Ask HN: Looking for a (literally) cool laptop - Any advice?
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I unfortunately don't have any good recommendations on cool-running laptops, since I haven't found any myself, but I wanted to note that MacBooks have been known to overheat. My MacBook Pro sure does.
http://blog.ziggytek.com/2010/01/06/why-your-macbook-macbook...
One potentially cheap alternative to buying a new cool-running laptop is to buy a cooling pad: http://www.google.com/search?q=laptop+cooling+pad
One potentially cheap alternative to buying a new cool-running laptop is to buy a cooling pad: http://www.google.com/search?q=laptop+cooling+pad
The Toshiba Portege R700/R705 is a nice one - cool and light (3.2 lbs). I was considering it but wasn't satisfied with the price to performance/build quality in the end. Not too expensive though.
I can tell you not to purchase Dell Studio laptops. Mine from Nov 2009 runs extremely hot (on the top surface, which touches my hands).
I forgot to ask, regardless of personal impressions, for reputable review websites that HNers would recommend.
Thinkpad T series, DELL Latitude (some at least), most business-class laptops meaning integrated graphics and lots of ram, and possibly a SSD. These don't change as fast, if you want a cooler laptop don't get anything with a discreet graphics card or that is advertised as being made for gaming.
I recently bought a dirt-cheap emachine laptop, and unsurprisingly got what I paid for, specifically regarding overheating: it burns me. While I can't afford right now a more expensive computer, I'd like to read your advice on cool alternatives. (+)
I'm planning to run Ubuntu on that machine, but your impressions on MacBooks are welcome too.
Thank you!
(+) I know it's clear by context and title, but please bear with a non-native speaker: I feel compelled to emphasize that by cool I mean the literal meaning of cool. (Low-heat would have been simpler, huh?)