Re: Hot AlBooks?

2003-03-01 Thread w appling
RE; thankyou, that looks much nicer than the rig I built,(prototype),though the same in principal in allowing the machine to rest on a cushion of air,,may I ask if anyone knows the output voltage of a USB socket? and the wattage? my fan is 12v 3.6 watts draw,,, to connect it (fan) to USB outpu

Re: Hot AlBooks?

2003-02-28 Thread Hal
I had this problem way back with my Lombard G3. I ended up getting an Intercooloer from Macimports.com. It's worked well for me on every USB equipped laptop since. Basically, it's a USB powered fan built into a nice angled platform. I've still got it and I use it when the TiBook gets warm. It w

Re: Hot AlBooks?

2003-02-28 Thread w appling
RE: I know what you mean,Ive TI 800 g4, I finaly built a tray with a case fan underneath to set it on,its not elegant but does help alot. Im curious about the after market aluminum cooling trays around 30 dollars? I use my computer for hours at a time.Id like to find better than this,but this s

Re: Hot AlBooks?

2003-02-28 Thread w appling
RE: I know what you mean,Ive TI 800 g4, I finaly built a tray with a case fan underneath to set it on,its not elegant but does help alot. Im curious about the after market aluminum cooling trays around 30 dollars? I use my computer for hours at a time.Id like to find better than this,but this s

Re: Hot AlBooks?

2003-02-27 Thread Kelly Johnson
I got mine last week, and I really, really hate to say it, but it gets too hot. Amazingly hot! The fan really isn't all that loud, but it doesn't seem to cool it down much either. The heat is mostly on the left side of the book, and I don't know what makes it better or worse, but it does see

Re: Hot AlBooks?

2003-02-27 Thread Per Brodersen
Ich hatte am 27.2.2003 19:09 Uhr eine Nachricht von (G-Books) unter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> erhalten, in der es hieß: > Does the 12" G4 Powerbook even have a fan? I almost think I read that it > doesn't. > LOL, if you are in D=FCsseldorf you want a hot powerbook... > > Ryan If it doesn't (thought it

Re: Hot AlBooks?

2003-02-27 Thread Ryan Stewart
> they do get hot, but i don't think they get anywhere near as hot as > some of the discussion boards and websites online are making it out. i > haven't measured the exact temperature on ours. it's definitely > noticeable, but not uncomfortable to me or any of my users. > >> And what about the fan

Re: Hot AlBooks?

2003-02-27 Thread Jeremy Derr
On Thursday, February 27, 2003, at 01:30 AM, Per Brodersen wrote: > I have been lurking around this list for a few days now since I would > like > to trade my iBook (late November 2001) for a new 12'' PowerBook. > As I heard there is a heat issue with the new machine - the thingie > gets as > h

Hot AlBooks?

2003-02-26 Thread Per Brodersen
Dear listers, I have been lurking around this list for a few days now since I would like to trade my iBook (late November 2001) for a new 12'' PowerBook. As I heard there is a heat issue with the new machine - the thingie gets as hot as 80 centigrades. What are your experiences? And what about the