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    Thickness, profile, and cooling/modding?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by MTHall51, May 1, 2008.

  1. MTHall51

    MTHall51 Notebook Evangelist

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    Sorry, but being new to the laptop world I didn't know where else to post this question.
    In general, are the thicker, larger profile laptops easier to keep cool as well as doing some mods? I have been looking at laptops in the usual mass market places and it seems to me that the Toshiba satellite looks thicker than most of the others such as HP, Dell etc.
    Any thoughts on this?
     
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  2. NAS Ghost

    NAS Ghost Notebook Deity

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    Generally larger laptops are easier to keep cool because they have more area to dissipate the heat with, but what kinds of mods are you talking about? Like drilling hole in your laptop or simply painting it?
     
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  3. NJoy

    NJoy Няшka

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    It really depends... But i definitely wouldn't go for Toshiba if I was looking for a cool laptop)
     
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  4. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    In general, given a same or similar set of components, it will be easier to keep a larger chassis cool. Of course, it also depends largely on what you do with the extra space: if there's just a bunch of air or plastic, you may not see much of an improvement in cooling, but if there's an extra fan or a larger heat sink, you may see a significant improvement in cooling.

    In general, manufactures tend to put cooler parts in smaller chassis and hotter parts in larger chassis, so ultimately you end up getting the same temps across all different flavors of chassis. Of course, there are the oddballs like the overheating Alienwares and whatnot...
     
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    I am thinking maybe painting. Haven't done much thinking about it. Wish I could have the same neon blue glow I have in my desktop but nothing invasive like drilling.
     
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  6. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Painting honestly isn't going to affect thermal performance much. Plastic is already a crappy enough heat sink as it is.
     
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  7. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    If you want a cool running system, get a dell. Many of their systems support Christian Diefer's I8kfangui, which is a fan control program. I would look into their systems, which support fan control. A cooler running system will last longer.

    As the others mentioned, I would stray away from Toshiba, they are a extreme pain in the ass to take apart, and they generally run hotter.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, May 2, 2008
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