How do you Keep your Laptop Cool?

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How do you Keep your Laptop Cool?

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I was thinking of buying a Laptop cooler fan (something like that) to place under my laptop. Im not sure which one to get though, I want a silent one with a reasonable price…
Which one should I get?

Hey Chris, I really want a laptop cooler *Fan on the bottom*
But I want a silent one for a reasonable price, which one is best to get?

I use a simple Targus notebook cooler with 4 USB ports. They come in very handy and keep the notebook cool! It’s great! I love it!

I never have any problems with temperature on my macbook. I just have a little plastic stand I made out of scrap plastic that gets it off the table. The fans in the computer are good enough and it keeps it cool!

Chris i think thats a very good laptop holder. i wish i could get one of those. im gonna have to wait until get my macbook pro. id use that as my main one if i had it. u never disappoint with ur vids or ur blogging chris. thanks again

I want the one Chris usually uses (the Targus one). I really don’t like the Logitech stand. Especially the fact that you have to use a power adapter for USB… WOW! My laptop usually gets really hot and am looking forward to getting one soon!

I use a targus cooling pad thingy its great I use it under my mackbook it keeps my macbook like 20 degrees cooler! I highly recomend it for all laptop users!

Targus laptop cooler works very well and keeps laptop cool. i HIGHLY recommend it to anybody with a laptop.

Though I don’t own a laptop but my bro does, I understand how important it is to keep your laptop cool. Even desktops you may have to worry. Laptops are very important to keep cool. My bros fan went out and he has to limit his usage. He will be getting a new computer this year because this one is like 5 years old. The point is, if you don’t keep your computer cool, it will performe badly

i like it but its not for me. that targus looks cool but i usally put mine on my lap or a small open cardboard box go keep the heat away but i like what your doing so keep doing it

I do it the cheap way I have a fan sucking the away from where the fans on the laptop are, and try not to keep it against a wall where it can heat up, but these sound cool, I may have to go pick one up and test it out! It’s interesting that it says you can type faster!!!

I use the targus laptop cooler. I love it! It really does the job. It was not a lot of money. Here is the best part. To turn it on you use a usb cable! no extra power cables. I use mine all time and I mostly use it on one spot and one spot only. That is… where it is most hot duh! I think Chris has this also well I love it and I am sure Chris does as well. This cooler improved my computer so much…well a little but it is something! Great video Chris.

I find that most laptop coolers out there don’t really cool the laptops unless it is in an air-conditioned environment. It takes in cold air from the surrounding area and blows it underneath. However, for a room that does not use air-conditioning, the air you blow from your mouth is stronger than that of the laptop cooler, REALLY. I wish there are coolers as powerful as those of a desktop computer. Coolermaster has good ones for desktop, the Coolermaster V1 that i’m using isn’t satisfying at all :(

i know if i say this i am cheap but i keep 2 blocks of wood at the end of my macbook and it works great! i know i sound cheap but i like it even though i need a real pad or stand. i like how i did the stand for my macbook but i need a real one.

I have a pretty old dell computer, and it gets hot and quick! I do it the old fashon way (if you’d call it that) I have a small fan behind my laptop usually and try to keep my laptop away from walls and confined spaces, and when its on my lap with no fan it gets hot!! I’ll have to go out and get one of these to try out they look pretty interesting, and i think it’s cool that it has pads on it for your wrists to rest on and so you can type faster (they claim).

I have a device, that is plastic and site under that laptop that lets air flow under the laptop yes it was bought cheap

I use an aluminum Titan laptop cooler with two fans

That was a nice video! I too have a laptop cooler

I think if I get aaptop cooler for my computer it will run a littie faster and of course cooler because now it is slow and hot lol

I recommend aluminum laptop fans because they dissipate heat better than plastic ones.

I agree, Requiring AC sucks but not having AC option may suck too.. Should be optional. If I happen to need to plug in something needing a hi powered USB port I certainly would like to have the AC Adaptor.

I recommend aluminum laptop fans over plastic because they dissipate heat much better.

they sell that specific cooler at bed bath and beyond……….

The one way I keep my laptop cool is by setting my power plan to balanced in Windows Vista. It also helps that I have my laptop elevated off the table to allow cooler air to be circulated through the laptop.

I’ve experimented with laptop coolers on my MBP. Using iStat Pro, i’ve noticed slight drop in temperatures. It is most effective on cooling the enclosure base than anything else. Still better than nothing

I’ve been looking at the targus for a while, but I’m not a huge laptop user, and my Dell doesn’t overheat THAT much. Although I would like to say that my mother bought a laptop stand in England about 6 years ago, that had very nice airflow.

I really like the Targus cooler, but I’m not a huge laptop user. My mother bought an angled stand about 4 years ago, that had excellent laptop airflow circulation.

I looked into the pads with fans and they typically are powered via your USB ports. Looking at opinions of users, some complained that the pads burned up their USB ports. So, I was looking for a passive cooling pad and ran across a great new product from iXoft that uses some kind of space age material that wicks the heat away. It is called a Thermaltake pad.

I picked up 2 of them from circuitcity.com and both my laptops do run cooler as the fans now run at slower speeds or kick off and on regularly instead of blasting away at full tilt. These pads also work well if you want to sit the laptop on your lap and don’t want it to burn your lap.

They come in several colors and are easy to throw into your laptop bag to take on the road. No power to worry about, either. When they are cold, they are kind of stiff, but still flexible. When your laptop is sitting on the pad and the pad is sucking away the heat, the hot spots from your laptop turn the material inside the pad soft as it sucks away the heat. So, the pad gets softer and more flexible the more it is used.

However it works, it does the job for me.

I use a antec cooling pad it has an aluminum surface with duel fans to help keep it cool .

I also use a Targus with USB ports, although the ports are in the back and don’t get used very often. I bought mine on eBay for a reasonable price; it always seems to keep my Alienware Area 51 m5750 cool and the fan noise isn’t too bad. I’ve seen what happens when a notebook/laptop overheats, and it was not a fun experience. Best wishes from Iowa, Kevin

I also use a Targus with USB ports, although the ports are in the back and don’t get used very often. I bought mine for a decent price on eBay; it always seems to keep my Alienware Area 51 m5750 cool and the fan noise isn’t too bad. I’ve seen what happens when a laptop/notebook overheats, and it was not a fun experience. Best wishes from Iowa, Kevin

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Did you stop using it,Chris? I thought it looked pretty cool but don’t see it on your desk top so assume you didn’t like it?

I have a Targus that I got with my Asus notebook. Works fine and the fan is quiet. The problem was I had trouble using the small keyboard and the built-in Touchpad for the type of work I do.

To solve the Touchpad issue I carry a Logitech TrackMan Wheel (Thumb ball). Then I tried the Alto to get a full size keyboard. I really like it and along with a 22″ wide screen monitor it is like having a docking station for use at home.

Still use the Targus when on the road because it fits in my notebook backpack while the Alto does not.

every cooler i have ever had the on/off switch keeps going out

My acer laptop gets hot very quickly. I use it mostly for the MS Streets and Trips program while I’m driving every day and I have to put a 12V auto fan blowing on the computer at all times or it will overheat. God forbid I get a really hot day or drive the convertible! The sun beating down would probably fry it.

my laptop cooler is a scrap of 1×2x12 it is placed at the back of my computer raising the laptop off the desk It never gets warm even being on all day. Have a great day K

Why not just turn your fan up??

Thats what I do on my Macbook Pro.

Cools it down far more than any laptop cooler – less hassle to.