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Re: [Notebooks] Best Notebook Cooler Pads said by Rojo_P:The truth is that all you really want is to keep heat from pooling up in an area, and your new one may accomplish that just fine. A great point! All in all, far too much is made over the various merits/demerits of notebook coolers! First and foremost: They do not actually "cool" the notebook at all! None of them do! A notebook "cooler" only performs one function, important as that is, whic is to evacuate warm/hot air from the immediate vicinity of the notebook!
It may sound like cooling the notebook, but all it really does is allow the notebook's internal cooling heatsink/fan(s) to do their job without interference from outside conditions. If the notebook has poorly desinged cooling, a notebook cooler will only help a little. Because notebooks have their exhaust grills placed in different locations, it is true that some notebook cooler designs will work best on certain notebooks.
I mention this because much is made about how well a given notebook cooler "cools"...but as long as it removes stagnant warm air, the differences are minor at best.
KickMe made an excelelnt point in that as long as there is maximum free air flow around the notebook, whether you have a fan or not is no big issue.
IMHO, as long as the pad promotes this airflow, the only salient issues beyond that are "features". For me, quietness is one thing...some of these cooler fans are much too noisy for my liking. Also, some of these coolers may offer spare usb ports, and/or adjustable angles to hold the notebook. Of course, some models tend to do better as desk-top coolers, while some function well on the lap.
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| I bought an inexpensive notebook stand that lifts and angles my notebook and permits air to circulate around the computer. This is all I need except for very hot days or times when I'm running a lot of graphics programs. Then, I simply turn on a small fan that I paid $5 for that sits on my desk behind my notebook. Works great. |
