Notebook Cooler Pads: Do you need one? : Not Everyone Owns A Well-designed Notebook
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: notebook, cooler, pads | Themes: Business Notebooks
- 1. Not Everyone Owns A Well-designed Notebook
- 2. Vantec Lapcool 2
- 3. Coolermaster Coolpad
- 4. Test Configuration
- 5. Noise Level Analysis Device
1. Not Everyone Owns A Well-designed Notebook
When we first received the Vantec Lapcool and the CM Coolpad, our initial thought was that these things are useless. We felt that people should simply buy well-designed notebooks to begin with - after all, that's why we keep reviewing them!
However, there are many users who won't (or can't) pay the price for what we call "a well-designed notebook". They usually opt for a less expensive one, often equipped with a very hot desktop CPU. Also, consider the plight of employees who are forced to use bulky, noisy laptops issued by corporate IT departments.
So, these cooling pads are aimed at those who are not satisfied with the current comfort level of using their notebooks, and would like to improve the situation at minimal expense. They also target those whose notebooks, for whatever reason, frequently experience problems with overheating.
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Here is my situation, I like to lay in bed at night and surf and play games. I have an Acer Aspire 5100 (which I think is a well designed laptop). I noticed a tiny spot on the top panel by the space bar, just above the power supply where the plastic had actually softened and began to melt a little. Yikes!!! Obviously it was from setting the laptop on the covers and blocking the air intakes. I think my solution will be to buy both the aluminum model for home use and the thin plastic model to carry in my bag. I also have fabricated a very thin an lightweight 1/8" piece of birch wood to set the cooling pads on. This should solve it. Now I just gotta go look around and find them and buy them.