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Cooling Pads for Laptops
abc cuz:
^ it doesn't really make a difference when running normally but i do find that when i'm playing games or using big programmes like photoshop it doesn't get extremely hot anymore like it used to. good to see that everyone thinks it ok, thanks guys.
EDIT* Thanks for the move Sashamaru!
Sashamaru:
I use a mesh platform rather than a cooling pad. I find it allows for better cooling through greater air flow without adding any more fan noise. But in any case, it can be adjusted to position the laptop at a higher angle for better visibility and still always sits it at a slight angle even at the lowest position, so no, the angle won't hurt it.
kitamesume:
its perfectly fine, laptops should even stay put the longer the better because you're limiting the possiblity mechanical failures, specially HDDs which aren't built to be moved around while it's disks are spinning, you might induce a headcrash.
also the "is placing my laptop in X position bad", its not bad at all, heck even the tiny desktops thats meant to be on your desk's top tends to be mounted at the back of the LCD displays with virtually any position depending on the LCD.
Edit: theres another question that you should ask "is placing my coffee/juice in X position near my laptop bad?", yes its bad, spill = screw your keyboard! its gonna be one sticky day.
Lupin:
Contrary to what others have posted...
--- Quote from: abc cuz on February 23, 2012, 01:30:29 AM ---Would having it tilted cause any harm to my laptop?
--- End quote ---
Short answer: Yes
Long answer: Yes but...
There's a reason drives, both optical and hard drives, have only two possible orientations (perpendicular or parallel to ground): Any form of tilt causes the disk to wobble more. The wobble adds unnecessary stress to the drive motors since it won't be operating at constant speed while doing something. Wobbling can cause your drive heads to crash into the disks. Even though drives are designed with this issue in mind, this is still a possibility of failure. Is this probability big? No.
abc cuz:
thanks lupin, no offense to the others that commented but i'm believing your advise more at the moment since it comes with a decent tech explanation and i couldn't fully understand kitamesume's explanation due to sentence structure (sorry)
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