> > Keeping it as cool as possible would be my #1 priority. Heat is the biggest enemy > of your PB. So I would suggest getting some sort of device to let air circulate > under your unit. Anything from a CoolPad to one of the many PB stands or USB fan > units that are available. >
While researching chillers and coolers for an article I wrote for the Double Click newsletter, I purchased an ACTIVE cooler from www.xoxide.com for an amazingly low price (less than $15.00 I think) that specced out to exactly the same as several very similar-looking devices that were twice the price. Its an acrylic plastic angle-plate with TWO USB-powered fans built into it and a USB port and on/off switch. The iBook sits on little rubber knobs and the fans provide a wash of cooling air to the underside of the iBook that blows out from under it in all directions. I tested it extensively with ThermograpgX and a G4 iBook and I always use it now when playing DVDs. Drops the temperature of different parts of the iBook somewhere between 6 and 10 degrees depending on which of the four component sensors are charted. Some passive devices i looked at cost hundreds of dollars and some were fancy machined billet aluminum or some space-age conductor. The chiller sold by XOXIDE.COM is cheap and cheerful. I only use it when running on the AC Power Adapter so I don't know how it would affect battery life. M -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
