Avieshek@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoFan-less cooling solution for laptops up to 40W launchedwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1260arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1254arrow-down1external-linkFan-less cooling solution for laptops up to 40W launchedwww.tomshardware.comAvieshek@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square31fedilinkfile-text
Device uses movement of ions to generate airflow without any moving parts like in iPads and MacBook Air.
minus-squareZorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up87arrow-down13·3 days agoCounterpoint: stop trying to make laptops thinner and implement realistic and functional air cooling
minus-squareUnityDevice@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·18 hours agoWell there’s no shortage of those, and they’re unusually cheaper too (unless they’re specced out). I prefer a thin silent one myself, so I welcome this innovation.
minus-squareAgent641@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down2·2 days agoMake the chassis out of aluminium so the whole bastard is a heatsink.
minus-squareBelgdore@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 day agoApple has been doing that for years
minus-squareultrafastsloth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·2 days agoSlaps roof of laptop This bastard can cook so many egg omelettes
minus-squaremlg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoMy laptop and older phone has this and it really does help with the added surface area. The only issue is if you go full throttle, the section right above the CPU can fry your hand lol. Although I only ever reached that temp doing stupid crap like hashing.
minus-squarelud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down2·2 days agoOr we innovate 🤷 It isn’t a given that every device needs a fan anymore. For example non intel MacBook air.
Counterpoint: stop trying to make laptops thinner and implement realistic and functional air cooling
Well there’s no shortage of those, and they’re unusually cheaper too (unless they’re specced out). I prefer a thin silent one myself, so I welcome this innovation.
Make the chassis out of aluminium so the whole bastard is a heatsink.
Apple has been doing that for years
Slaps roof of laptop This bastard can cook so many egg omelettes
Two eggs and one sausage
My laptop and older phone has this and it really does help with the added surface area.
The only issue is if you go full throttle, the section right above the CPU can fry your hand lol.
Although I only ever reached that temp doing stupid crap like hashing.
Or we innovate 🤷
It isn’t a given that every device needs a fan anymore. For example non intel MacBook air.