cooling a notebook

[tony4704]

I just bought a new laptop and was wondering how good these pads are? Just wondering if they really help at all and if anyone had any specific ones that are good? thanks.

 

[lskoto]

Funny you should ask. I just received the following today from newegg:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=34-999-413&depa=3

It works quite nicely on my POS hot running Gateway 600. HD temps at idle are 8-10 deg C lower, and instead of having the notebook fan cycle up every five minutes at idle (65deg fan turn-on), it stays just below 60 on idle. If under a load, the fan now cycles off much more quickly. It is fairly quiet with a wheel to adjust the fan speed.

The model above hubs 4 USB ports. There is another model without the ports which is ~$10 cheaper. If you don't use the hub feature, the pad can run off the notebooks USB power.

I'm happy with it.