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Any good cool in pads or stands for 13 inch MacBook pro?

Only purpose you should use a "cool pad" is for your laptop to defeat heat off your lap. These really do not serve another purpose such as cooling.

As for a stand, I have the belkin zero stand and love it. I use it for my 17" and it does keep more air circulating under it so it does provide cooler temperatures while running games.
 
Only purpose you should use a "cool pad" is for your laptop to defeat heat off your lap. These really do not serve another purpose such as cooling.

As for a stand, I have the belkin zero stand and love it. I use it for my 17" and it does keep more air circulating under it so it does provide cooler temperatures while running games.

Yeah when I play games I notice in smc temps jump up to 95 degrees Celsius.So is there any thing that makes the system run actually cooler?
 
Yeah when I play games I notice in smc temps jump up to 95 degrees Celsius.So is there any thing that makes the system run actually cooler?

What temps? CPU or GPU?

I feel that the stand would help significantly. Maybe a small fan like the thermal take usb one to keep airflow under it.
 
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Checkout the Prop. A very portable and affordable ($18) laptop stand. My partner and and I have been developing this stand for over two years and right now it's on Kickstarter. Check it out!

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Thanks,

Justin Brouillette, Co-Founder
MAKE Collaboration
 
The Prop uses a passive design that allows the laptop to elevate from the working surface which acts as an insulator to the laptops embodied heat.

Checkout the links for more images and details!

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Practically every laptop stand I have ever seen thoroughly reviewed shows little to no change in temps. Including laptop stands with fans. Personally I use a BookArc stand to get it up and out of the way.
 
Checkout the Prop. A very portable and affordable ($18) laptop stand. My partner and and I have been developing this stand for over two years and right now it's on Kickstarter. Check it out!

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Thanks,

Justin Brouillette, Co-Founder
MAKE Collaboration

no offense...

but you guys should really consider studying thermodynamics.......

it really helps when you guys are designing something for heat dissipation..

(*just a thought* from a professional engineer/designer)
 
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