DataStor UNBCPX Three-Fan Notebook Cooling Pad
by DataStor
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Customer Review: Awesome!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great cooling fan that has kept my computer cool even while gaming on a humid 95 degree day!Customer Review: good item
Summary: 5 Stars
it works really well..
there is less sound produced and a lot of air coming out.
Customer Review: It works!
Summary: 5 Stars
A excelent item to have if the fan on your laptop/notebook fails. It REALLY works!Customer Review: It is worth the $16.78 that I paid
Summary: 4 Stars
I purchased this "DataStor UNBCPX 3-Fan Notebook Cooling Pad" product on the afternoon of Saturday, 6/21/08 and it arrived on Monday, 6/30/08. I live in San Diego, CA. I purchased it as a "ships from and sold by Amazon.com" product.
Yes, it has a silver-colored plastic housing that makes it look and feel cheap. But the plastic housing also makes it incredibly lightweight, probably just a few ounces, and I am glad it will not add any noticeable weight when I carry it in my laptop case.
The product dimensions listed in the description are wrong. The cooling pad is smaller than described. It is just under 12" wide and just over 9" deep. With its original feet, it is approximately 0.5" tall.
The cooling pad has an on/off switch (but please be aware that the fans will not run when your computer is turned off). The black USB connector unplugs from the cooling pad, and the connector has an approximately 20.5" long cable.
The fans are not silent, but I do think that they are very quiet. The fan openings are approximately 2.25" wide.
The cooling pad has eight feet on its bottom surface (round black ones) that seem to be made of hard foam - one in each corner, and one in the center of each edge. Each of the bottom feet hides a recessed screw. There are also two hard foam feet on the top surface of the cooling pad - one in each back corner. The feet only serve effectively as surface protectors. They do not prevent sliding. I have replaced all of the original feet with clear rubber feet (the round ones that you would use under a glass table top), so now the cooling pad does not slide around on my desk, and my laptop does not slide around on top of the cooling pad.
I have a 15" Apple PowerBook G4 with a titanium housing. The worst hot spot is in the back right corner. Prior to this computer I had an old 12" iBook (circa 2001) with a plastic housing. The iBook never seemed to get very hot. I purchased this used PowerBook about three weeks ago and was shocked at how hot it got, especially when I played a DVD or watched internet videos. I was worried that my PowerBook was defective (nearly demanded that the seller refund my money), but all three of my siblings have titanium PowerBooks and they assured me that this model just runs really hot. I was still very concerned that the intense heat would mar the surface of my desk, so I bought this cooling pad because it had the best overall customer reviews on Amazon, and because it has fans in the back corners.
My PowerBook is 13.5" wide, so it is wider than the cooling pad. In order to make the best use of the fan closest to the hot spot, I have positioned my laptop over to the left. I added rubber feet to the front corners of the top surface of the cooling pad. Even with my laptop over to the left, it is completely stable. It does not tilt or slide. I have to lift it up to move it.
Now even when my PowerBook is working hard it does not get burning hot like it did before I started using the cooling pad. It still gets warm, but the cooling pad makes a huge difference. I definitely recommend this product, especially considering its low, low price.
One more tip: I wanted to buy a wrist rest to place in front of my laptop/cooling pad combo, but most of them are way longer than the width of my laptop (usually 18-21" long). So, I purchased two short ones (approximately 6.75" long) and put them side-by-side. Together, they are the perfect length. The ones I bought are manufactured by 3M. The product number is WR305LE. They are called "Gel Wrist Rest with Antimicrobial Product Protection."
Customer Review: Kool Pad Works! Depends on Laptop Vents & Positioning
Summary: 4 Stars
When I got this item, I thought it was a joke. The packaging is not impressive. The 3-fan design and style concept are great. However, I was somewhat disappointed at the beginning with the light-weight, flimsy look of the pad material and the cable's kinda wobbly usb end. I installed it anyways. When I placed the laptop directly on top of the pad, my laptop still felt hot. I thought this thing was junk. I have a Dell Latitude d520 with 2 odd, left vents underneath --top and off center. After moving both things around everywhere on a mission to make it work, I figured out the following: the laptop vents should directly fall on the pad vents (as much as possible) for the Cooling pad to work!!! In my case, I have to position my laptop to the right of the cooling pad, leaving an inch of the pad exposed on one side and another inch of my laptop dangling. It works for me this way. Pad keeps laptop cool but then I got upset because the LCD screen remains warm. DUH. Friends tell me screens are supposed to get reasonably warm when in use. So this product is a great value for the $16.50 price including shipping. I've seen similar items at Target, Office Depot, Office Max, Circuit City. I'm convinced this item is of better design, comparable quality and better price!