Avieshek@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoFan-less cooling solution for laptops up to 40W launchedwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkFan-less cooling solution for laptops up to 40W launchedwww.tomshardware.comAvieshek@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square79fedilinkfile-text
Device uses movement of ions to generate airflow without any moving parts like in iPads and MacBook Air.
minus-squaredunz@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoUuuh, the cooling in macbook airs and ipads is just passive aircooling, like in all phones and all other “normal” tablets.
minus-squaredevilish666@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoWell passive heat exchanger works as long as your device doesn’t have big power/TDP on it like office laptop, mobile phone, etc.
minus-squarestephen01king@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoThere’s no rule against using active cooling for tablets and phones, only practicality. This technology seems like it might be practical enough to use in compact devices such as those, but we’ll see if that’s true.
minus-squarethejml@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoI’d be surprised if they can keep phones with this waterproof and dust proof. Laptops I can see, phones not so much.
Uuuh, the cooling in macbook airs and ipads is just passive aircooling, like in all phones and all other “normal” tablets.
Well passive heat exchanger works as long as your device doesn’t have big power/TDP on it like office laptop, mobile phone, etc.
There’s no rule against using active cooling for tablets and phones, only practicality. This technology seems like it might be practical enough to use in compact devices such as those, but we’ll see if that’s true.
I’d be surprised if they can keep phones with this waterproof and dust proof. Laptops I can see, phones not so much.