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    What Laptop Coolers Do My Fellow Vaio Owners Use?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by blackmamba, Jul 15, 2007.

  1. blackmamba

    blackmamba Notebook Evangelist

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    That is, if you do use one.

    I'm using the Spire Pacific Breeze for my Vaio.
     
    blackmamba, Jul 15, 2007
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    My Vaio got very hot too, I had a Targus, But it was surging and exeeding its power limits on my usb port
     
    ahl395, Jul 15, 2007
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    i use vatec's lapcool2.

    i think it does a good job. around 30-40c during idle and under 55c during psp video conversions.

    how can i tell if it's surging and exceeding power limits?
     
    dznutz, Jul 16, 2007
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    I just use a ceramic dinner plate from my kitchen. Seems kinda crude using a plate but it does seem to absorb some of the heat and allows more airflow underneath.
     
    bunbuns, Jul 16, 2007
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    you should test whether or not this "ceramic" bowl does a good job absorbing heat by using a program like everest to do a before and after comparison
     
    dznutz, Jul 16, 2007
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    MxMoney, Jul 17, 2007
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