Water cooling in Laptops?

[railroadmaster]

One thing I have always wondered is why is the use of liquid or water cooling not common in laptops I imagine size and costs are issues? Quiet operation would be enable by the lack of spinning and it allows the usage of fewer moving parts, which enables better reliability, loud fans are common complaint in laptops and laptop makers want to do away with moving parts as much as possible. For the hackerous types who like to over clock it enables more performance. Can anyone provide input on this?

 

[boxleitnerb]

For watercooling you need area to dissipate the heat. Look at a 120mm or 240mm radiator - they won't fit into your laptop, not even close. Also consider the weight, the possibility of a leak and the noise of the pump.

 

[corkyg]

Why would anyone want to carry all that around? Notebooks run fine just they way they are - they are for travel and mobile scenarios. The objective now is to make them thinner and lighter, not fatter and heavier.

 

[Kooling]

Asetek was showing off an Alienware M18x laptop in march featuring a water cooling system and an overclock. Intel Core 2920XM @ 4.4ghz and Dual Radeon HD 6990M @ 800mhz. The laptop is chunky but aimed at gaming rather than portability. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz4a1RukOzA

 

[rsutoratosu]

Look how thick that is, ill never carry that around.. I rather buy a faster processor then carrying around liquid

 

[railroadmaster]

I am interested in the possibility of removing moving parts which manufacturers are doing would there ever be a way to get rid of fans, fans might work but they do cause an awful amount of noise and like I mentioned before manufacturers want to do away with things like fans and mechanical hard drives.

 

[Smoblikat]

Why would anyone want to carry all that around? Notebooks run fine just they way they are - they are for travel and mobile scenarios. The objective now is to make them thinner and lighter, not fatter and heavier.

I agree, why anyone would buy a gaming laptop is beyond me. if you want to game get a desktop, if you are so addicted to games that you need to have a computer near you at all times to game on you need mental help. plus, the battery life on that thing must be 15 min max 😛

 

[God Mode]

If fan noise bothers you, look into an alienware or asus G series.

Watercooling for a laptop defeats the purpose of a laptop and turns the machine into a small desktop with a monitor attached to it.

 

[God Mode]

I agree, why anyone would buy a gaming laptop is beyond me. if you want to game get a desktop, if you are so addicted to games that you need to have a computer near you at all times to game on you need mental help. plus, the battery life on that thing must be 15 min max 😛

I can't carry desktops from room to room and city to city as easily as a gaming laptop that fits in one bag. Battery life is what you make of it. It lasts just as long as an average laptop if you do the same tasks on it except the gaming one has the extra power should you need it.