Comments on: Heat and Dust

By: best knife sets

best knife sets — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:36:12 +0000

Thanks for sharing this information. After reading your blog and some of the comments, I decided to buy an external fan for my laptop just to keep it cool on those days that I use it for an extended amount of time. I always knew that laptops could overheat, but never knew how often this could happen.

By: David

David — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:40:41 +0000

Yes, you should really clean those parts of your laptop. But if you really want an effective and cool one , laptop cooler is the best way to cool laptops.

By: Karah

Karah — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:04:36 +0000

I have a Sony Vaio. Which I have had for three years. About six months ago, I started playing games on facebook. I noticed my fan started running, so I would stop playing, to let it cool down. Today, Dec 12th, I just sent it off to Best Buy Geek Squad. Apparently, bad video card. From what I understand, going to be pretty costly. Not the best time for this to happen, with the holidays. As I was reading above posts, could me playing the games cause this to happen??? My fan vents are located on the bottom of my laptop. I am not exactly sure where the heatsink is either. I did attempt to take the back off, spray with the compared air. I didn’t see a lot of dust come out at all. My question is, once I get it back, is there something I should invest in, to keep my laptop cool? Should I cease the game playing?? I start online schooling in Jan. so needless to say, I am extremely nervous, as I can’t afford for this to happen again, and I in desperate need of my laptop for school.
Thanks so much~ sorry to ramble

By: gaming keyboard reviews

gaming keyboard reviews — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:35:10 +0000

Unfortunately, this has happened to a few friends of mine in the past where their laptops overheated during gaming play. I will be sure to let them know to check out this blog periodically for tips on how to prevent this from happening again. I just wish we would have found it sooner. Gaming laptops are expensive and it would have saved them a few thousand bucks.

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8x10 area rugs — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:57:32 +0000

I really enjoyed reading your blog and wondered if there was a particular laptop you’d recommend? I currently have an Acer and it tends to overheat, but I use an external fan to cool it off. I only use my laptop for regular everyday tasks, so no heavy game play or editing.

By: E322VL

E322VL — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:16:10 +0000

Personally, I have two laptops ,a Sony VAIO and a Samsung Netboook. Both are on 24/7 on my desk. The Netook is often used for hours with the ventilation parts blocked (in bed).
By the way I have used both machines for over three years now under heavy processing loads running trading applications.
My guess is that you go for a quality brand and make sure the air vents are left free you should not run into problems.

By: best laptop under 500

best laptop under 500 — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:59:14 +0000

Thanks for the great information. I definitely use my laptop for extended periods of time and I found that the best thing to do was to ensure that my model had on of the best fans available.

By: McLan

McLan — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 02:52:10 +0000

Thanks so much for this, i will check it out today.

By: E322VL

E322VL — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:53:11 +0000

Overheating is a big problem these days, especially as more people tend to use their laptops for extended periods of time. I guess if you intend to use your laptop for long hours, the best thing to do is to make sure you have one of the best fans on the market. If not, maybe find it and install it to prevent your laptop from frying.

By: best laptop under 1000

best laptop under 1000 — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 14:18:34 +0000

Thanks for the advice. Thankfully, I have a laptop stand with a built in fan to help keep it cool. I make sure that I turn it on if I think that I will be using my laptop for an extended period of time.