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Laptop cooling (summer's coming...)

matricsmatrics Registered User regular
edited April 2009 in Moe's Stupid Technology Tavern
Right, so based on last year's experience, I expect this summer to be pretty hot (35-40 deg C, so 95-105-ish F), and my poor laptop (Latitude D830) gets pretty hot (as in: I think I can fry eggs on it if I flip it over).

So I've been looking at getting myself a Zalman ZM-NC1000, which seems to be the best bang for the buck.

Anyone ever used an NC1000 and/or any other cooling pad that might be better given the above-mentioned temperature conditions?

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  • ImprovoloneImprovolone Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Have you opened up your laptop to clean the fans et all? Lifting the laptop a bit with a shim will also help.

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  • wunderbarwunderbar What Have I Done? Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    We have a lot of the D820 and D830's where I work, and in my experience they just feel like they run a little warmer. Our failure rate on them is still at 0% though, so as long as you're not working with it on a bed, or taping the vents shut, it'll be fine.

    During the summer my 820 can get hot enough when the CPU is pinned to 100% that I can't touch the bottom of the case under the processor, but it's 2.5 years old now and issue free.

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  • JohnOrangePeelJohnOrangePeel Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    i have the same problem with my old laptop.

    one summer i used a book to wedge up the side with the fan.

    the laptop burned a hole all the way through the book (about 200 pages worth)

    i retrospect, i shouldnt have left it on, and gone out

    learn from my mistakes everyone. :P

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  • matricsmatrics Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Hehe... for now I'm using 2 empty cigarette packs (one under each corner in the back) to hold it up, which works pretty well for now. No, I haven't cleaned the fans and air ducts, mainly because I've seen how one opens a D830... it's a pain in the ass. But there doesn't seem to be much dust collected inside anyway.

    Yeah, I think I'll order the damn cooler and be done with it :B

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  • Rigor MortisRigor Mortis Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I always point these out for laptop cooling because people forget you can fit fans in more locations than just underneath...

    http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.9184
    http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.15343

    Also notice the worldwide free shipping.

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  • Akilae729Akilae729 Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    http://www.coolerguys.com/llnc02.html

    I've been using this guy for the past 3 years. I love that its all aluminum. Which honestly, is probably providing much more cooling that the two fans that are built in.

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