| This is the real #1 cooling fan |
| I purchased this item and the "#1 rated cooling fan" according to amazon's compilation of reviews.....the DataStor UNBCPX 3-Fan Notebook Cooling Pad.
This one literally blows it away. I have temperature sensors inside my laptop and a program to read them.
My hard drive runs at about 100 degrees F, 38 degrees C. I also own the Belkin 1 fan model.
The Kinmax is a PUSH fan as to cool the CPU with cooler room temperature air as is the Belkin. They both cool my HD down 10 degrees to 90 in about 10 minutes.
The DataStor UNBCPX 3-Fan Notebook Cooling Pad, which is a pull fan as to suck the hot air away from the bottom of the computer, and that I ran for an hour and my cpu HD acuually gained a degree.
The Kinmax and Belkin both come with with a back lift apparatus that makes it more ergonomically comfortable, the DataStor UNBCPX 3-Fan Notebook Cooling Pad does not and the laptop lays flat.
The Kinmax is by far the best in acheiving lower tempatures while holding your laptop in a good position whether it be on a desk or lap. The hollow underneath is its ownly drawback as the fans are exposed.
The Belkin is even more ergonomically pleasant and it has a storage bin for the wire, it looks nicer and sturdier, but only has one fan directly in the middle, so hence one third the power.
The DataStor UNBCPX 3-Fan Notebook Cooling Pad is flat, does not hold your laptop very well and doesnt not effectively funnell enough heat away from your computer to be worth running it.
I have two HOT SPOTS. One is the top left where the power supply is, and the other is in the bottom left/middle, so the three fan configuration was a must.
It may not look the prettiest but the KINMAX is by far the champ.
| | Poorly made, exposed wiring in the underbelly quickly kills unit |
| I bought this less than 3 weeks ago and it has stopped working properly. The wires under the bottom of the unit are exposed and do not take a lot of wear and tear. Now I have to move around the wires constantly just to get the fans working. It's not very suitable for laps either.
| | This is made from lightweight plastic. There is a little lip in the front, so if your laptop has controls on the front, this cooler will interfere with them. Also, if your laptop only has USB slots in the front, the cooler's short USB cable may not reach them. Widescreen laptops will hang over the sides and make the unit a little unstable. The fans are quiet though.
| | I purchased 2 of these for graduation gifts however when they arrived I realized I couldn't give them as gifts nor would I want one for myself. There is no back to it and wires hang from underneath. You can't comfortably put it on your lap, which is what they're for. I went out to a local computer store and paid a bit more for three (one for myself) that were much nicer and made much better. It was well worth it.
| | Quiet is good, as is out-of-sight, out-of-mind ......right? |
| I decided to buy a notebook cooler pad when my wife remarked that my notebook felt 'kinda hot'. Being a used notebook I didn't want to invest
a lot of money on one. After a bit of research, found the Kinamax FAN-NTP3 notebook cooler pad to my liking. With USB connectivity and (3) quiet fans - I thought this would be the best buy for my needs.
Operationally, I find the fans so quiet that at times I'm not sure if they are on or off. Which is akin to the problem with the on/off switch, which is situated on the back of the pad. Without a 'power lamp'
its difficult to tell if the cooler pad is turned on or off.
I have no problem with the switch on the rear of the cooler pad, but there should at least be a 'power lamp' on the front indicating if the pad is on or off.
Noteworthy is the fact that the pad fits my notebook computer perfectly and securely, holding it at a very comfortable/tilted angle just above the surface of the desk. Haven't as yet used my notebook on my lap, so I can't really address the point of comfort sitting on one's lap.
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