I'm working on a laptop stand, I'll post some pictures when it's done, but I have 2 80 mm fans that should be at my door today and I was wondering the best way to position them - pulling air out, pushing in, opposite to each other for some circulation? Also, I'm using a 12" aluminum pb, do you know where the hottest parts are? If you've got any suggestions, post up, otherwise I guess I'll just try a couple of options and run temperature monitor for a while.

Thanks

The case is basically a giant heatsink, thats why it gets so hot. The hottest parts are probably the hd and cpu. Depending on how your stand works, I would have cool are running onto the book. Make sure it can vent the hot air out though. Good luck, cant wait to see the pics.
-maestro

Have the fans suck air so the air hits the laptop. That's how most laptop coolers work. I'm thinking to build one myself and add a USB switch and other things. Might wbd up with a docking station.

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ahha - great minds think alike it would seem unfortunately my fan's aren't yet here. argh

also, i really think apple may uprgrade your shipping and not charge you for it and not tell you about it. I order iLife the other day (with UPS), midnight on a thursday with 5 day economy shippng and it was here tuesday morning. Meanwhile this piece is supposed to be here today and it still isnt.

Where did you order it from? The fans I mean.
-maestro[url]

Post edited by: maestro, at: 2005/09/20 19:13

you might have a look at this thread.

http://www.macmod.com/component/option,c...0/limitstart,0/

Sorry to be redundant, but be sure to post the final product. I also have a 12" PB that I would like to create a good cooler for. Currently, I'm using a sheet of paperboard with cork halves (sliced lengthwise) across each orner, and it doesn't really seem to help. Like maestro said, the wntire case acts as a heatsink, unlike the iBook, where there is more space on the inside and airflow is more effective. You'd think that Apple could have figured out that they already had a good case design and just gone with different materials. Oh well...

ahh finally came - unfortunately i have a quiz to do by 10, hopefully it takes 2 minutes

and most definitely i'll post the final

I got a killer idea myself. I tryed modding my iMac to fit in a xbox case. Well no luck there. A new idea hit me just now. I have quite a few IDE to USB converters and also a extra 5 port USB hub. Well heres the idea, it's funky but I think it's going to be neat. This idea is mostly a USB based docking station. Use the extra xbox case I have and stuff the DVD+RW I pulled from a messed up system at work. and also add a HD for backup use with the 5 port hub. On the top of the case will be the laptop cooler. Add two 120mm fans one or two 80mm fans on the back of the case. Also I could add or splice in some USB ports on the hub to have ports where the xbox controlers plug in.

I like that TCP. how will you rest a laptop on the xbox case though?