Unibody MacBook: Where does the air go in and out?
My white Unibody MacBook Model A1342 (late 2009) runs pretty hot (up to 90° C).
I bought and tried several notebook coolers but none of them was able to distinctly cool down my MB. That's why I want to build one myself.
However, to make it as efficient as possible I'd like to know, where does the cooling air go in and where does it come out? The information online are contradictory: Some say the air goes in at the back. Some say right in front of the screen. And yet others say the air gets sucked in through the keyboard.
My guess is:
IN: right in front of the screen down at the hinge
OUT: I'm pretty sure at the back (underneath the screen)
If anyone can provide me with a definite answer, please do so. It'll be much appreciated. Thanks!
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из iRobot
Thank you, sirs!
Thanks for the link to the notepal NB-Cooler, but I tried quite a few of those underneath-ventilation-things, and none of them seemed to help much, so I've kind of given up trying to cool it from underneath.
Having cleaned a couple of keyboards in the past I think it's weird that the MB provides itself with (not so :D ) fresh air over the keyboard.
On the other side that's good news! Because now I can just get a regular 200mm desktop-fan and a 12V power supply, connect the two and simply put the fan on the keyboard: The airflow should increase while the temperature drops. I almost always use my external keyboard anyway, so I don't need to be able to use the built in keyboard.
I'd like that! If interested I'll keep you updated on the results.
Again, thanks a lot!
из Cloud7