Cooling Pad for P650HS-G?

Hi Guys,

Bit the bullet and placed an order for P650HS-G yesterday with Metabox/Affordable Laptops in AU. This will be used in Sri Lanka where the ambient temp during day time is about 28-30c.

I was wondering if there's anyone who's using a cooling pad with this unit, what are the recommended ones and are they as effective as they say?

Thanks in advance

 

I use a Deepcool Wind Pal with my P650RP6. You can get it from PCCG in Aus for $25 at the moment which makes it one of the cheapest as well. It fits pretty much perfectly on there.

 

Thanks @Stooj .

How's the cooling performance? I read reviews saying the fans are in the middle and the air intakes for this laptop is towards the top edges which is not covered properly by this cooler.

 

I find it's still sufficient to get air up to the fans. The biggest benefit is simply getting space between the cooler and the laptop.

I mostly use mine without the fans even in summer but even then it's rarely over 30C ambient since you'd have to be utterly insane to attempt gaming in a 40C ambient environment regardless of cooler. Just the heat transfer through the palm rests would be unbearable.

 

Copy that.
Yes I agree on the ambient temps. It haven't gone above 32C here yet

I was looking at the Cooler Master Notepal U3 Plus as well. It looks good with the fan placement capabilities and I saw a youtube video where one guy had modded it use 2x Noctua NF-A14 fans.

 

The Notepal is an option and is a bit more generic.

I prefer the Windpal because it has a closed and somewhat smooth bottom side which means you can actually use it on your lap or as a rudimentary lapdesk thing.

 

The larger the fans the quieter the pad will be. I use a Thermaltake Massive 14. I used it on my Sager NP8235 and now on my NP8157. It has variable fan speed, you can turn it off or on without unplugging it. You can turn the LED's off or on. The cooling surface is huge. Its almost impossible to find a 15.4" laptop that the fans dont work with.

http://www.thermaltake.com/Cooler/Notebook_Cooler_/Massive_Series/C_00002117/Massive_14_/design.htm

 

Do you see appreciable drops in temperature with this on idle and on load?

 

I don't mind not dropping idle temps but if it can perform well under load and help the cpu fans push a lot of air out, i'd be happy.