Recent content by NelsonGray

Can anyone help me with this? I've been patiently waiting for help and occasionally looking for new solutions, but I'm not sure where to look for this niche kind of product. So far, the most productive lead I've gotten is a guide on how to thermally optimize my laptop itself (Dell XPS 13 9350)...

I am still looking for a solution to this problem. I'm not opposed to building my own cooling pad, but I'm not well versed enough in electronics to just put one together without some kind of instructions, so if that's the recommended solution, I'll need some guidance.

It seems to me that the best cooling pads are those that use a single, larger fan rather than several smaller ones, as they can move the same amount of air as smaller fans while spinning slower, so they air doesn't need to move as quickly and the fan doesn't get as loud. Is that accurate? Does...

So far, I've only found one cooling pad that seems to even come close to my needs, and that's the Cooler Master NotePal X-Lite II (http://j.mp/29uCkRT), but that's made for 15.6" laptops, so it's still rather large (though an improvement over the ones designed for 17"). And, in my research, it...

I have a Dell XPS 13 9350, and I love everything about it other than the fact that it tends to overheat whenever I try to do anything particularly intense with it, such as gaming or emulation. I'd like to get a laptop cooling pad in order to avoid or reduce the thermal throttling that comes with...

I ended up purchasing the Razer Blade Stealth. Unfortunately, no retailers have gotten their heads out of their... anal cavities, and realized that the 4K version is greatly inferior to the QHD version (more expensive, much less battery life, and the internal graphics are pretty weak for 4K...

I've narrowed it down to 10 options, in no particular order. I will post again when I make a final choice. - 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display - 13-inch MacBook Air - Dell XPS 13 Touch 9350 - Dell XPS 15 Non-Touch 9550 - Razer Blade Stealth - ZenBook UX303UB - Lenovo Ideapad 710S -...

I'm heading to university in the fall to study engineering and biology, and I need a new laptop. I'd like to get it before the end of the summer, so there's not much of a rush. Here's my list of hard requirements (I won't bother with anything that doesn't meet these specs): - Must have 1080p or...

I have an 850 EVO in my current laptop and I'm very pleased with it. I haven't had any problems with overheating or anything (and my fan doesn't even work properly all the time!), so I doubt it will be a problem. As for performance, I think the bottleneck is more likely to be the CPU, since it's...

I've decided to go with the Samsung ATIV Book 9 Spin. I figure that in 5 years, the Dell will seem hopelessly heavy and oversized, and that the plastic case it's made from will get very scuffed and damaged, while the metal on the Samsung or HP would just get a few scratches, at worst. Also, the...

1. What is your budget? - Soft limit of $1400 USD 2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? - 13.3 inches 3. What screen resolution do you want? - At least 1080p 4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop? - Yes. 5. How much battery life do you need? - I'm going...