PC Virus Doctors have observed for years how heat affects desktops and laptops over time. Heat is electronic circuitry's worst enemy along with water exposure. Humidity is a complete different issue to tackle than heat; here is where heat issues can be ameliorated.
Cooling laptops is not easy as it sounds where the environment is enclosed around the motherboard and only a cpu fan and possibly a fan blowing out a ventilated area on the case enclosure. The only way to efficiently deliver cooling is through external means. Even a small oscillating fan on a desk or support alongside the laptop would be of some beneficial help but not enough. A better delivery system of "forced air" is the 'cooling pad'.
Cooling pads are just a few inches tall or shorter, the width and length of the laptop with a varied numbered of fans that force air around the machine. The cooling units are available from large local electronic suppliers and the price ranges from around $25 on up to about $65. Check out the coolers and note how many fans they have or support. The more fans the better the entire laptop will stay cool. There are many components to heat installed all under the motherboard; such components as modems, ram, optical drives, usb ports, ac/dc jack, pci slots, hard drives, and other components that can individually collect heat quickly.
PCVD's Dallas Laptop Repair recommends the most fans a cooling pad system supports. It is much easier and cost-to-self-insurance to supply the cooling system. This in our opinion is better than any warranty issued as far as naturally occurring issues versus 'user abuse' protection, such as dropping the unit.
The bottom line is: the more fans distributed across the cooling pad platform the better.
Cooling laptops is not easy as it sounds where the environment is enclosed around the motherboard and only a cpu fan and possibly a fan blowing out a ventilated area on the case enclosure. The only way to efficiently deliver cooling is through external means. Even a small oscillating fan on a desk or support alongside the laptop would be of some beneficial help but not enough. A better delivery system of "forced air" is the 'cooling pad'.
Cooling pads are just a few inches tall or shorter, the width and length of the laptop with a varied numbered of fans that force air around the machine. The cooling units are available from large local electronic suppliers and the price ranges from around $25 on up to about $65. Check out the coolers and note how many fans they have or support. The more fans the better the entire laptop will stay cool. There are many components to heat installed all under the motherboard; such components as modems, ram, optical drives, usb ports, ac/dc jack, pci slots, hard drives, and other components that can individually collect heat quickly.
PCVD's Dallas Laptop Repair recommends the most fans a cooling pad system supports. It is much easier and cost-to-self-insurance to supply the cooling system. This in our opinion is better than any warranty issued as far as naturally occurring issues versus 'user abuse' protection, such as dropping the unit.
The bottom line is: the more fans distributed across the cooling pad platform the better.
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