I am having trouble deciding if it is best to get the vented or fan table. Any advice?
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Depends on how hot you laptop runs, and if you will be using it flat on your lap or surface. In my opinion, the way this table is designed elevates the laptop allowing cooling and the material exchanges heat rapidly so a fan table isn't worth the expense and battery power to run it, unless you have a beastly powered laptop doing serious GPU work and running in a poorly ventilated hot environment.
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I'm wondering the same thing. My main reason for getting a stand is to get the hot laptop off my lap. Has anyone tried both? Which one keeps the heat off your lap better?
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I don't use the table any more but when I was using it I found the vented to be fine.
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For me, a vented table is good enough if your concern is not to overheat the laptop. I've never used any fan table.
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If you need to move the unit from room to room get the portable set-up is easy or if your apartment or condo has restrictions on window units as a side note get the biggest BTU unit you can afford it pays off when it gets very hot and humid I've had good luck with the NewAir models.
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The speakers sound just fine on a table. But on a mattress or a pillow or something like that, the sound will be muffled, not to talk about the damage the heat from the fan does. Use a plain hard level surface and you'll be fine.
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I want to know the same thing. It sounds like it will work just fine from the description, although the lack of padding may make it less comfy than some. That monstrous fan is really nice.
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I'd get one that is bigger. This is just ok for a 15 x 15 room in my opinion. Makes a nice noise, circulates air pretty well - but won't cool a room off in my experience. Good luck!
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The more ventilation the better. As long as you have pleanty of soffit vents three would work well particularly if you live in a climate that has high heat and humidity
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If possible, you want a "chimney effect" where the hot air is "pulled" out. I prefer to have my fans on top. Most cases and components and cases are designed and positioned to take advantage of heat rising to help the airflow. If your equipment has any other fans, use the external to assist their flow, not compete against it.
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All depends what your running in it. Also the avg temp of the air in your space. I haven't installed any extra fans aside from the H100 I use to cool my cpu. So for a basic build you should be fine.
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Stock :).. if not then u can always place the fan alittle higher or behind it and let it pull instead of push... or get the corsair liquid cooling etc..
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I just installed a whisperwarm with lights and a whispercontrol and they work great. Both are expensive, vent is large, and it does not give off much heat but it helps. And they're both quiet. Nice to know the fan will come on when needed and off by itself. I would recommend both.
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Depends on which you choose. The boxed item has the fan unit with it. Typically more expensive. The others do not as they are extras from computer assemblers. Don't know if this helps.
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The quiet edition fans are still a bit too loud for my tastes. It really is about silence or more air ventilation. Which the AF does better IMO.
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I installed mine in a 16x24 great room with cathedral ceiling on a 6' down rod. It makes a nice breeze on the lowest setting, and is a dramatic visual addition to the room. The CFM rating as well as the installation height both affect the "feel" of the air movement, so go with whichever fan you prefer the look of. BTW, if your ceiling is sloped significantly, you will need the steep ceiling adapter bracket.
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Inside is recommended by Tjernlund. I'd go with them on control panel placement.
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Judgement call; more always better but hard to justify the cost. I think I'd do just one and make sure the attic is well vented otherwise to move air easily. And adjust the angle appropriately for summer at your latitude (about 10 degrees off of flat horizontal - that is, tilt it just a little bit due south).
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Go ahead and get the Jessum table. That way you won't run in to any size differences and so forth and the price is competitive with all the rest of them. You can't go wrong with Jessum. That's my opinion and I hope it helps.
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It's better to mount where it will pull the heat OUT, thereby bringing in cooler air unimpeded by other airflow inside the cabinet. If you blow air into the cabinet, it may not be able to exit as quickly and you would get air blowing back around the inside of the cabinet and impeding airflow into the cabinet. Think of it his way, if you blow into a paper cup with a fairly small hole in it, you can only "blow" so much air in and the rest comes back out at you. to avoid this potential problem, you will get the maximum airflow through the cabinet by pulling in air that is exhausted out by the fan. It's better to mount where it will pull the heat OUT, thereby bringing in cooler air unimpeded by other airflow inside the cabinet. If you blow air into the cabinet, it may not be able to exit as quickly and you would get air blowing back around the inside of the cabinet and impeding airflow into the cabinet. Think of it his way, if you blow into a paper cup with a fairly small hole in it, you can only "blow" so much air in and the rest comes back out at you. to avoid this potential problem, you will get the maximum airflow through the cabinet by pulling in air that is exhausted... » Read More It's better to mount where it will pull the heat OUT, thereby bringing in cooler air unimpeded by other airflow inside the cabinet. If you blow air into the cabinet, it may not be able to exit as quickly and you would get air blowing back around the inside of the cabinet and impeding airflow into the cabinet. Think of it his way, if you blow into a paper cup with a fairly small hole in it, you can only "blow" so much air in and the rest comes back out at you. to avoid this potential problem, you will get the maximum airflow through the cabinet by pulling in air that is exhausted out by the fan. « Show Less