Antec USB-Powered Notebook Cooler

List Price: $47.58 Discount Price: $20.99

Features:

• Protect your valuable investment and reduce heat-related instability
• USB-powered cooler with pass-through connector included
• Draw power from any USB port without losing use of the USB port
• No batteries or power adapter needed
• AQ3 Antec Quality three-year warranty

Accessories:

Moleskine Small Ruled Notebook

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Results [Posted on 2008-07-11]
Product reduced the heat from my HP notebook considerably. My results were even better than I anticipated. Highly recommend this product.

Does the job but a few design flaws [Posted on 2008-07-12]
I use this product to cool my MacBook Pro. It certainly does the job, and I would not go without a cooler in the future. However, there are a couple of annoying design flaws:
- The cable between the USB plug and the cooler is awkwardly positioned such that it makes it difficult to plug in the power adapter next to the USB port on the left side of my MacBook Pro.
- The port on the cooler for the USB cable is inwardly recessed, making it a bit awkward to plug in each time (I carry my cooler between home and work, so this would not be an issue for those leaving it in one place).
- Only applicable to those carrying the cooler with them: the rubber stoppers occasionally slip out when being carried in a bag with other folders/etc.

Perfect Match for IBM / Lenovo [Posted on 2008-07-13]
I have an IBM T42p with maxed out memory and graphics. In other words, it runs HOT! So hot that I had the motherboard serviced by IBM twice in 3 years (under warranty, thankfully!) and recently had the fan fail (not under warranty). This while the unit was not being used for days at a time and with the laptop angled to allow ventilation when on. After reading far too many reviews on the endless laptop coolers out there, I picked up this Antec and it is like it was made for my unit.

Pros:
* As noted above, it fits the T42p like a glove. Put the rubber feet in place and the IBM sits 1/4" above the aluminum surface and you can just see the outline of the Antec under the laptop. (The T422p is a traditional 15" screen, not a widescreen design.)
* Quiet: Do you know it is on? Yes, but that is okay. The fan noise is not obtrusive, even if you turn it to high.
* Effective: The T42p exhaust is out the left side of the keyboard area and historically, the laptop fan exhausted air that was very hot to the touch, even if the laptop were not actively processing anything. Now, I can have multiple programs loaded, actively run numerous programs simultaneously and the exhaust temp is subjectively about half the temp it was before the Antec. I do not have specific data of the precise temperatures, but I can say that I have never felt the exhaust temp this low ever. One one occasion, I intentionally ran two high CPU usage scans simultaneously, insuring that the CPU and HD were running almost maxed out. I did switch to the high fan speed, but at no time did the unit feel any warmer than normal. It just seems to work.

Cons:
* I have put tape over the blue LED. Blinding otherwise!
* Not so much of a con, but it would have been nice if Antec had built in a small piece of software that automatically switched the fan speed if needed. Not that I have used the higher fan speed other than my intentional scans noted above, but it would be nice.
* I would have preferred a couple of USB ports on the Antec body rather than the one that is integrated in the USB cord. The T42p only has two USB ports to begin with, one of which has my Logitech Nano receiver occupying it. So while the Antec gives back the one port it uses, having a few extra USBs would have been a nicer solution.

Overall, for the price I have to say that this is a winner. I do not use the Antec portably - my T42p is a desktop replacement that occasionally goes portable. But given my usage needs, this simply works. And more importantly, it seems to let my IBM work without fear of frying!

Does the job, quietly! [Posted on 2008-07-17]
This cooler works great and doesn't make a lot of noise. I have another cooler that I can't use because the fan is so loud that it is a distraction.

Great laptop cooler! [Posted on 2008-07-19]
My wife and I each bought one for our 17" laptops and they work like a champ. The fan noise is negligible and the pass-through USB plug doesn't require a USB port be dedicated to the fan. Our laptops definitely stay cooler than before. Highly recommend.

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