erm ... juz wanna ask u guys other than Acer and toshiba laptops which have heat issue problems ... wat other laptops have this issue???

I am currently running M100, Duo Core 1.66mhz, 1gb ram, ati x1300, 100gb sata model ...

after using this laptop for a year, i notice it heats up when i am in msia (even using Vantech Lapcool 2... still can sweat due to the heat coming from the laptop...) ... when i am in melb there is no prob due to the cold weather there ... my gf will be buying a laptop real soon and i was wondering if the toshiba A100 Core 2 Duo 4mb Cache laptop heat issue have been solved ...


ooo yeah ... not forgetting ... my toshiba batt life sucks ass !

or can anyone recommend me any laptops which are running Core 2 Duo 4mb cache lappies ?

budget 7k and below, 15" inch minimum ...

thx thx

This post has been edited by jamezco: Jan 29 2007, 11:14 PM

heat = more power consumption = suck ass batt life = C2D procs

to get the best batt life, get Core Solo, which is practically an undervolted proc which runs on the avg of 5W (vs 25-40W for P-M / Turion64)

not the best processing power though. a lil bit slow but gets you through normal office apps

as far as i know, current laptops w dedicated gc but still runs cool is IBM R/T60, but the model sold here is 14" and comes w c2d 1.83ghz 2mb

means the C2D will cause more heating problems and less batt time ??? omg .. i thought they said intel going to fix this thing and stuff .....

i dont mine IBM but the thing is i dont like the screen le ... like so ..... arr how to say ... i prefer the shinny screen one ...

nope. they didn't qutie achieved that yet.

a true mobile proc is the Core Solo, the successor of the previous gen Pentium-m ULV

............... Intel big con man like that ... cis ....

arrr sorry St Fu ... wats the diff wit pentium M and core solo then ?

um... like... um... one is old, and one is new.

new things are always nicer and better than old ones. u get the drift...


[diff core and obviously the name and the logo]

lolz ... alright ... thx for the heads up ... but i think my gf will go for C2D i guess ...

thx

Try ThinkPad bro.. i use it 3 hours+ on my lap with batt.. i barely notice any heat below or above the lappy.. No heat on palm rest area too.. price is sure below 7k

p/s: But if girl use this monster, sure look very ugly and yeah no glossy shining tft

Nice spec come with some sacrifice.. Hot hot hot!

This post has been edited by V3000: Jan 29 2007, 11:54 PM

how about Dell or Compaq?
mind to have a look at it...

ahhhh ... no dell or compaq ... got bad experience ...

it's really a waste for thinkpad not to come out wit glossy tft ... not forgetting the widescreen as well for thinkpads ...

i saw the T60 also... can custom 4mb cache ... ehehe kewl ... but more than 7k though...

ooo yeah ... i manage to reduce a lil bit of heat from my toshiba M100 ...

juz now i opened my vantech lapcool 2 and change the fan sides ... now the fan is sucking the air from the laptop and directing it towards the table ... it used to blow air into the laptop from below last time ... hehehe mange to reduce 2 deg of HDD heat

This post has been edited by jamezco: Jan 30 2007, 12:16 AM

Will a cooling fan help to ease the heating problem that laptop users experience, just to ask?

well it does help a bit ... erm ... can see a diffrence by using SpeedFan ... i leave my PC most of the time ... normally the HDD temp is 48 deg in a normal room temp ... if a laptop cooler is used ... it will reduce the temp by bout 3 deg ...

well that's for me ... i dont know for others...

haha for the thinkpad screen, depends on how u treat it

it was originally designed for business use where it suits for presentation purpose, looks formal, and actually u'll find it's more comfortable to look at for long hours usage, i personally prefer the matte over glossy screen becoz the glass effect really make my eye tire especially in the afternoon :shake:

BUT if u r goin to make it as entertainment machine, it's really sux compare to glossy type, but i'll rather prolong my eyes

Maybe you need to clean up the vent fan area. The dust will block the vent fin and the heat won't decipate fast. That cause the fan always running. Mostly happen after half year plus.
Have you adjust the power managment to 'Alway On'? It will run at max. That will sucks the battery.

If ur planning to stare at the screen for prolonged hours, go with a matte surface instead of a glossy surface for all the reasons stated above.

If ur gf's worried about the looks, check out the Sony Vaios. Fujitsu's pretty good too though a little pricey but it's definitely reliable. I'd never used an IBM before but my sister (she's currently using the T60) has nothing too nice to say about it *shrugs*

looks like someone will need to buy a cooling pad............its normally "ok" effective with cooling pad...so i guess its ok...

Er, just a question but how do we check temperature of our lappies? *g*

I installed the Notebook Hardware Control for the temperature reading.

is it something liked a small screen coming out...it shows all the notebook details
liked ram,memory and etc right?
looking something liked that...is it something liked transparent?
got some wavelength liked the one in the hospital machine...
mind to share the link...if it's allowable here...