17 Degree Fahrenheit average cooling
Written: Mar 05 '04
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Pros: Ball bearing fans, pass through USB power connector, active cooling mechanism, not passive "raise laptop".
Cons: Bad power connector design. Too tiny, failed within 1 week of product usage.
The Bottom Line: Excellent product, great design, efficient output, but powering it up was an afterthought.
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| virtualscribe's Full Review: Antec NoteBook Cooler NOTEBOOKCOOLER |
I run a 2.2Ghz deskNote laptop to crossmix sound, edit video, simulate extensive web database function code calls, and create multimedia CDroms. The laptop has already been through 1 motherboard replacement due to melted components from overheating. On the average, my laptop underside was running at 117-120degreesF without any cooling systems; I looked extensively for laptop coolers and cooling mechanisms. The average temp is now about 98-100degreesF, with constant use of the Antec Cooler. The laptop cooler is VERY solid in design and efficiency. I like the ball bearing fans and the passthrough USB connector. This is different than other laptop coolers, which have plastic fans and no ball bearings on the fan mechanism. I get compliments about the way it looks all the time. I got one of each; the pearl one and the black one. No real difference in the 2 products, just a different color.
But the greatest drawback to this product is it's connection cable. It is USB powered, and the single small connector which powers the cooler goes through a very small hole in its side. On the pearl cooler, the power mechanism works flawlessly; on the Black cooler, less than a day into using the product, I began having power connector issues, and a week into using the product, there simply is NO power transferred by the small connecting pin. Great product. Bad connecting pin design. Be forewarned that a realworld application is not one in which you can keep a small pin connector from being moved inside laptop bags when inserting and removing everyday. EXPECT YOUR POWER PIN to BREAK or stop giving out power if you are a power user unless you take extra special care.
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