lapcool anyone got one?

Jada · Post by **Jada** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 10:21 am

http://www.vantecusa.com/p_lpc_201.html

Im thinking of getting one of these lapcool, but not sure it would really cool a laptop, has anyone here got one and if so dose it cool the laptop.

qball15j · Post by **qball15j** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 1:48 pm

I think those things are junk. Unless your having heat related issues like random lockups or anything it may be time to send your laptop in to get checked out. Other then that heat shouldn't bother it, their made to run hot.

Do you have a high performance gaming laptop or just a regular laptop?

g-c0de · Post by **g-c0de** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 4:48 pm

Jada wrote:http://www.vantecusa.com/p_lpc_201.html

Im thinking of getting one of these lapcool, but not sure it would really cool a laptop, has anyone here got one and if so dose it cool the laptop.

*not the cooler you mentioned

I was actually thinking about buying that brand/type notebook cooler, but I bought a different cooler instead (got it yesterday) http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDe ... 331&depa=0

My experience with the notebook cooler is that it was too small for my laptop (P4 1.6GHz prostar 5695),

but I was able to slouch it down a bit to mount it.
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Some notebook coolers really do help on trying to cool a notebook. The notebook cooler didn't dramatically drop temps. Laptop was still warm after a while but not uncomfortably warm.

BTW the reason why my laptop was uncomfortable to the touch was because I added a Wireless pc card, and ran folding@home.

Setting the Throttle for the CPU does help (mine is <50%, it also helps the fan to run more frequently to cool the CPU)

*edit
come to think of it, I should've purchases that lapcool instead "Compatible With Any Notebook" as noted in the website

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 5:04 pm

Eh while the idea half makes sense....laptops are all different. CPU's located "here" on one laptop, hard drive located "there". CPU HSF intakes located in different spots. Cooler platforms like the one linked above...I can't see them blowing air to the appropriate spots on most laptops, what it would take to be affective.

Heat does cause laptops to malfunction at a higher rate than desktops, even though components are designed to try to give off less heat...they do run hot. Best thing to do...is to keep those air intakes nice and clean...don't let them get clogged up with dust bunnies. For those peeps who use their laptops in bed (and an aweful lot of people do this)...propped up against that big fluffy comforter against your legs...don't let it sink into the comforter so as the blanket blocks those air intakes.

g-c0de · Post by **g-c0de** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 5:36 pm

YeOldeStonecat wrote:Eh while the idea half makes sense....laptops are all different. CPU's located "here" on one laptop, hard drive located "there". CPU HSF intakes located in different spots. Cooler platforms like the one linked above...I can't see them blowing air to the appropriate spots on most laptops, what it would take to be affective.

You're right about the notebook coolers not blowing air to the appropriate spots on most laptops. Some laptops have "rubber feet" (like mine). With these rubber feet you get a slight gap between the laptop and the cooler. Because of this gap and when mounted on top of a notebook cooler this allows air into the cooler to circulate and eventually blow out hot air beneath the laptop as well as blow some air to the fan holes underneath the laptop.

When the laptop is mounted on the cooler you get a small gap because of the rubber feet on the laptop. When the laptop cooler is on a hard surface you get another gap (between the laptop cooler and the surface) which allows sufficient air to flow and travel through the fans of the cooler then to the laptop.

*edit some notebook coolers have the rubber feet attached on top of them