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Low Tech Giz Tips: Water Cooled Laptop Stand

31dWsbh1HJL._SL500_AA280_.jpg Not all the tech we buy needs to be brand new and manufactured specifically to fit our needs. With a little ingenuity and cheapness, you can rig up common household objects to do the job just as well. Here's an example of such a thing, using a $6 hot water bottle as a laptop stand for your lap instead of buying regular ones five times as much. It keeps your thighs away from the burning laptop and cools both it and your legs at the same time. Very useful for a smoldering summer day. Careful that it doesn't spring a leak though. [Hot Water Bottle via Digital Composting]

4:00 PM on Wed Apr 30 2008
By Jason Chen
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zincrox at 04:10 PM on 04/30/08
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lol

i d ont usually say that
tucker at 04:14 PM on 04/30/08
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this fits right in with the 2 old phone books i use to prop up my LCD.
Gann at 04:17 PM on 04/30/08
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Idea seems cool (heh) but water + laptop = trouble.
Munch at 04:18 PM on 04/30/08
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Don't those bottles usually get sweaty all over the outside? It would look like you pee'd your pants and got some on your laptop. Genius!
Joetimek at 04:18 PM on 04/30/08
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My mini-refrigerator rack works perfectly fine. Sure it leaves indentations on my legs, but at least it isn't burning off my leg hair.
OG512 at 04:19 PM on 04/30/08
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Holy Canoli, Giz you actually posted what a DoucheBag is!?
GAWD!
UofITom at 04:25 PM on 04/30/08
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Condensation would be a bitch
ripfire4 at 04:31 PM on 04/30/08
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Like I said. Only 8 bucks.
Mandatory_Field at 04:46 PM on 04/30/08
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What, me? Pass up a chance to electrocute my genitals? No way!
MONSTERGOC at 04:49 PM on 04/30/08
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How comes my laptop smells like Vinegar now?
slstsang at 06:24 PM on 04/30/08
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Have you seen a hot iron sitting on top of some plastic?
Your MBP will not do any better on the hot water bottle pictured above.
ron___b at 09:05 PM on 04/30/08
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I like all the _theories_ about how this won't work but I think I'll stick with the actual 2+ years of experience that have demonstrated it's pretty viable. :-)
FiveLiters at 09:26 PM on 04/30/08
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(and in keeping with -that- theme,I could use an enema bottle to keep my wireless mouse cool...lol)

I bought a wire mesh serving tray from the clearance rack in Bed,Bath and Beyond for $1.99...it's about 2 inches wider than my 17" laptop,and the legs are about 2" high...I can set it on the bed (or my lap) and get perfect air flow. I think Ikea sells the same one for $4.99,it looks like the wire mesh wastebasket and desk set they sell.
shenanigans61 at 10:29 PM on 04/30/08
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@ripfire4: Good thinking! But it's so...cheesy to NOT spend $50+ on a lap-protector!

I keed, I keed :)
Computer_Chef at 04:56 AM on 05/01/08
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@slstsang: You've obviously never boiled water in a paper cup. Regardless, any humidity is going to make an ice pack sweat, so there is a limit to how cold to go with this sort of water cooling. To avoid leaks, a better route to go is probably a hot/cold gel pack for about the same price.