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Old 07-15-06, 01:02 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aximbigfan
one thing i never figured out is why dell didnt put a small heatsink on the xscale proc aloung with a temp senser and a small fan that has an rpm senser.


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Size constraints. Even a 5mm heatsink has to have space for the heat to radiate into. Add a small 5mm fan and already we're looking at at least an additional 15mm-20mm of thickness. It'd be like using my Casio again!! :)
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