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    Cooling pad for sony vaio se

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by theoxymoron, Feb 3, 2012.

  1. theoxymoron

    theoxymoron Newbie

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    Hi all,

    I just ordered the Sony Vaio SE (i7, 6gb RAM) and was looking into possibly getting a cooling pad for it. Have you had any issues with it heating up frequently?

    Two main reasons why I should probably get one: I'm a college student who uses a laptop frequently (mostly on my bed because I don't have a desk) and I tend to run a lot of programs at once. I was looking into the xpad slim, which basically elevates the laptop to get air to the bottom and has no fan. One, do you think that would be sufficient, or should I get one with fans? And, two, does the Sony Vaio SE even have vents on the bottom?

    Thanks for your help.
     
    theoxymoron, Feb 3, 2012
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  2. redmimic

    redmimic Notebook Consultant

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    Hi, the SE's ventilation is in the display hinge, similar to a Macbook Pro.

    Unless you are gaming in your bed and clogging the hinge I think it should be ok. There is a lot less heat when in Stamina mode and I heard if you use the battery slice it is more comfortable to work with on your lap. Then again, I have the i5 in my SE so maybe the i7 creates more heat.

    It also tends to heat up during Windows Backup, Windows Update, and certain movies.

    I can't vouch for speed mode, I rarely use it.

    No complaints so far. Maybe you should wait until you receive the SE and see how comfortable it is for your use and then get a cooling pad after. Hope that helps.
     
    redmimic, Feb 3, 2012
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  3. darxide_sorcerer

    darxide_sorcerer Notebook Deity

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    afaik, SE draws air from the bottom and exhausts the hot air from under the display hinge. so if you're putting the laptop on your bed, you're blocking the intake grills which is bad.

    i have a VAIO SA, and i got a NotePal U2 cooling pad for when i play Battlefield 3; the good thing about this cooler is that it has removable fans which i have placed directly under the air-intake grills of the laptop (one for the CPU/GPU and one for the RAM/HDD). it blows the cool air directly to those parts, helping the machine's own fan in cooling the critical components.

    i suggest you get the bigger version, NotePal U3, which (is obviously bigger and fits SE better but also) has three fans which you can place under the hot spots of your laptop.
     
    darxide_sorcerer, Feb 3, 2012
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