On my laptop (el-cheapo but pretty good) I have all my 3 USB ports occupied by devices in use (external mouse, external keyboard, 3G internet/flash drive/external hard drive/etc).
I want a cooling pad for my hard-worked laptop but all seem to be powered by USB...
This laptop is mainly stationary. Either is available a solution to power the USB-powered cooling pad other than connecting it to the laptop...
... either is there a non-USB powered laptop cooling pad?
There are two types of USB peripherals that may help you out:
A USB to AC adapter looks like this:
A small mains powered fan pointing to the underside of the laptop.
Artificial feet to raise the laptop a few centimetres and allow more air to circulate.
There are three options:
There is a company making a mat containing some sort of ?salt? crystals that are hard and crunchy under normal temperatures, but become fluid under heat. This result in the mat adsorbing the heat and dissipating it throughout itself. Best Buy sells them.
Second option is that you can simply buy a 5 volt adapter from someplace like RadioShack (yeah, I know, but the new name's STUPID) - just bring down the original cable to match the plug. Then you plug it into AC power.
Third option is to simply raise the back of the laptop on some sort of mesh wedge so airflow is increased.
BTW, Targus used to make 5 volt AC adapters for their USB powered fan coolers. You can see if you can order from them for whatever current versions they have.
There are various ones like this on Ebay:
Targus AWE12USX Laptop Cooling Pad Dual Fan USB 2.0 Ports Power Adapter Notebook
Hope that helps.
