Help.. can't find good laptop cooler to hold on lap

omega3

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I can't find a good laptop cooler to hold my dell xps 13 on my lap so hopefully people here can give good suggestions.

I already looked at the Targus chill pad in a store and don't like the fabric it has at the bottom. I personally think that fabric Also read people complain it's too noisy.

Was also looking at Zalman laptop cooler but all of them seem too big or unfit to put on your lap and seem more for cooling a laptop on a desktop.

What would be good options for a 13" Dell XPS, so not too big and preferably just plastic at the bottom which feels cooler on your lap then fabric anyway i think. It doesn't even need to be active cooling.

Thanks for all good suggestions. :)
 

JeffMD

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Coolers are generaly ment to cool the big gaming laptops... 13 inch laptops are kind of not their bag.

How about looking at slowing the laptop down when it is on your lap? i7 version, right? What if you set the power profile to battery saver? If you are just browsing the web you can cut the cpu to half its speed and not notice a thing.
 

corkyg

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Just get a hard surface tray for your lap and put the NOTEBOOK on it. Even a piece of plywood will work.
 

fralexandr

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you could also use a thin glossy hardcover/picture book if you have any laying around :p. Just need something to sit the laptops feet on to clear the intake vents.