Apple Exploring Liquid Notebook Cooling Systems for Cooler Laps
MacNN reports on a newly published Apple patent application which details ongoing research into alternative cooling systems for notebook computers.
Specifically, Apple explores the possibility of a liquid cooling system for their notebook computers.
Specifically, Apple explores the possibility of a liquid cooling system for their notebook computers.
Current MacBooks use air cooling, driven by internal fans; while this is sufficient, it is thought that future components -- such as faster video cards and quad-core CPUs -- may force Apple to use more efficient (and possibly quieter) cooling. Active and passive methods are being suggested.
Apple suggests that the heat could be dissipated through an aluminum plate located behind the computer's display. This positioning would help reduce the amount of heat transmitted to the user's lap. This issue has received some press after Apple warned that "prolonged contact with your body could cause discomfort and potentially a burn."Top Rated Comments
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42 months ago
I'd rather my computer not make it look like I have wet myself, thank you.
42 months ago
Hey, why not boil water and surf the web at the same time!
I would buy a macbook that made tea/coffee so fast!:p
If they can't get watercooling on desktops right, apple shouldn't consider doing it on a portable!
I would buy a macbook that made tea/coffee so fast!:p
If they can't get watercooling on desktops right, apple shouldn't consider doing it on a portable!
42 months ago
I just wish component makers would just make components that generate less heat, I know, its a crazy idea... ;) I love my Nvidia chips, but even with a computer or laptop idling - its warm.
42 months ago
what else apple didn't filed patent for?.... a time machine... no they have time machine... maybe a worm hole...
42 months ago
Sounds good to me. I am glad that they recognize potential future hurdles and are already hard at work on them. Can't wait for Snow Leopard and Open CL etc. :D
42 months ago
Toshiba designed (and I think actually built) a laptop that didn't need the pump for the heat pipe; it was pure convection; water heats up, transfers through the hinge, cools on the back of the screen and falls back down a separate pipe. Wouldn't work if it wasn't oriented with the screen above the keyboard, but that is not exactly the design case. (OK, maybe on a plane or train...)
If you can get enough of a temperature gradient, you might even be able to pull off a phase change with minimal external pumping energy, which would let it work without gravity.
If you can get enough of a temperature gradient, you might even be able to pull off a phase change with minimal external pumping energy, which would let it work without gravity.
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