Comments on: How do you Keep your Laptop Cool?

By: 606

606 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:18:46 +0000

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.

By: kaye v

kaye v — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:25:19 +0000

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

By: Catfish

Catfish — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:41:23 +0000

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.

By: adam

adam — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:18:54 +0000

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

By: Larry

Larry — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:15:12 +0000

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.

By: Paula

Paula — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:03:00 +0000

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?

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By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:58:08 +0000

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

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:53:42 +0000

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

By: johnr9816

johnr9816 — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:46:20 +0000

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

By: Rockster

Rockster — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:39:38 +0000

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.

By: Giles VG

Giles VG — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:35:25 +0000

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.

By: Giles VG

Giles VG — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:33:26 +0000

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.

By: Jay-R

Jay-R — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:48:07 +0000

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

By: psphakr

psphakr — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:40:56 +0000

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.