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Best Uniody cooling mat?

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ccoleman88

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Nov 3, 2008
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Hi, i seem to be having overheating issues while gaming for long durations i experience random shutdowns.

I am considering buying one of those cooling mats to see if its any help. Do any of you have experience with these and care to reccomend one? I would prefer something quiet, but more concerned about effectiveness. the few that i have seen fan air from the bottom of the unit, but the mbp fans out the back so will those be effective?
 
Finlandboy

Finlandboy

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i don' think it matters if its a unibody mac, but i got a cheap ($30) Targus cooling mat at Target, its got two fans that blow cool air on the bottom of my powerbook g4 and is powered by one usb port...it really makes a big difference. i rarely ever hear the fans hard at work anymore...
 
Fizzoid

Fizzoid

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Jul 11, 2008
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ccoleman88 said:
Hi, i seem to be having overheating issues while gaming for long durations i experience random shutdowns.
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Pretty sure that shouldn't happen, so you might have a hardware issue. You might want to get your Mac looked at.
 
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ccoleman88

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Nov 3, 2008
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Fizzoid said:
Pretty sure that shouldn't happen, so you might have a hardware issue. You might want to get your Mac looked at.
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i am putting serious time in on a rather intensive game and playing with the lid closed. the macbook gets incredibly hot, but outside of the game i notice no issues.
 
maflynn

maflynn

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ccoleman88 said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16834995510
not getting rave reviews on newegg, most saying the fan is too slow.
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I have this model, and I can easily say that my MBP is now between 15-20c cooler with the Enermax aeolus cooling pad. To be honest, I don't care about they the complaints state, all I can say is that this is THE best cooling pad on the market bar none.

another point to consider regarding the fan speed - noise. The thing is near silent, that won't be the case if Enermax started ramping up the RPMs on the fan. It does the job silently so it really doesn't matter how fast/slow the fan speed it.
 
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ccoleman88

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Nov 3, 2008
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maflynn said:
I have this model, and I can easily say that my MBP is now between 15-20c cooler with the Enermax aeolus cooling pad. To be honest, I don't care about they the complaints state, all I can say is that this is THE best cooling pad on the market bar none.

another point to consider regarding the fan speed - noise. The thing is near silent, that won't be the case if Enermax started ramping up the RPMs on the fan. It does the job silently so it really doesn't matter how fast/slow the fan speed it.
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thanks! gonna grab one!
 
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Redline13

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Feb 20, 2004
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Fizzoid said:
Pretty sure that shouldn't happen, so you might have a hardware issue. You might want to get your Mac looked at.
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Yeah. If your computer is overheating and shutting down something is very wrong. Buying accessories won't help.
 
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RKpro

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Oct 27, 2008
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My mStand from newegg is supposed to be arriving tomorrow. It's 3lb solid piece of aluminum, and it's supposed to be able to work as a heat sink as well as a stand. Probably not as good as a cooling pad, but it's silent. I'm going to test it out when it comes.
 
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DYER

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Oct 4, 2008
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RKpro said:
My mStand from newegg is supposed to be arriving tomorrow. It's 3lb solid piece of aluminum, and it's supposed to be able to work as a heat sink as well as a stand. Probably not as good as a cooling pad, but it's silent. I'm going to test it out when it comes.
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any news on how it has worked out?
 
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fillopastry

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Oct 11, 2009
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maflynn said:
I have this model, and I can easily say that my MBP is now between 15-20c cooler with the Enermax aeolus cooling pad. To be honest, I don't care about they the complaints state, all I can say is that this is THE best cooling pad on the market bar none.

another point to consider regarding the fan speed - noise. The thing is near silent, that won't be the case if Enermax started ramping up the RPMs on the fan. It does the job silently so it really doesn't matter how fast/slow the fan speed it.
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What is the best program to monitor temperatures? Have an Aeolus cooling pad on order and would like to test it out once it arrives...

Thanks in advance
 
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