Cooling pad for MacBook Pro

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Cooling pad for MacBook Pro

I would like to buy a cooling pad for my MacBook Pro to keep at lest the battery a little bit less hot when i'm using it. I look around but i'm not sure which one would be the best for a MBP. Anyone have some advise?

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macprobook, Mac OS X (10.5.2), windows xp pro installed

Posted on Apr 14, 2010 12:01 PM

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Answer 1

Apr 14, 2010 12:22 PM in response to snow-leopard

I use a Targus cooler for my 17mbp and it works well. the only small problem is the targus base is 15in as their biggest size but as I've said it work well enough for me.

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Apr 14, 2010 2:58 PM in response to snow-leopard

These work excellent.

http://www.thermapak.com/

http://www.thermapak.com/products.php?category=heat-shift-pad

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Apr 14, 2010 3:04 PM in response to Mac-Medic

Hi mac Medic, I've heard of this product and I read really good reviews about it, but I have just one doubt: would it work on a computer on all day? I use my mbp extensively during the day and i read some review that say that this one will hold for just 2-3 hours. Is that true?

Thank you

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Apr 14, 2010 3:26 PM in response to snow-leopard

i read some review that say that this one will hold for just 2-3 hours. Is that true?

I have my MacBook Air sitting on one running 24/7 serving a live webcam. It keeps the unit running cool (about 55C) enough that the cooling fan just idles at 2000RPM.

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Apr 14, 2010 5:08 PM in response to snow-leopard

Hi I was wondering how the cooling pad works because there are no fans on the bottom of a MacBook Pro its just solid, no gaps, so how does it cool the laptop?

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Apr 14, 2010 7:28 PM in response to arj123

It uses HeatShift technology. Read about it here.

http://www.thermapak.com/heatshift/index.php

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Nov 21, 2010 5:16 PM in response to snow-leopard

I found really useful the logitech cooling pad, the termapack is useful for my little mac at home. thanks for all the your comments

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