CES 2025 – Dell wants to revolutionize laptop cooling
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For several years, laptop manufacturers have sought to cool their models with increasingly quiet cooling systems. If Apple found the solution with its MacBook Air by simply removing the fans, this is also due to the low heat output of its M chips.
The integration of ICE modules will require a redesign of laptop PCs. © Ventiva
For manufacturers using AMD, Intel or Qualcomm processors, the problem is always the same: how to dissipate the calories released by the processor without making noise?
AirJet from Frore Systems: the first jet
Two years ago, Frore Systems presented its AirJet, an ingenious vibration system capable of moving air through radiators without a fan. If the AirJet was indeed used in a mini-PC from Zotac, the quantity of air displaced (0.2 CFM compared to 1.3 CFM for a fan) is far too low to be valid. If the technology used by Frore Systems works, it already seems to be at the end of its possibilities.
Ionize the air to move it
A new company, Ventiva, seems to have found a new solution for cool our laptops without any moving parts by ionizing air. ICE for Ionized Cooling Engine has some particularly interesting features. Thus, an ICE module would be capable of dissipating 9W with 1 CFM and this, in complete silence since only the passage of air in the radiator would create a slight, very barely perceptible hiss.
However, the technology has some constraints with, among other things, a specific power module to allow the ionization of the air since a significant intensity and a new arrangement inside the laptop PCs are required to accommodate the ICE modules. .
Ventiva's ICE has some arguments to make. © Dave2D
The main obstacle to the democratization of technology could be the price since currently a fan costs a handful of dollars while ICE modules would cost a little more than 15 dollars.
Dell will do a demo in one of its laptops
A Ventiva ICE module from Dell. © Dave2D
Ventiva will be able to count on a partner of choice in Dell. The American brand plans to demo Ventiva technology during CES in Las Vegas in January. We will be on site to see the effectiveness of this cooling system. We will probably have to wait a few more months/years to see Ventiva's ICE modules in our laptops.
