finaly got me lappy, Fujitsu Siemens Amilo 1840, its a great laptop but after a hour or so of halo/battlefield the bit that is just under me wrist at the bottom of the keyboard is red hot. I remember a while ago someone posted about a cooling pad that sat underneith the laptop, Im wondering if they are any good, and how much and where from i can get one ... Ta !

I don't understand how those things work. It seems to me like you place the fans under the laptop, but there's no where to draw air from unless your laptop was floating.

It draws air from out the sides of your machine. I just bought the coolermaster Cool Pad and I find that it works great. I can't provide you with any numbers but after using it for the past few hours I can say that the laptop is noticeably cooler.

I have the exact same laptop as Dave so I understand when he says the left side heats up. Now, however, it is only luke warm to the touch.

Not only does it perform well at cooling, but it also gives the laptop a much needed "lift" off the desk so that cables and optical drives are no longer in the way of your work space.

It is made of solid, brushed aluminum and is attractively styled. It even says "CoolPad" on its front so you know for sure!

A nice, added bonus is that the Coolermaster Cool Pad arrives in its own, nifty transparent carry case.

to Coolermaster.

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I forgot to include the link in case you are interested.

http://www.coolermaster.com/index.php?LT=e...=PNC-U51CoolPad

How much does that run for (I couldn't see a price anywhere)

It is quite pricey, but I am satisfied with my purchase. I paid $72 AUD for mine which works out to around $55 USD.

Keldyn, thats perfect, just what im after. Gonna have a look tonight for one .. call to overclockers might be in order

Where can I get this in the UK?

Thanks Keldyn.... I'll have to save up for one.

My pleasure.

I have Bytecc Aluminum Notebook Cooler. I bought it for only $16. It works wonder with my monster Sager 4780.



Here is some review :
hardCOREware.net
BitBenderTech.net

Where does that thing draw power from? All I see is an old AT keyboard socket which I know my laptop sure doesn't have.

You can use both PS2 and USB to power this cooler. It comes with PS2 to USB adapter.

Well after about 2 weeks of searching i found a antec one on amazon for 22 quid, took a while to come but its here and it rocks ! ~ realy makes a nice difference. Ill post some piccys when i come back from work

You could try Maplins.

Look for 'Notebook cooling'.

By the way, in case anyone cares, before I got a cooling pad I tried water cooling my laptop (admittedly only the space underneath it, not the inside).
The box with the kitchen foil contains iced water and the tube loops it under the laptop, before it drips into the bottle on the floor. Didn't cool the laptop but did stop the desk from feeling like it was about to burst into flames.