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post #21 of 43
1/3/04 at 8:06pm
I'm jealous...

that your wife lets you keep all that old stuff around "just in case"

I'm forced to toss all my old parts as they don't match our living room decor.

-Craig
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post #22 of 43
1/3/04 at 8:16pm
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Originally Posted by Craig
I'm jealous...

that your wife lets you keep all that old stuff around "just in case"

I'm forced to toss all my old parts as they don't match our living room decor.

-Craig
She does not love the idea but she lets me have my own room just for computer stuff! she likes becaue I make money working on other peoples computer in my spare time. So she dosen't mind besides she always has an upto date computer to play the sims on! that is her favorite game we have all the expansions and every thing.
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post #23 of 43
1/3/04 at 8:36pm
I just went out and bought an Antec cooler at CompUSA (Thanks for the heads up Craig). Have any of you guys noticed that the Antec coolers pull air through the top and out the bottom, while the A51m pulls air through the bottom and out the sides and back. This seems a little counter productive to me. Regardless, the increased airflow under the laptop does appear to cool the laptop about 10oF. I was thinking about pulling out the fans and reversing them just to see what kind of difference it makes. Anyone have any thoughts on this.
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post #24 of 43
1/3/04 at 10:54pm
I reversed the airflow on the cooler and will let you guys know if it makes a difference. Here are a couple of pictures of the procedure and the results. The string in the last one is just showing the air coming out the top of the unit.
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post #25 of 43
1/4/04 at 12:43am
Let me know how this goes bro. I'm curious if there's a difference.
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post #26 of 43
1/4/04 at 1:05am
I am thinking about getting the Antec Laptop Cooler for my laptop; for those of you who have it, is it an effective cooling system?
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post #27 of 43
1/6/04 at 4:59am

My take - All glitz, no go

After spending a few days with this "cooling" pad and taking multiple temps out the heat exhausts I have determined that this product in no way provides extra cooling to the A51m. The baseline temps, o/c temps and gaming temps were identical with or without it operating. Not only that, but the design concept seems a little suspicious since the stock airflow is in opposition to that of the laptop. Maybe most other laptops exhaust air through the bottom of the laptop. Even after switching the direction of the fans so the airflow was complementary there was no difference in cooling. The one redeeming quality of this thing is that it has an attractive design which just barely holds the four corner feet of the laptop. My opinion is that if you want a platform to raise your lappie off your counter or desk there are cheaper and quieter solutions. On it own the A51m appears to have a very efficient cooling system that does not require any extra cooling devices even in an overclocked or high use state.
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post #28 of 43
1/6/04 at 5:51am
Wow, thanks for the through review! You've saved me $40 that would clearly be better spent!
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post #29 of 43
1/6/04 at 6:22am
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My two cents. Sorry, wish i could be more helpful.
Yey Rubric, I see you have an avatar of REZ. Man, doesn't it make you mad that game didn't sell well? (USA) Sad because it's really a good game, particularly when you don't have much time.

- Raist
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post #30 of 43
1/6/04 at 8:44am
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Originally Posted by ckaplan
After spending a few days with this "cooling" pad and taking multiple temps out the heat exhausts I have determined that this product in no way provides extra cooling to the A51m. The baseline temps, o/c temps and gaming temps were identical with or without it operating. Not only that, but the design concept seems a little suspicious since the stock airflow is in opposition to that of the laptop. Maybe most other laptops exhaust air through the bottom of the laptop. Even after switching the direction of the fans so the airflow was complementary there was no difference in cooling. The one redeeming quality of this thing is that it has an attractive design which just barely holds the four corner feet of the laptop. My opinion is that if you want a platform to raise your lappie off your counter or desk there are cheaper and quieter solutions. On it own the A51m appears to have a very efficient cooling system that does not require any extra cooling devices even in an overclocked or high use state.
First, you said it cools it by about 10 degrees. Now your saying it doesn't make a difference? Can I get an opinion of another Antec user on this?
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post #31 of 43
1/6/04 at 10:52am

