cooling pad for MacBook

[Hound]

Anyone have suggestions for a cooling pad that you like for your laptop?  As summer approaches, I find my MacBook is often very warm/hot and the fan is running frequently.


Many thanks in advance!


-Brian

[Deano]

Anyone have suggestions for a cooling pad that you like for your laptop?  As summer approaches, I find my MacBook is often very warm/hot and the fan is running frequently.


Many thanks in advance!


-Brian

What I did with my old G4 PowerBook which runs hot is to make a simple trellis-type frame using half-inch square dowel for it to rest on with air circulating underneath. Did not completely cure the problem, but fan cutting in took much longer to happen.
hth

[Hound]

Thanks, John.  Yes, I'm using something like that now, but it still is a bit too hot for me.  I'll keep searching.

-Brian

[Deano]

Thanks, John.  Yes, I'm using something like that now, but it still is a bit too hot for me.  I'll keep searching.

-Brian

My ultimate solution to the problem was to buy an aluminium-bodied MacBook Pro. Cool as ice -- I had to keep stopping using it at first to blow on my fingers. Still a bit chill to the touch and it's nearly bloody June...  The old G4 PowerBook is out at grass right now, seeing if the bodge I tried has cured it of evil spirits called Kermel panics.

[ronr]

My simple solution: hemispheres! For years I've used a product like this one:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.2609

Even fits into my protective sleeve--never take'em off

[Hound]

Yes, I remember admiring these at the last meeting when I noticed them on your computer.

Thanks, Ron!

[Julian Hebbrecht]

There are flat pads with built in fans, about 1.5 cm thick that you can put under your Macbook. Look at Yodobashi Camera or on the web. I bought one years ago in Bangkok and it runs on USB power.

[Hound]

Thanks, Julian.  I just got something like that from Amazon and it makes a big difference.

-Brian