[Uberanwar]

Hey guys, I have a VAIO laptop and I used it for 4 years already (I think). I've a problem, when I use my laptop for more than 20 minutes, my laptop gets really hot... so I think I might buy an external cooling fan for my laptop
example;

But I don't know if its effective or not.. Anyone here used it before for their laptops??

[Hiddos]

If you make sure you're directing the air at the parts that need to be cooled they can be pretty effective. You might also want to check your laptop for any dust that might've gathered inside it.

[GreenSt4lker]

I have the exact same one as one on the pic. I have Toshiba Satelite laptop and mine used to shut down after 20 mins aswell. When i bought the cooling it lasted for whole day.

[Twizted]

I've got a similar one and it indeed has helped my laptop cool down, even during gaming.

[linuxthefish]

I've found that even the good ones only reduce the temperature by around 2-3'c, you are luck better giving it a good clean inside, or a blast with the vacuum cleaner!

[Uberanwar]

Thanks for the response guys!

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Originally Posted by linuxthefish I've found that even the good ones only reduce the temperature by around 2-3'c, you are luck better giving it a good clean inside, or a blast with the vacuum cleaner!

Wait what, blast with the vacuum cleaner?

[linuxthefish]

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Originally Posted by Uberanwar Thanks for the response guys! Wait what, blast with the vacuum cleaner?

Yeah, give it a good suck around the hole where the hot stuff comes out.

[Khanz]

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Originally Posted by linuxthefish Yeah, give it a good suck around the hole where the hot stuff comes out.

Fuck off troll you shouldn't Hoover your PC.


Yeah so my laptop got really hot the keyboard would get really hot, so I bought a cooling pad for Ј1, and it runs super cool, the keyboard is cold the whole laptop runs cooler.

[linuxthefish]

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Originally Posted by Khanz Fuck off troll you shouldn't Hoover your PC. Yeah so my laptop got really hot the keyboard would get really hot, so I bought a cooling pad for Ј1, and it runs super cool, the keyboard is cold the whole laptop runs cooler.

Why not? As long as you just clean around the vents there should be no problem. It's an air compressor you don't want to use as it kills the fans...

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4sumDY5mhI[/ame]

[Danny]

I bought a cheap-ass cooler which is not even the correct size for my laptop, but it works great.