samsung n120 netbook cooler: Does it heat up enough to the point where I need to buy a cooler?
1247381
I've had mine for a month (the blue N120-13GBL with the longer battery) and I haven't needed a cooler -- I've left it on, on battery power, all night cycling through a long podcast playlist and it did fine, no heat problem at all.
1720303
actually one of the things i love about this laptop i the cooling feature. When gaming, it gets, warm. When just using it to go on the web, it spits out cold air. like if i left it on right now, it would be some good air conditioning.
121366
I had to order one from a separate vendor. I am glad I did. I bought a Arctic Freezer 13. It keeps the processor much cooler I have never seen my heat go over 80 f. It runs better. And quiet. But buy what you want.
1863210
The bundled fan and heatsink (and thermal paste) are pretty much the bare minimum necessary to get by for "average" computing. It works, but it does not keep the CPU very cool under demanding CPU loads. In fact, I think the CPU runs hotter than necessary even when idling using Intel's bundled fan and heatsink. Good third party fans and heatsinks aren't that expensive and do a significantly better job of keeping the CPU cool. If you're using the computer for "average" uses for a few hours a day and turn it off (or put it to sleep) when finished, you can get away with the stock cooler. If you use the computer for extended periods, for heavy CPU loads (not just games), or you want to overclock the CPU the stock cooler and thermal paste aren't good enough. If you're spending $300 or more on a CPU, spending $30 to $40 on a good cooler is money well spent to ensure the long life of your investment. Don't forget to pick up some really good thermal paste (Arctic Silver) as well. This is the stuff that actively transfers the heat from the CPU to the heatsink, so you'll need the good stuff to ensure maximum heat transfer and heat dissipation and it doesn't cost that much.
2127135
I am not qualified to answer that. The machine as it comes will not go any cooler. I am checking into changing some of the components but i'm not sure it is worth putting more money into and many people would be unable to change some of the parts.
857989
The internal fan is very quite but not up to the task of high loads (20+ amps) for long periods. I hooked a 120mm 12v computer fan up to the terminals and just place it on top of the unit with the fan pulling air through the power supply and out the fan. I can touch the rear heat sink now when I have heavy loads, before it was way to hot. 12 volt computer fans can handle voltage from 6-15v just fine. Just a tip.
1436569
hot hot hot.. so long you have like a laptop cooler or something you should be fine
236034
The air flow is blowing at the laptop and the light range only defines the location of the base of cooler. The fan is easy to clean simply lift the mesh screen.The fan makes a slight humming sound. I'm quite happy overall and I would recommend it.
2178723
If you had a thin enough gel pack (like the ones that you can get for lunch boxes), then I think there would be enough space. I should say that the fan and the open design does a better job of keeping a laptop cool than others brands I've used.
178634
No if you open it up you will see there are two fans which vent out the back. This review (http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Asus-N550JV-CN201H-Notebook.98311.0.html) has heat measurements and concludes that the temps are pretty reasonable.
961969
I haven't seen a need to use any additional cooling on the mainboard itself and I've been using it for moderate gaming. Keep good airflow in the case and it'll be fine.
2277719
yes. I got it for my son. he loves it. Keeps the laptop cooled off so it doesn't overheat.
1388590
Hey, from what I can gather it has one speed, you can connect it via usb and once you turn on your laptop the cooler commenses.
422169
The netbook would fit, and the placement of the fan is centered so, it would work. I assume that the netbook as a usb port as that is wht powers the fan. It will be bigger than the netbook, but that is ok.
384177
Keep in mind it has a cooling/heating unit in it so its internal capacity will be less than a regular cooler of similar size.
1735631
I've had both, and the one with the fan was quite a bit flimsier. This may vary from production run to production run, however. I keep close track of my computer temps (having once had the misfortune to own an HP laptop which melted) and the passive cooling seems to work as well as the fan.
619051
You should be fine. Some heat will be generated, but there shouldnt be enough for the need of heatsink, though it never hurt anything to run a little cooler. I would say if you are only dropping from 12v you should be able to go almost to 4amp @ 3.3V before you really need to worry about cooling.