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Re:A failed experiment in laptop cooling by nicd on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @11:43PM (#50449827)
Thermoelectric coolers are an interesting technology, but have fairly poor efficiency. Plus, you still need somewhere for the heat to go (which probably still means heatsink + fans).

A thermal engineer I know remarked that non-thermal engineers often suggested TECs, and her job was pointing out why they are rarely the right tool for the job.

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Re:A failed experiment in laptop cooling by Choad_20261104 on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @05:38PM (#50459809)
yeah. It was a hail mary for the guy. Honestly the a immersion is better bet but it is kind of messy - not gonna got have some toast at the breakfast table with that laptop after that
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