laptop cooling ideas?

Mon Aug 9 17:07:00 PDT 2004

On Mon, Aug 09, 2004 at 05:05:15PM -0700, Michael T. Halligan wrote:
> I just got a powerbook 17", and though I've fallen in love with it,
> I've also noticed the tremendous amount of heat it seems to shoot
> down. In the coming winter months, I'm sure I'll learn to love this
> feature, but right now it makes me nervous.
> 
> The first idea I've come up with is to buy a marble slab.. While this
> will be rather useless for placing upon my lap, or carrying, it should
> suck in the heat pretty well, since marble's a great heat sink. As a
> base to put the laptop on when it's on a desk, laptop stool, a
> chair/bed/pillow, it should work well (though be slightly cumbersome).
> 
> Beyond a big piece of rock, does anybody have any better ideas for
> cooling laptops, that are preferably quiet?
> 
> 

http://www.laptopdesk.com/ .  I've got two and love them.  Not only for
my PowerBook, but also for a 12lb. Sager monster with 3 cooling fans
that blow straight down, with a desktop P4 3.2GHz in it.  If it can keep
that thing cool, it can keep anything cool.

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