is how i keep my laptop idling at around 30 C- totally ghetto but works.

hey. check out my totally ghetto way to keep my 1520 cool. it really works well. just pointed a fan at the bottom of it. keeps it below 30 most of the time. my laptop fan never even turns on. i wonder if this works better than the 'laptop coolers' out there...

oh and if your're wondering why the screen looks so bad, that is another story-

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=170215

 

what you keep it half way off the edge of the table...i dunno about that man.

 

lol. i don't know about it either. sure does keep it cool, though! only the left corner is actually off the table. if i wanted to get nuts i would make a grate for it to sit on.

even if it fell it only has about a foot to go onto carpet. i wouldn't do this on anything higher. as i said- ghetto. don't try this at home, kids. i can't be responsible for everyone knocking their laptops off of tables. hehe.

 

I especially like the fan you have pointed right at the bottom of it .

Have you tried propping up the back of the laptop for increased airflow? That way, you might be able to keep the whole laptop on the desk. Plus, you can always point a fan at the back/side of the laptop once it's propped up.

 

Sure beats using the internal fan! I mean why only pay a fraction more for electricity to use the internal fan when you can use a bigger, LOUDER external one that SUCKS EVEN MORE JUICE!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAH

.......ok I'm done.

 

be very careful man, keep an eye on your privates with that thing that close

 

haha you must be blowing a lot of dust into that machine

 

Seems pretty pointless but yea.

I never understood most peoples obsession with keeping their cpu cool when they weren't even overclocking.

The point being that these things are made to run within a specified temp range and if your within this range then why stress.

 

The only concern is dust buildup as mentioned, as well as potential static electricity that may be generated(I see carpet?). Of course, it falling is another thing

You could always make a hole in your table and attach a fan(or a tube) and have a fan blow into it My friend did that. Though when he got a new LCD and keyboard and docked his notebook to the side, it made a great waste bin hole, right under the keyboard(where its not visible until its needed).

 

this can't be serious. Just say it was a joke even if you didn't intend it.

 

You can achieve same (or better) results with a cooling pad for less hassle and noise. Same principle.

 

actually....
i did this once.
propped notebook up at the front
set the same honeywell fan blowing from the front (i was imaging, the hard drive was getting REALLY HOT).

 

Blowing high speed air from sides can make things worse because that will interfere with the natural air flow of the intake FAN at the bottom of the notebook. Either you have to blow in to the intake FAN or not do it at all.

 

well, if you guys don't know true brilliance when you see it, i can't help that. but i'm a genius!
i am totally sirius. hahahahahahah...

say what you want, but i'll bet my laptop runs cooler than yours. next, i'm going to put a fan under it in a walk-in freezer. that will be awesome.

seriously.

i wanted to know if sucking or blowing would be better for cooling. some of the chill pads suck, and some of the blow, right? so, do you guys think i should get a chill pad that sucks, or blows?

lol. thanks for the replies. this forum needs to have a bit of fun.

 

You need to get one that blows.

 

Well, if you're running the system at full load for any length of time (e.g. rendering a 3D animation or very complicated still frame), it's better to keep it as cool as possible.

On the Inspiron 8200, the air vent gets it's air from the top (just north of the keyboard on the right side) and side (where the PC card slots are). I specifically bought a small 8-inch desk fan to blow into that area. I put it to great use when I was rendering 3D images with the laptop and it was able to keep the internal fans from kicking in even after 12 hours of 100% CPU load. The bottom did not feel hot at all. I've also used a big house fan and that was even better.

 

lol I have the same fan, but I'd prefer to just use a notebook fan to keep a laptop cool, though my 1420 stays relatively cool all the time.

 

hehe. i think i'm going to graduate to the targus AWE11US. it blows, and draws air from the sides, not the bottom. good if you actually want to use the laptop on your, uh, lap.

i find it hard to believe a lot of the chill pads with fans actually suck. i can't imagine that would work as well as blowing. also, a lot of them draw air from the bottom so you can't really have it on your lap.

whaddya think?

 

i have that same notebook fan that's in that picture. it WORKS GREAT. my brother's old hp laptop would overheat like no other, but that fan has a lot of punch in it, and works great.

 

Yes you are right, they will in fact make things worse. With some cololers you can reverse the air flow by changing the direction of the FANs.