None really work. Just don't cover the air hole.

They had a review on it and research on 'Attack of the Show' on G4 and none worked, they tested 100 of em.

Laptops are meant for hard wooden surfaces, but if you must put it in your lap, make sure the air vent hangs over your leg/thigh

That's true.

Sometimes, i'd put my mom's laptop on top of my lap with a comforter on. BAD IDEA. It heats up so fast and high.

when i'm on the bed i put a book or something hard under the laptop, so that it doesn't overheat quickly...

Yeah, mines a toughbook so its fine, but overheating will cause it to power down, act strange.

My laptop doesnt ever get like super hot... just a little warm but my laptop has 4 fans and I am thinking about putting in either a big one or 2 smaller ones.

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No, Laptops a made to be able to be rested on your lap or any surface. Too bad the larger majority of the notebooks are not called laptops and are not made to do so. Laptop and notebook/portable are not interchangeable :D.

Nope, they even say in the manual not to do it on your lap :p

Sorry, not true. My mom has one and it works very well, the only problem is it's cheap the the laptop bends the plastic causing the fans to not work or become loud. So yeah, they work. And I know not to cover the air hole. Most of the time I do put it on my desk, but sometimes I feel like laying down with it on my lap and I can't because it burns me or shuts off.

Very true, it brings it down 2 degrees but not enough to cool it like a desktop, they are all mostly cheaply made.

Warning from Apple: don't put our laptops on your lap

*Sigh* Notebook coolers are just a scam. Yeah, you'll feel some heat if you keep it on your lap, but it'll get a little warm on a tabletop too.
All you have to do is keep the air vent clear...and if it's really a problem let some air get underneath the laptop.

It's the same scam as the famous Xbox "Intercooler"...if anything, it blocks the air vent more.

My laptop gets so hot sometimes it scolds me when I touch the mousepad thing.

i have a better idea when ur laptop is over heated just give it a quick shower

Hilarious.

Try doing it without the cooler for a while. The heat isn't THAT intense, thats how I use my laptop all the time :p

Get an 'Asus eee pc' costs about £150 but well worth it.

Google 'Eee Pc' I can't post an image due to post restrictions.