Comments on: My laptop tends to overheat easily. Is the laptop cooler device really an effective way to help this problem? http://fixalaptop.com/2011/02/03/my-laptop-tends-to-overheat-easily-is-the-laptop-cooler-device-really-an-effective-way-to-help-this-problem/ Tutorials & Guides on how to fix your laptop problems Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:44:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dream.Big http://fixalaptop.com/2011/02/03/my-laptop-tends-to-overheat-easily-is-the-laptop-cooler-device-really-an-effective-way-to-help-this-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-70434 Dream.Big Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:08:07 +0000 http://fixalaptop.com/2011/02/03/my-laptop-tends-to-overheat-easily-is-the-laptop-cooler-device-really-an-effective-way-to-help-this-problem/#comment-70434 i bought a laptop chillpad once. It had 3 fans and was powered by one usb connector. It served me wel for 5 months, after that i switched to desktop and gave it to my friend, who used it for another year. its a pad, and you put your laptop over it. the fans suck up air from the bottom and push it up agaist the bottom of your laptop. then the air escapes from the sides of the gap between th pad and the laptop. pretty simple principle. you can improve its preformance by taking out the back panels of your laptop to expose the ram and the cpu heatsinks/pipes (like i did XD, i even wrapped some aluminum foil to places, put ice packs over the laptop to used the crab outta my 5 year old overclocked toshiba XD) well it is a little more harmful than an optical mouse that is connected to your laptop, which is not alot to worry about. the less fans or the diameter of the fans, the less the harm. but you should not use it while running on battery, because the pad draws power outta your computer. you should also take the battery out of the laptop when running on cord. well now, is it effective? i use speedfan to monitor my cpu temperature and i think i got the following figures. chillpad off --- idle temperature 46C, temperature rose quickly after load, fan started at 60 C to bring it down to 50 then stopped, cycle continued chillpad on ---- 35 C, and the laptop took much longer to reach 60C and went down fast therefore, MY chillpad surely helped ME, your results might be different i bought a laptop chillpad once. It had 3 fans and was powered by one usb connector. It served me wel for 5 months, after that i switched to desktop and gave it to my friend, who used it for another year. its a pad, and you put your laptop over it. the fans suck up air from the bottom and push it up agaist the bottom of your laptop. then the air escapes from the sides of the gap between th pad and the laptop. pretty simple principle. you can improve its preformance by taking out the back panels of your laptop to expose the ram and the cpu heatsinks/pipes (like i did XD, i even wrapped some aluminum foil to places, put ice packs over the laptop to used the crab outta my 5 year old overclocked toshiba XD)

well it is a little more harmful than an optical mouse that is connected to your laptop, which is not alot to worry about. the less fans or the diameter of the fans, the less the harm.
but you should not use it while running on battery, because the pad draws power outta your computer. you should also take the battery out of the laptop when running on cord.
well now, is it effective? i use speedfan to monitor my cpu temperature and i think i got the following figures.

chillpad off — idle temperature 46C, temperature rose quickly after load, fan started at 60 C to bring it down to 50 then stopped, cycle continued

chillpad on —- 35 C, and the laptop took much longer to reach 60C and went down fast

therefore, MY chillpad surely helped ME, your results might be different

]]> By: IceRayn http://fixalaptop.com/2011/02/03/my-laptop-tends-to-overheat-easily-is-the-laptop-cooler-device-really-an-effective-way-to-help-this-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-70433 IceRayn Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:41:14 +0000 http://fixalaptop.com/2011/02/03/my-laptop-tends-to-overheat-easily-is-the-laptop-cooler-device-really-an-effective-way-to-help-this-problem/#comment-70433 If you are talking about an external laptop cooler device, like a fan platform that sits under it, yes it is very worth it. And it is likely to help tremendously. To answer your other questions, It takes hot air from under the laptop with a fan, and blows it out the front, or back. And no, it does not damage the system, and can help it beyond belief. It cools my sister's freakish laptop temperature of 100°C (The boiling point), to a more manageable 75°C. Happy no-more-leg-burns! IceRayn If you are talking about an external laptop cooler device, like a fan platform that sits under it, yes it is very worth it. And it is likely to help tremendously. To answer your other questions, It takes hot air from under the laptop with a fan, and blows it out the front, or back. And no, it does not damage the system, and can help it beyond belief. It cools my sister’s freakish laptop temperature of 100°C (The boiling point), to a more manageable 75°C.

