AC Powered Laptop cooler???

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SpinCin

SpinCin

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Ok guys - I have been combing the internet looking for an AC POWERED laptop cooler/cooling pad.
EVERYTHING I have found is USB powered & I do not want to waste a USB port on it.
ANY suggestions????
 
My AMD Athlon Toshiba runs a bit warm and had considered such a device but have been told they are virtually worthless and not truly a benefit. Do a google search on effectiveness on laptop coolers and judge for your self and yesfrom what my research has proven they are all USB powered.
 
Cyndi,
1 Sony Vaio Intel
1 HP AMD
2 Dell's Intel
I have never needed a cooler. They're trying to sell you something you don't need.
 
SpinCin said:
OMG....you have GOT to be kidding? :tribiggrin:
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No I'm not. I have one under each Laptop at home and friends have also sworn by it. I am typing on a Laptop that has one under it. If the heat slots are on the bottom, the rack raises it off the surface and thus creates natural ventilation.
In a lil while I will be going up by Walmart so I can get the actual name for you.

Its called a sink protector and comes in Chrome/Stainless and White
 
Houston - that is absolutely wild & makes sense. That's how one cools bread, cakes, etc.
Thanks! And no wonder I can't find an AC powered one!
 
I use a cooler, baking racks or anything that will help ventilate the laptop. They can call them bunk, but I have had laptops shut down from heat (mostly Toshiba).
I'd rather spend $20 and be on the safe side. They also sell power plugs for USB devices. In fact, most smart phones come with them or you can get one at the phone store.

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SpinCin said:
Ok guys - I have been combing the internet looking for an AC POWERED laptop cooler/cooling pad.
EVERYTHING I have found is USB powered & I do not want to waste a USB port on it.
ANY suggestions????
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Most laptop cooler / cooling pad / chill mat / etc have a slot on them for an external power source. Just buy the power adapter and y'er all set. I don't like mine running of my USB either.
 
While there may be a rare exception, no laptop is designed for conductive cooling. Just like a desktop PC, laptops use fan forced air for cooling. These so called cooling mats do nothing other than put money in the pocket of the scheister that designed it.

Any laptop that shuts down from thermal issues has airflow problems, typically a failing fan.
 
Scott Harris said:
While there may be a rare exception, no laptop is designed for conductive cooling. Just like a desktop PC, laptops use fan forced air for cooling. These so called cooling mats do nothing other than put money in the pocket of the scheister that designed it.

Any laptop that shuts down from thermal issues has airflow problems, typically a failing fan.
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The rack that I proposed requires no plug ins.
It is a stable item on which to put your laptop. It assists in the ventilation process. The Laptop blows out the hot air so if one places it flat on the lap or bed of other object that can block the air flow out, then thermal issues can occur.
 
I went to the hardware store and bough rubber bumpers there about the size of a nickel in dia. and about inch tall i put two sided tape on it and stuck one on the bottom left and one on the bottom right so it raises the back of the lap top about a inch off of the table
 
cake rack is all I suggest - its cheap and no extra power is needed

as long as the fans at the bottom of the laptop are 100% clean and clear.....
 
There's a very simple solution:

Just pick up a block of dry ice on the way to the gig, place laptop on it, and rock and roll. The ice will have dissipated by the end of the gig, so there's no clean up required, and it's very inexpensive. :D


BTW, it's sort of funny, because I've been working on one of my lappy's fan issues today. It's an ASUS, and has a very flexible body (read cheap). It sits in the sun a lot in the Man Cave, and warped ever so slightly -- so the fan started rubbing against a metal plate in there, and making all sorts of noise. So I pulled the fan out, took it up to the garage and blew the heck out of it with the compressor, then put it back in and tightened the screws -- still hanging a bit. So I eased back the screws a bit, and put a dab of silicone on each to hold them in place. No more noise :)
 
I float mine in ice water.

Also I use a Targus cooling mat. $30.
 
redhotdj said:
Ive run my laptop 6 to 7 hrs with no problem
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Mine run 24 x 365 -- no problems, except the one with the fan hanging up. Once the fan started slowing down due to the rubbing, it shut itself off a couple times when the sun was on it. That's the only heat issue I've ever had in my entire career of using laptops (which spans a couple decades).
 
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