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"Coolest" Laptops (Temperature-wise)?

 
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Pupkin
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 11:43 pm    Post subject: "Coolest" Laptops (Temperature-wise)? Reply with quote
Hey,

I'm in the market for a new laptop, and one of my main requirements is
that the touchpad and keyboard remain cool to the touch.

I work on my laptop, and my current one just gets too hot during the
day.

Unfortunately searching for "Cool laptop" results in lots of trendy
gizmos and little discussion of which models are powerful enough for
work but also comfortable to work on 10-12 hours day.

I'd prefer to get a 17" widescreen with 2GB RAM. I imagine any of the
dual-core machines will be faster than my current Pentium M, but can any
machine that robust keep its temperature down?

Are there certain brands that pay greater attention to these issues than
others?

Thanks.
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paulmd@efn.org
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:57 am    Post subject: Re: "Coolest" Laptops (Temperature-wise)? Reply with quote
On Jun 4, 2:36 pm, Pupkin <spamag...@dorrk.com> wrote:
Quote:
Hey,

I'm in the market for a new laptop, and one of my main requirements is
that the touchpad and keyboard remain cool to the touch.

I work on my laptop, and my current one just gets too hot during the
day.

Unfortunately searching for "Cool laptop" results in lots of trendy
gizmos and little discussion of which models are powerful enough for
work but also comfortable to work on 10-12 hours day.

I'd prefer to get a 17" widescreen with 2GB RAM. I imagine any of the
dual-core machines will be faster than my current Pentium M, but can any
machine that robust keep its temperature down?

Are there certain brands that pay greater attention to these issues than
others?

Thanks.

If the temperature is all that matters, you can find one with a via c7
or amd geode chip. The performance will suck, though.

There is also a correlation between lower clock speed and lower
temperature. But that is not always true.

You can look up the specs for various processors at:

http://processorfinder.intel.com/

Amd doesn't seem to have an eqivelent tool.
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Roy
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 1:58 pm    Post subject: Re: "Coolest" Laptops (Temperature-wise)? Reply with quote
On Jun 5, 5:36 am, Pupkin <spamag...@dorrk.com> wrote:
Quote:
Hey,

I'm in the market for a new laptop, and one of my main requirements is
that the touchpad and keyboard remain cool to the touch.

I work on my laptop, and my current one just gets too hot during the
day.

Unfortunately searching for "Cool laptop" results in lots of trendy
gizmos and little discussion of which models are powerful enough for
work but also comfortable to work on 10-12 hours day.

I'd prefer to get a 17" widescreen with 2GB RAM. I imagine any of the
dual-core machines will be faster than my current Pentium M, but can any
machine that robust keep its temperature down?

Are there certain brands that pay greater attention to these issues than
others?

Thanks.
Based on actual experience...

If you want to maintain the coolness of the laptop (or desktop
replacement system )surface for several hours you should use a
cooling pad. It tends to blow away the accumulated heat......
Its difficult to find a 17 inch laptop that can remain cool for 10-12
hours of continuous use...Even with these core2 duo equipped units
the( surface near the keyboard ) still become warm after several hours
of use.
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Quaoar
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 1:27 am    Post subject: Re: "Coolest" Laptops (Temperature-wise)? Reply with quote
Roy wrote:
Quote:
On Jun 5, 5:36 am, Pupkin <spamag...@dorrk.com> wrote:
Hey,

I'm in the market for a new laptop, and one of my main requirements is
that the touchpad and keyboard remain cool to the touch.

I work on my laptop, and my current one just gets too hot during the
day.

Unfortunately searching for "Cool laptop" results in lots of trendy
gizmos and little discussion of which models are powerful enough for
work but also comfortable to work on 10-12 hours day.

I'd prefer to get a 17" widescreen with 2GB RAM. I imagine any of the
dual-core machines will be faster than my current Pentium M, but can any
machine that robust keep its temperature down?

Are there certain brands that pay greater attention to these issues than
others?

Thanks.
Based on actual experience...
If you want to maintain the coolness of the laptop (or desktop
replacement system )surface for several hours you should use a
cooling pad. It tends to blow away the accumulated heat......
Its difficult to find a 17 inch laptop that can remain cool for 10-12
hours of continuous use...Even with these core2 duo equipped units
the( surface near the keyboard ) still become warm after several hours
of use.


Please, do not hijack another's thread. Start your own.

Q
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Roy
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:18 am    Post subject: Re: "Coolest" Laptops (Temperature-wise)? Reply with quote
On Jun 7, 6:09 am, Quaoar <qua...@marcabfleet.com> wrote:
Quote:
Roy wrote:
On Jun 5, 5:36 am, Pupkin <spamag...@dorrk.com> wrote:
Hey,

I'm in the market for a new laptop, and one of my main requirements is
that the touchpad and keyboard remain cool to the touch.

I work on my laptop, and my current one just gets too hot during the
day.

Unfortunately searching for "Cool laptop" results in lots of trendy
gizmos and little discussion of which models are powerful enough for
work but also comfortable to work on 10-12 hours day.

I'd prefer to get a 17" widescreen with 2GB RAM. I imagine any of the
dual-core machines will be faster than my current Pentium M, but can any
machine that robust keep its temperature down?

Are there certain brands that pay greater attention to these issues than
others?

Thanks.
Based on actual experience...
If you want to maintain the coolness of the laptop (or desktop
replacement system )surface for several hours you should use a
cooling pad. It tends to blow away the accumulated heat......
Its difficult to find a 17 inch laptop that can remain cool for 10-12
hours of continuous use...Even with these core2 duo equipped units
the( surface near the keyboard ) still become warm after several hours
of use.

Please, do not hijack another's thread. Start your own.

Q- Hide quoted text -

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How come...?
The question is about huge powerful laptops that remains cool for
several hours of use( vicinity of 10 hours) ......
Is difficult to find one in the market even with the recent models
Lets get practical..in my experience ..huge laptops are somewhat
different animal if compared to the normal ones with regard to comfort
in use after a prolonged period of time daily....
I still have to find a 17 inch laptops with powerful processors, etc
to remain comfortable to use for that duration without a cooling pad
underneath..
BTW just a few weks ago a former coworker of mine who was
transferred to another branch of the company I am connected with
complained that his newly purchased core 2 duo equipped 17 inch
desktop replacement system is also hot and uncomfortable to use after
several hours.
I told him the same thing ....place a cooling pad underneath and
it .....after a few days he called me back and sure is..
It solved the problem......

If you don't have practical experience on using these
behemoths ...then just be quite...okay..?
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