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Notebook Cooling Strategies

Posted by michael on from the lap-burns dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes "As components shrink, heat control becomes critical. Hitachi will sell water-pump cooling for notebooks while Sony has fancy, twin-fan ductwork in its new Vaio laptops. Meanwhile, a ceramics company that's testing a coating that's highly efficient in radiating heat away from processors and race car engines." We mentioned the water-cooled notebooks earlier.

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  1. Net energy profit? by IntelliTubbie · · Score: 5, Funny

    What I'm wondering is why no one has attempted to regenerate that heat back into usable energy. Sure, there will be significant losses, but if you end up with a net energy profit, it is probably worth it.

    Net energy profit? Young lady, in this house we obey the laws of THERMODYNAMICS!!!

    Cheers,
    IT

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