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    DV6tqe and notebook cooler

    Discussion in 'HP' started by pmerkley, Jul 1, 2011.

  1. pmerkley

    pmerkley Newbie

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    Hey all. So I've had my dv6tqe for a while and have been loving it. I'm going to get a notebook cooler just to keep it from roasting while I game. So my question is this. I'm looking into getting the Coolermaster u2 because it looks very good for a good price. But I have the 9-cell battery. So will the laptop still fit on the cooler ok even with the battery? Or should i just run on AC power with the battery out while its on the pad? Thanks in advance.
     
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    mjl2116 Notebook Consultant

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    You will most likely have to take out the battery... you should keep battery out when you are a/c power anyway to maximize the life of your battery. I have heard that if you can, keep the battery at 40% lvl when you are on a/c power to maximize the longevity of the battery. I'm not sure if you have a store around you, but Microcenter has the U2 Cooler for $15 if you have one around you to go pick one up. Amazon has it for $22 i think.
     
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    Cassandra022 Notebook Consultant

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    hey,

    im placing an order for that cooler right now, and i have a nine cell battery as well. i have a few ideas of how i might deal with the problem if indeed it is a major issue. taking out the battery is one idea, but im a bit leery of that because um, if the adaptor cable gets accidentally pulled out....

    anyway, if you're not needing to get it right away, i can post pictures of my setup once mine arrives. i have a student prime account so it should only take two days or so.

    im pretty confident i can make things work somehow, especially since the fan position seems to be adjustable, so.
     
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  4. pmerkley

    pmerkley Newbie

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    Yeah thats kinda the issue that i have. I don't want to be playing and YANK goes the cable and bye bye all my hard work. I'm not in any particular rush so some pictures would be awesome actually! thanks! :)
     
    pmerkley, Jul 2, 2011
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    starplaya Notebook Guru

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    It works perfectly fine with the 9cell battery. I have a 9cell and 6cell and they both work on the U2 netbook cooler. There is actually a gap on the back of the cooler that the battery can fit through so all you have to do is place it in there then position the laptop to a comfortable angle and then set the fans. Works flawlessly
     
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  6. Cassandra022

    Cassandra022 Notebook Consultant

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    yes, i just got mine from out of the bowels of UPS this evening and it does indeed fit with the cooler just fine. i'll post pics tomorrow proving it :]
     
    Cassandra022, Jul 7, 2011
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    the cooler doesn't really work unless the room you are in is also cool.
     
    ghost305, Jul 7, 2011
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    Cassandra022 Notebook Consultant

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    here be the setup. as someone says, theres a space where the bigger battery can fit quite comfortably
     

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    everythingsablur Notebook Evangelist

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    Can you take a picture with it off of the cooler? Just want to see how it sits on a desk, and how much it changes the overall profile.

    Actually looks pretty reasonable.
     
    everythingsablur, Jul 7, 2011
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