Cooler Master Intros Notepal Ergostand II Cooling Pad
Cooler Master has added to its laptop accessories with the Notepal Ergostand II, an ergonomic stand which doubles as a cooling pad.
The Cooler Master Notepal Ergostand II is equipped with a 140mm silent fan with adjustable fan speeds. The stand itself can be adjusted in 5 different height positions, letting you find the ideal height to improve comfort.
The Notepal Ergostand II also features a cleanable metal mesh surface near the fan, 4x USB 2.0 inputs, 1x Mini USB input and 1x Micro USB input. The stand is constructed of plastic and supports up to 17” laptops.
Information on availability has yet to be released.
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A Bad Day Does the fan blow up or out side way? I have an useless cooling pad because the fan sucks in the air from the top and blows it out the side, but my laptop doesn't vent its exhaust down underneath, thus creating a vacuum around the intake and recycling hot air.Reply -
halcyon A Bad DayDoes the fan blow up or out side way? I have an useless cooling pad because the fan sucks in the air from the top and blows it out the side, but my laptop doesn't vent its exhaust down underneath, thus creating a vacuum around the intake and recycling hot air.WTH? That design seems asinine. How many laptops vent their heat out of the bottom?Reply -
the1kingbob A Bad DayDoes the fan blow up or out side way? I have an useless cooling pad because the fan sucks in the air from the top and blows it out the side, but my laptop doesn't vent its exhaust down underneath, thus creating a vacuum around the intake and recycling hot air.Reply
lol.... might you be able to take the fan off and flip it over? Is it possible a friend has already done this to you ;)... -
A Bad Day the1kingboblol.... might you be able to take the fan off and flip it over? Is it possible a friend has already done this to you ...Reply
It has two centrifugal fans. I tried splicing and switching the power supply wires to force them to spin in reverse, but it didn't work.
halcyonWTH? That design seems asinine. How many laptops vent their heat out of the bottom?
Tell Antec: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834999850 -
assasin32 I got a good solution as well, $5 can of compressed air from an office store. Spray it into the fan and vents to clear out all the freaking dust. For bad laptops open it up and than use the compressed air, there it should be good as new when it comes to cooling since it is now not clogged with dust (which is quite easy to do on a laptop)Reply
If you really feel like it pop off the heatsink they have on it and replace the thermal paste with a better one. -
deksman Opening the laptop and cleaning the area between the fan and vents of dust (and in general everywhere else) is best.Reply
Compressed air could push the dust further into the laptop, potentially causing damage in the long run - so I use this as a stop gap measure when it comes to laptops that require complete dis-assembly in order to reach the necessary components (I can't stand those who do this).
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A Bad Day assasin32I got a good solution as well, $5 can of compressed air from an office store. Spray it into the fan and vents to clear out all the freaking dust. For bad laptops open it up and than use the compressed air, there it should be good as new when it comes to cooling since it is now not clogged with dust (which is quite easy to do on a laptop)If you really feel like it pop off the heatsink they have on it and replace the thermal paste with a better one.Reply
That only helps so much when the laptop has a design defect of the heatsink/fan being too small.