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    Docking station + Laptop Cooler

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by J-Fury, Feb 22, 2009.

  1. J-Fury

    J-Fury Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi All,

    I was wondering if anyone is tried using a docking station with a laptop cooler? I'm only inquiring since I do play games at times on my laptop (I use an external L220x monitor) and the I would like to keep the temperatures down a bit.

    Anyways, I was thinking of purchasing the ZALMAN Notebook Cooler Model ZM-NC2000 laptop cooler ( http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834998686) since it would fit the dimensions of a T500+Docking station. Although, before making a purchase - has anyone done this before?

    Any comments would be greatful,

    - J
     
    J-Fury, Feb 22, 2009
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  2. jaredy

    jaredy Notebook Virtuoso

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    You mean like sticking it under the docking station? The problem is there isn't a lot of airflow with docking stations.
     
    jaredy, Feb 22, 2009
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  3. J-Fury

    J-Fury Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ya essentially, but anything to cool down the laptop would be good enough for me. Any ideas?
     
    J-Fury, Feb 22, 2009
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    J-Fury Notebook Enthusiast

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    Bump... anyone here have any ideas on how to keep your laptop cool while utilizing a docking station?
     
    J-Fury, Feb 25, 2009
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  5. martinmach

    martinmach Notebook Evangelist

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    do u really think it would be useful? TPs have side vents, i doubt the active cooling will help much. i never got a reply for this question from the forum.

    u waste the aluminum passive cooling by not letting it touch the laptop. so buy a 10-20$ one and test it with dock
     
    martinmach, Feb 25, 2009
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    J-Fury Notebook Enthusiast

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    Alright, I might as well give it a try.
     
    J-Fury, Feb 26, 2009
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