lisa_jones21•20d agoProlific Poster

Had to pick between a metal pan and a wooden stand for my laptop cooler

I went with the metal baking pan from Dollar Tree because it was $2 and I figured it would pull heat away better. Now my 6 year old Dell runs about 5 degrees cooler but it's so loud the pan vibrates against the desk. Anyone else run into noise issues with metal coolers?

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piper_green20d ago

Oh dude, my friend tried the same trick with a metal baking sheet and ended up having to wedge a folded napkin under one corner because the buzzing was driving her nuts lol. The temp drop was barely worth the noise.

karenw9020d agoTop Commenter

Have you tried putting rubber bumpers or even just a piece of felt under the pan? In my experience, the vibration is what makes it loud, not the pan itself.