Ping Craig

Do you have any pictures of your laptop on the cooler? I'm not sure I can picture how it sits.. is it just flat? I'm getting the impression that one side is rounded -- from the pictures.
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post #32 of 43
1/6/04 at 3:42pm
Maniac - Sorry for not addressing my initial comments in my last post. The first measurement I took was as quick check with an IR temp sensor which I have found to be too finicky for accurate measurements. I base the comments in my last post on measurements taken with an electric thermometer. The baseline temp on my comp is about 88oF and while fully active is about 110oF regardless of o/c state.
I added a couple of pictures to illustrate how the A51m sits on the Antec cooler.
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post #33 of 43
1/6/04 at 4:04pm
Thanks ckaplan
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post #34 of 43
1/6/04 at 5:14pm
So do you think that you were better of not purchasing antec? Keep in mind that the purpose if it is to reduce the buildup of heat around the notebook. This helps to stop your notebook from overheating when using the notebook for long hours.
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post #35 of 43
1/6/04 at 5:35pm

Homemade cooler post #2

I'm still working on my homemade laptop cooler it is a little chunky and a little loud but if i can find a way to mount the sucker I'm sure it will do the job nicely. I have a good Idea where to place the fans and what design Im looking for but just how to got from here to there is the trick. Here are my plans for the lay out so far. Need to take measuremens of the bottom of the laptop and make sure fan placement is correct but this gives you teh idea of where I'm going.

Parts used so far 1 120v PSU 2 60mm case fans 1 80mm case fan 1 20mm cpu fan.

Sorry plans are just rough sketch not very artistic!
LL
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post #36 of 43
1/6/04 at 6:43pm
Got mine today, and I'll tell you what....the bottom of my laptop (after running it for a few hours) is MUCH cooler than it was NOT using the Antec.
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post #37 of 43
1/9/04 at 2:16pm
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Originally Posted by ckaplan
but the design concept seems a little suspicious since the stock airflow is in opposition to that of the laptop.
I see this a bit quirky as well.....when you reversed the fans (on the Antec) so that they shoot air up into the bottom of the laptop, did you notice a difference in heat?
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post #38 of 43
1/9/04 at 2:44pm
Drew
Not really. I don't think that it creates enough pressure in either arrangement to limit or increase airflow through the unit. In my evaluation the unit is only good for providing better airflow to a system that has a restricted air source, or cooling the bottom of the case which does not dissipate that much heat to begin with. I still have mine in the reversed orientation but I have stowed that cable and don't use the fans anymore. I just use mine as a riser to keep my lappie off the desk and away from most of the dust and any liquid that might get spilled underneath it.
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post #39 of 43
1/10/04 at 3:38pm
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Originally Posted by ckaplan
Drew
Not really. I don't think that it creates enough pressure in either arrangement to limit or increase airflow through the unit. In my evaluation the unit is only good for providing better airflow to a system that has a restricted air source, or cooling the bottom of the case which does not dissipate that much heat to begin with. I still have mine in the reversed orientation but I have stowed that cable and don't use the fans anymore. I just use mine as a riser to keep my lappie off the desk and away from most of the dust and any liquid that might get spilled underneath it.
Really? So you don't use it at all?

Mine is definitely cooler in use, but I was just wondering if switching the fan direction made it more efficient.
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post #40 of 43
1/19/04 at 4:42pm
Sorry for the late reply Drew. No, I don't use the fans anymore as they are loud and ineffective. I wish it worked better. I think the only way for something like this too work is if someone developed a forced air model that increases the airflow over the heat sinks.

BTW, I just saw in interesting laptop cooling product that I thought I would post here in case anyone was interested. I don't think they make it anymore though. I can just imagine spilling a soda on this thing and turbo injecting your lappie with pop.
http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Ha...ler/index.html
These guys also make some other interesting coolers, but who knows if they work any better.
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