Laptop cooling...

**pogi_wireless** · 02-17-2009, 10:51 PM

Which do you guys prefer?

Laptop cooling pad or ball risers for your mobile macs?

**Sponsor** · 02-17-2009 10:51 PM

**Fidel** · 02-17-2009, 10:55 PM

I'm happily using a cooling pad right now. I used to have ball risers for my old iBook and I decided not to use it for my MBP for 2 reasons:

1. I was not sure if the velcro sticker attached to my laptop would leave residue or leave some kind of stain on the aluminum body.
2. The front bottom edge of my iBook got some scratches since the ball risers force the laptop to rest on the balls and that particular edge.

**keyboardstyli** · 02-17-2009, 11:26 PM

How about the Cool Feet thingies (I'm thinking about getting them instead, so it would be easier to carry/bring along), are they any better compared to those other options in the market? :slanted:

**castoclown** · 02-17-2009, 11:50 PM

Risers or whatever you call them for me. I don't want to drain my battery if I don't need to.

**keyboardstyli** · 02-18-2009, 12:46 AM

Originally Posted by castoclown

Risers or whatever you call them for me. I don't want to drain my battery if I don't need to.

Pardon me, but aren't we discussing about "Laptop cooling" options/preferences on this thread? :slanted:

It's not about being plugged to the power adapter or just being powered by the battery (draining the battery in-effect), but how to help the laptop to dissipate heat more quickly (in order) to avoid a system shutdown due to extreme heat!

UPDATE: My apologies to castoclown (above) if I somehow misunderstood your earlier remark & thanks to pogi_wireless (below) for clarifying the issue further!

That's why I was asking about these stuff beforehand since I'm still a laptop newbie re: accessories, (I'm mostly a desktop user before) unfortunately.

**pogi_wireless** · 02-18-2009, 12:55 AM

Sorry guys ... lets narrow it down to using your macs at home.

Obviously the cooling pad eats up power consumption on your battery and risers don't need any.

What's your pick?

**keyboardstyli** · 02-18-2009, 01:43 AM

Btw, can you still add a poll to this thread (if we're polling for results)

or you can't anymore? :slanted: Just a suggestion.

**extremeshot** · 02-18-2009, 01:59 AM

Originally Posted by Fidel

I'm happily using a cooling pad right now. I used to have ball risers for my old iBook and I decided not to use it for my MBP for 2 reasons:

2. The front bottom edge of my iBook got some scratches since the ball risers force the laptop to rest on the balls and that particular edge.

I had the same concern with these 'balls' but the Cool Feet has front errrr feet... (redundant haha.. ) as well...

I chose the laptop coolers because it saves me the hassle of attaching them balls/feet. I just put the MB on top of it and off I go. The drawback is that laptop coolers are less portables than those balls/feet.

**keyboardstyli** · 02-18-2009, 02:01 AM

Any specific brands you recommend as a laptop cooler and how much perhaps?

Thanks.

**extremeshot** · 02-18-2009, 02:09 AM

@keyboardstyli
Naahh... I just use the cheap, generic ones (P300). IMO, the brand really doesn't matter as long as the fans blow a sufficient amount of air and gives your laptop enough ground clearance. Mine cools my MB by about 3-5 degrees (maybe more).

And yes, get the ones where you can still plug in a USB device so that you won't use up your precious USB ports just for the cooler.