Comments on: How Much Difference Do Chill Mats Make? http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/11/how_much_difference_do_chill_mats_make/ tips and downloads to help you at work and play Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:14:26 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Dr Stephen Dann http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/11/how_much_difference_do_chill_mats_make/comment-page-1/#comment-1502 Dr Stephen Dann Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:17:40 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/11/17/how_much_difference_do_chill_mats_make.html#comment-1502 <p>I've been using two approaches - at the office, I have the laptop raised up on a wire cake stand ($19.95 for 3 @ Howards Storage World). Keeping an airflow around the machine probably drops the CPU temp and HDD temp by 2 to 3 degrees. </p> <p>Plus, with the raised stand and external mice/keyboard, I can run the cables under the machine's stand to the rear USB ports. (And since the cake stands are stackable, you can put an external HDD on the lower stand to keep it off the desk as well)</p> I’ve been using two approaches – at the office, I have the laptop raised up on a wire cake stand ($19.95 for 3 @ Howards Storage World). Keeping an airflow around the machine probably drops the CPU temp and HDD temp by 2 to 3 degrees.

Plus, with the raised stand and external mice/keyboard, I can run the cables under the machine’s stand to the rear USB ports. (And since the cake stands are stackable, you can put an external HDD on the lower stand to keep it off the desk as well)

]]> By: Denver http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/11/how_much_difference_do_chill_mats_make/comment-page-1/#comment-1501 Denver Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:48:03 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/11/17/how_much_difference_do_chill_mats_make.html#comment-1501 <p>I use a A4 size folder. It gives about 10 deg elevation; its roughly the same size of a medium size laptop; it has a hard surface to ensure a air gap; its lite and readily available.</p> I use a A4 size folder. It gives about 10 deg elevation; its roughly the same size of a medium size laptop; it has a hard surface to ensure a air gap; its lite and readily available.

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