laptop cooling pad

[BradCee]

Speaking of keeping things cool - my laptop gets HOT right where I rest my hand while typing (I'm guessing this is where the hard drive lives).

Would it be a good idea to drill a matrix of small holes above the HDD to keep it cool? If I were to do this, I'd probably put some speaker mesh (black tights! ) between the holes and the drive to keep any dust out...

more likely the processor there, that's the bit that gets hot, which is why heat sinks are linked to them, not hard drives.

however if it is your hard drive, i'd consider buying a new one very soon.

[Punktronica]

I went with the belkin , it fits the design of a Dell XPS studio...


I did look at everything though... I really like that foldable one , thats cool.

[michaeldunne109]

Im currently using a 'cooling pad' Never liked the usb powered ones being using it for months bought it as a stand it keeps everything cool....

I use it every were from clubs to kids partys..... the joys of them

http://www.bizrate.com/laptop-coolers/allsop-29591/

[cutflow]

which one would you guys recommend "blows air into the bottom kind"

here is a list of the maximum temperaturehttp://www.technibble.com/what-is-my-computers-maximum-cpu-temperature/

80 degrees Celsius is 176 degrees Fahrenheit. anything above 140+ fahrenheit and then you should start to worry. if its below 140, then you should careless. regardless if its hot to the touch for you, it doesnt mean it is for the component.

[steveboyett]

FWIW I'm a proponent of pads that suck air out. You've got a fan blowing hot air out of the laptop and you want to put something under it that blows back the other way? The idea is to vent heat, and these maintain the air flow. I've had good success with mine in some pretty extreme conditions.

[photojojo]

FWIW I'm a proponent of pads that suck air out. You've got a fan blowing hot air out of the laptop and you want to put something under it that blows back the other way? The idea is to vent heat, and these maintain the air flow. I've had good success with mine in some pretty extreme conditions.

+1 you don't want to push hot air into something that's already hot.

[BradCee]

+1 you don't want to push hot air into something that's already hot.

that's what she said

[photojojo]

that's what she said

Your on a roll today Brad!!c

[mr.raw]

I bought a laptop stand(griffin)and it made a big difference to me with regard to cooling the laptop.

[BentoSan]

I never got why they pull air out - when your building a case you pretty much want to suck as much cool air from outside of the case and blow it into the computer to create a cool high pressure system inside of the computer. The air finds its own way out through the billions of escape routes.

So i really cant see the logic in laptop pads that suck air - there must be some reasoning behind this though otherwise laptop pad manufactures wouldn't be doing that.