Alan Pope wrote:
>> 2. Any suggestions of how I can keep my laptop cooler regardless of
>> the surrounding temperature?
>
> You can get a base which has fans in that the laptops sits on. It runs
> off the USB port and pushes extra air through the system. I saw one at a
> LUG meeting recently.
We recently bought one of these for my girlfriend's laptop. Stops the
system fan from come on as frequently, so appears to work (not very
scientific I know).
Bonus feature - the other day she knocked a glass of water over on her
desk and having the laptop on the fan platform saved it's life.
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/61069
Mat