We’ve just seen solid state active cooling working on a Mini PC

Re:We’ve just seen solid state active cooling working on a M... by idontwantthis on Friday June 02, 2023 @10:28AM (#36165557)

Once this is affordable and proven reliable, why would laptops that are not thin and light still exist?

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Re:We’ve just seen solid state active cooling working on a M... by bick_nyers on Friday June 02, 2023 @10:33AM (#36165632)

Structural integrity?

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Re:We’ve just seen solid state active cooling working on a M... by tempodox on Friday June 02, 2023 @10:48AM (#36165846)

But only until we can crumple up our electronics like a piece of cloth.

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Re:We’ve just seen solid state active cooling working on a M... by gambiting on Friday June 02, 2023 @10:53AM (#36165936)

I have a work laptop with a 12850HX + 3080Ti and 128GB of ram for work - even if you remove all the cooling from it, all the components still take a huge amount of space inside. The 128GB CAMM module for ram alone is larger than the entire motherboard in macbooks. Also the cooling would need to be able to deal with ~200W of heat, even solid state cooling would be quite large for such an amount of heat.

https://imgur.com/a/L24ATjp

that green module on the right is just ram. And Dell is trying to make this the future standard for ram modules in laptops. (ignore the dust on fans, I was in the middle of cleaning it).

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Re:We’ve just seen solid state active cooling working on a M... by kylixz on Friday June 02, 2023 @11:00AM (#36166058)

What model Dell? Satisfied? We’ve tried some other Linux friendly brands and the quality control has been less than stellar.

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Re:We’ve just seen solid state active cooling working on a M... by gambiting on Friday June 02, 2023 @11:54AM (#36166800)

Yeah it's a Dell Precision 7670 - not had any problems with it, and it's an absolute beast performance wise.

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