Does this product help reduce how often the laptop fan needs to run?
328170
I don not think so; The fan appears to run harder. I feel the air more on the side. I have 2 and I guess I just notice the warm air more with the pad.
328171
Nope it simply just blocks EMF from your body and also directs heat away from you.
328172
I have a Mac that doesn't have a fan. It's great in reducing heat on your lap.
328173
If you go to the website it does state that it helps keep the heat down, thus the fan shouldn't run as much. I have noticed this to be true for my MacBook, but I think the age of your laptop would factor into it.
414161
Managed to get the Firmware download done. It slowed the fan down, but youstill know the fan is working. The fan runs non-stop 24-7! I can't imagine the fan'spower consumption is much? Most likely DCV. due to the router uses a transformer.
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The size of your laptop does make a difference, but I've found that offsetting your computer by aligning it to the right of the fan really helps with noise reduction. Try placing your laptop directly against the gray buffer on the right, and on top of the bottom buffer. You'll have to shift it a little at a time to get the perfect sweet spot. Another suggestion I have is placing a pen/pencil/straw on the bottom gray buffer and placing your laptop so that it rests about 1/2 inch over it, this really reduces a lot of the noise. There are sweet spots that make the fan nearly silent, so just keep moving it around towards the right to find it. Hope this helps! The size of your laptop does make a difference, but I've found that offsetting your computer by aligning it to the right of the fan really helps with noise reduction. Try placing your laptop directly against the gray buffer on the right, and on top of the bottom buffer. You'll have to shift it a little at a time to get the perfect sweet spot. Another suggestion I have is placing a pen/pencil/straw on the bottom gray buffer and placing your laptop so that it rests about 1/2 inch over it, this really reduces a lot of the noise. There are sweet spots that make the fan nearly silent, so just... » Read More The size of your laptop does make a difference, but I've found that offsetting your computer by aligning it to the right of the fan really helps with noise reduction. Try placing your laptop directly against the gray buffer on the right, and on top of the bottom buffer. You'll have to shift it a little at a time to get the perfect sweet spot. Another suggestion I have is placing a pen/pencil/straw on the bottom gray buffer and placing your laptop so that it rests about 1/2 inch over it, this really reduces a lot of the noise. There are sweet spots that make the fan nearly silent, so just keep moving it around towards the right to find it. Hope this helps! « Show Less
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No. You could replace old fans with new fans or simply clean the fans periodically.
581737
The fan has a usb cable that connects it to your laptop, that way it only runs when your laptop is on
1019045
No, no more then normal. Keep laptop off of soft surfaces (bed clothes, etc) to preventheating up.Regards,Richard Miller
1765162
I wasn't aware that it is available without the fan. I rarely use the fan, and believe you could do without it, unless you use your laptop under hot conditions.
1599708
I don't know about the fan. I set my machine for 12 hours when I go out of town. I haven't had any problems
506711
No you need to have the Power Adapter to make the Fans run. For me it's perfect. I have an 18.4 inch laptop which fits perfectly, and a 17 inch laptop, which I mainly use. The two fans cool the laptops without any problems. I normally am at home when I use my laptops, so I'm always by an outlet. I hope that helps. Good Luck.
1771723
Yes it will cause the fan motor to run slower than it should , which will burn out the motor.
1052454
It is just a feature that is beneficial to this laptop. Toshiba makes a great system, and in this design, power consumption, and power management is a big factor vs. battery life. You will hear the fan speed up as needed to dissipate heat...which at times I agree can get fairly loud... but heat is an enemy of PC electronics...so the less heat internally the better. Should add long life to this laptop.
1834181
USB fans do shut off automatically upon shutdown. If my laptop is merely put to sleep, fans continue to operated even with lid closed.
1937062
Yes it does, your can set the time the fan runs once motion is detected. It can run continuously at a low CFM which you can set or for a fixed time period at maximum CFM. There are two user defined switches which gives you a varied combination of on-time versus CFM rating.
1962542
Kind of... it gets really hot while playing, but the solution to this is an boost of the device function by some kind of integrated software which speeds the fan up. Now I'm not sure about its impact in energy consumption, but I have to say it works pretty well.
2111980
As I stated before, I don't use the fan. I just thought I would test it out for you though and it did work when plugging it into my laptop USB port. Be aware of the switch that is located on the side of the fan as well. It is close to where the power chord plugs in and it toggles for the fan to turn on and off. It does not have a very high or fast speed. I use the stand for the stand portion, but it would be nice to have the fan if ever needed. I hope this helps.
304416
Depends on the kind of battery and how frequently you use the fan. Using the fan an hour a day the battery is good for about a month then starts weakening so that the fan slows down.
1684516
Yeah it does the same thing for me it has this feature where the amount of fans spinning depends on how strenuous the task your computer is performing