Lap top cooler

shopperhopper

What can I get to stop the laptop burning my lap?

abdulinyourface

a pc?

tbh i dont think there is something out there for something like this? have you tried putting a cushin between you and your lap?

shopperhopper

Ha ha i have one of them as well.

shopperhopper

On e-bay you can get ones that connect to laptop , but there must be something that does or does not conduct the heat away from your lap.

Chippy_Minton

A riser, like this -- http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/95944

but more suited to desktop use really.

abdulinyourface

im using my laptop now and yes sometimes it gets hot but i have so many screens up i dont realise its that hot half the time and usually id stick something like a pillow between me if it did

Tallymanjohn

Best not to use a pillow - it's liable to block the vents for the fan. Best to use a hard-backed clipboard or similar to rest the laptop on. There are coolers with fans which you sit the laptop on, but they just create an extra air movement to take the heat away & use power. Laptops are designed to turn on the fan when required - if the fan is permanently on then it needs a tech to give it a bit of a service - a good blast of compressed air can often do the trick.

shopperhopper

I think they had them on QVC once I will have to keep looking.Thanks

abdulinyourface

Tallymanjohn wrote:

Best not to use a pillow - it's liable to block the vents for the fan. Best to use a hard-backed clipboard or similar to rest the laptop on. There are coolers with fans which you sit the laptop on, but they just create an extra air movement to take the heat away & use power. Laptops are designed to turn on the fan when required - if the fan is permanently on then it needs a tech to give it a bit of a service - a good blast of compressed air can often do the trick.

my laptops fan is on the back where the power cord and other ports are. so putting a pillow under it wont be necessarily blocking the vital flow of air for the fan.

but as mentioned do check where your fan is so you dont block in. and compressed air cans are brilliant and they also clean between your keys etc.

shopperhopper

Number 430349

Port LapDesk Insulating & Cooling Laptop Holder
Waitlist Only
QVC Price £22.29

UK Postage & Packaging £4.95
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Designed to promote convection cooling and so help in increasing system performance, longevity and battery life, this laptop holder is portable, easily sliding into your notebook case for use on the road. Non-slip, no-skid contact surfaces add confidence and rubber pads grip your laptop at the corners to hold it firmly on your lap. The holder insulates the user from laptop heat, improves hand and wrist ergonomics and comes with a retractable mouse pad.

shopperhopper

Only problem they are out of stock