Airflow/Upgrading

Lindahasarrived

Lindahasarrived

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I'm currently using the Macbook Pro 15'' (Mid 2012).
> 2.6Ghtz Quad core/650m/16gb ram/samsung evo SSD. (Owned it for almost 2 years)

I saw a neat little exhaust system on amazon that sucks air from the inside of the laptop and exhausts it out what would normally be the optical drive. Since the unibody design doesn't allow for that particular exhaust system are there any other alternative methods that aren't super ghetto?

Thanks
 
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Lindahasarrived said:
I'm currently using the Macbook Pro 15'' (Mid 2012).
> 2.6Ghtz Quad core/650m/16gb ram/samsung evo SSD. (Owned it for almost 2 years)

I saw a neat little exhaust system on amazon that sucks air from the inside of the laptop and exhausts it out what would normally be the optical drive. Since the unibody design doesn't allow for that particular exhaust system are there any other alternative methods that aren't super ghetto?

Thanks
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Putting 3rd party airflow devices in laptops and towers can cause components to OVERHEAT. The designers of the computers know better than you what the airflow envelope should be and how it should flow, so stop second guessing them.
 
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Lindahasarrived said:
Since the unibody design doesn't allow for that particular exhaust system are there any other alternative methods that aren't super ghetto?
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Aside from cutting holes in the bottom case, not really.

Is your laptop doing something that leads you to believe it doesn't have sufficient airflow?
 
I'm not familiar with the airflow of the macbook pros really. I've assumed for a while that the two fans were intakes and the computer just circled around the heat.
 
Lindahasarrived said:
I'm not familiar with the airflow of the macbook pros really. I've assumed for a while that the two fans were intakes and the computer just circled around the heat.
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Air flow is all about ejecting the warm air with cooler air intake - think about your AC system at home. By adding one of these devices, you can be compromising the air flow route that the cool air is forced around.
 
Lindahasarrived said:
I'm not familiar with the airflow of the macbook pros really. I've assumed for a while that the two fans were intakes and the computer just circled around the heat.
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The fans are exhaust fans.

Cool air enters at the hinge, in the middle, while hot air is exhausted at the sides.
 
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