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Laptop cooling pads? ironclad Send a noteboard - 07/06/2010 09:47:02 PM
So what makes a laptop get hotter and noisier over the years? Is it just mileage (20 months in this case) or all the crap that's on it? In other words, can some "file cleaning" help? How exactly?
Or is this automatically a sign that the notebook has a problem with its fan? It did not shut down because of heat yet, mind you. In the current (weather-caused) heat wave it did almost burn my knees, though. When I closed a rather demanding program like Skype it calmed down a litte.

Now, a comp-illiterate friend recommended cooling pads, see German link below. Are those any good, helpful or necessary? They're not cheap, at least.

Any ideas? :)
*MySmiley*

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Coolness
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Laptop cooling pads? - 07/06/2010 09:47:02 PM 975 Views
FIle cleaning won't help, no - 07/06/2010 09:55:44 PM 721 Views
Re: FIle cleaning won't help, no - 07/06/2010 10:37:15 PM 898 Views
Did you buy an extended warranty? - 07/06/2010 11:16:05 PM 693 Views
Nope, but I think it was 2 years anyway... - 07/06/2010 11:19:04 PM 661 Views
Re: Nope, but I think it was 2 years anyway... - 08/06/2010 12:15:04 AM 702 Views
Re: Nope, but I think it was 2 years anyway... - 08/06/2010 01:41:42 AM 681 Views
I recently sent my Mini in for service under warranty - 08/06/2010 03:54:02 AM 702 Views
I hate Mini's. They're the worst units to work on. - 08/06/2010 11:40:35 PM 681 Views
It is indeed. - 08/06/2010 02:01:26 PM 713 Views
That is dependent on local laws for warranties... - 07/06/2010 11:29:43 PM 689 Views
Get a can of compressed air and blow the dust out of the fan. - 07/06/2010 11:02:19 PM 758 Views
There is no decent way to say this... - 07/06/2010 11:27:46 PM 764 Views
If you use compressed air... - 08/06/2010 12:11:53 AM 732 Views
Background - 08/06/2010 10:19:39 AM 695 Views
Re: Background - 08/06/2010 11:57:16 AM 639 Views
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i have a belking cooling pad - 08/06/2010 03:19:48 AM 838 Views
It's pretty - 08/06/2010 08:14:52 AM 681 Views
if you actually use it in your lap it isn't a bad idea - 08/06/2010 12:22:01 PM 689 Views
Re: Laptop cooling pads? - 08/06/2010 02:05:18 PM 717 Views

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