Happy no-more-leg-burns!
IceRayn

]]> By: mama29 http://fixalaptop.com/2011/02/03/my-laptop-tends-to-overheat-easily-is-the-laptop-cooler-device-really-an-effective-way-to-help-this-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-70432 mama29 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:14:16 +0000 http://fixalaptop.com/2011/02/03/my-laptop-tends-to-overheat-easily-is-the-laptop-cooler-device-really-an-effective-way-to-help-this-problem/#comment-70432 For 30 dollars you aught to try it! Heres a link to Belkin model- http://www.officemax.com/omax/catalog/sku.jsp?skuId=21510367&cm_mmc=GBase-_-Technology-_-Computer_Accessories-_-Notebook_Computer_Accessories&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=21510367 some tech talk about laptop cooling link: http://www.techspot.com/vb/all/windows/t-74014-Laptop-cooling-pads.html For 30 dollars you aught to try it!
Heres a link to Belkin model-

http://www.officemax.com/omax/catalog/sku.jsp?skuId=21510367&cm_mmc=GBase-_-Technology-_-Computer_Accessories-_-Notebook_Computer_Accessories&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=21510367

some tech talk about laptop cooling link:

http://www.techspot.com/vb/all/windows/t-74014-Laptop-cooling-pads.html

]]> By: jdvcn69 http://fixalaptop.com/2011/02/03/my-laptop-tends-to-overheat-easily-is-the-laptop-cooler-device-really-an-effective-way-to-help-this-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-70431 jdvcn69 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:58:53 +0000 http://fixalaptop.com/2011/02/03/my-laptop-tends-to-overheat-easily-is-the-laptop-cooler-device-really-an-effective-way-to-help-this-problem/#comment-70431 Does it over heat or run hot. All laptops run hot. Make sure the vents are not blocked. do not use your laptop sitting on your lap as this blocks any vents on the bottom. A cooler is good but make sure it has its own power supply as well as USB and the fans are quiet. Does it over heat or run hot. All laptops run hot. Make sure the vents are not blocked. do not use your laptop sitting on your lap as this blocks any vents on the bottom. A cooler is good but make sure it has its own power supply as well as USB and the fans are quiet.

]]> By: crof http://fixalaptop.com/2011/02/03/my-laptop-tends-to-overheat-easily-is-the-laptop-cooler-device-really-an-effective-way-to-help-this-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-70430 crof Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:46:08 +0000 http://fixalaptop.com/2011/02/03/my-laptop-tends-to-overheat-easily-is-the-laptop-cooler-device-really-an-effective-way-to-help-this-problem/#comment-70430 A laptop cooling pad can be useful if the laptop is getting so hot it either shuts down or you cannot touch the bottom of it. Many times this is caused by not having enough air circulating around the laptop. These cooling pads work in two ways. The first is that is give the laptop space between the bottom and the surface it is sitting on. The second is by using fans in the cooling pad it circulates this air around, and effectively cools the laptop. Of course these devices will not damage your system. They are designed to help. If your laptop is constantly overheating, then that could damage your system over time. A laptop cooling pad can be useful if the laptop is getting so hot it either shuts down or you cannot touch the bottom of it. Many times this is caused by not having enough air circulating around the laptop.

These cooling pads work in two ways. The first is that is give the laptop space between the bottom and the surface it is sitting on. The second is by using fans in the cooling pad it circulates this air around, and effectively cools the laptop.

Of course these devices will not damage your system. They are designed to help. If your laptop is constantly overheating, then that could damage your system over time.

]]> By: yensid http://fixalaptop.com/2011/02/03/my-laptop-tends-to-overheat-easily-is-the-laptop-cooler-device-really-an-effective-way-to-help-this-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-70429 yensid Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:56:17 +0000 http://fixalaptop.com/2011/02/03/my-laptop-tends-to-overheat-easily-is-the-laptop-cooler-device-really-an-effective-way-to-help-this-problem/#comment-70429 if your laptop is overheating a lot it might be the fans or the heat sync and should be looked at .... the laptop cooler do work really well also if your laptop is overheating a lot it might be the fans or the heat sync and should be looked at …. the laptop cooler do work really well also

]]> By: B http://fixalaptop.com/2011/02/03/my-laptop-tends-to-overheat-easily-is-the-laptop-cooler-device-really-an-effective-way-to-help-this-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-70428 B Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:04:03 +0000 http://fixalaptop.com/2011/02/03/my-laptop-tends-to-overheat-easily-is-the-laptop-cooler-device-really-an-effective-way-to-help-this-problem/#comment-70428 my laptop does the same thing and i really dont think its that big of a problem my laptop does the same thing and i really dont think its that big of a problem

]]> By: topcat_TEC http://fixalaptop.com/2011/02/03/my-laptop-tends-to-overheat-easily-is-the-laptop-cooler-device-really-an-effective-way-to-help-this-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-70427 topcat_TEC Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:10:50 +0000 http://fixalaptop.com/2011/02/03/my-laptop-tends-to-overheat-easily-is-the-laptop-cooler-device-really-an-effective-way-to-help-this-problem/#comment-70427 The cooler device acts as a heat sink to draw heat away from the laptop. Unfortunately, some models get hot enough to cause burns if held on a lap. Your laptop should be on a hard surface that allows air to flow under and around it. The cooler device acts as a heat sink to draw heat away from the laptop. Unfortunately, some models get hot enough to cause burns if held on a lap. Your laptop should be on a hard surface that allows air to flow under and around it.

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