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Are any of you aware of a worthy, active laptop cooler for my 17" HP? I find that its fan kicks on too often for my liking even though I have it on a hard surface.
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Mo, possibly just placing it on a hard surface isn't adequate if the fan or inlets are on the bottom. I use my Dell(bottom fan)raised about 1" on foam packing support blocks.
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the toshiba laptop I use at work is a real engineering marvel. The fans are on the bottom so it runs about 3 times louder than my desktop, which runs the battery down in about 30 mins even when the lid is closed. Its about 3 inches thick and weighs half a ton...
Then theres my powerbook G4 titanium that runs nearly silent except for the hard drive. It actually shuts down everything not needed when you close the lid and there are no intakes on the bottom of the thing. Whoda thunk it?! lol.
Dont know of any cooler mats. Just had to share my story.
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Yes John I hear what you're saying. The surprising thing is that I purchased a cooling mat with dual fans for a total airflow of 28cfm earlier today and it has made nil difference. So now I am looking for the mother of all cooling mats  .
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Mojo, check out Rain Designs. I got one of their stands/lap pads for my old Thinkpad T43, and now use it with my T61p. It's not active, but it certainly keeps my lap cool!
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Ken, Thanks. I've come to realize that I need ice under my laptop to keep it cool .
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Well, at least this is an aluminum sheet and air. That would help!
What are you doing on the laptop? I only really get the fans kicking in on my T61p when I'm gaming. The T43 turned on its fans whenever it was plugged in...
And my old PowerBook just set my pants on fire.
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I actually don't even put it on my lap. I have it on a hard table and now I've even got it elevated a couple of inches off the table to no avail.
For whatever reason, when I'm surfing the web, the fan comes on more than 50% of the time. I'm just worried that I'll end up reducing its lifetime.
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The few times I have seen that, it is usually cause by too much dust in the cooling mechanism. One good shot of compressed air might do the trick.
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