Antec Notebook Cooler

Author: Brian
Supplied By: Antec
Price: ~$39

Here's something you don't see everyday...a product that is designed to actively cool your pc notebook. I remember reading about a lawsuit by someone that sued a manufacturer because his laptop literally burned his, um, lap. Sounds painful and also like that user could have used this product (or a better sense of his surroundings before it got that hot!). The questions I thought of immediately when presented the opportunity to use this product were:

What size is the device?
How loud will it be with active cooling?
What will this do to my laptop's battery life?
How much will it actually cool?

Product Specs From Antec:

Size: 13" x 11.2" x 0.85"
Net weight: 1.6 Ibs / 720 g
USB power cable length: 30" / 76.2 cm
Voltage: 5V DC
Current: 0.4 A
Power consumption: 2 W
Fans: 2 x 70mm
Fan speed: 2500 RPM (Avg)
Airflow: 31.6 CFM
Acoustic noise: 25.9 dB(A)

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
Low power consumption
No batteries or power adapter needed
2 Double ball-bearing fans for reliability
AQ3 – Antec Quality three-year warranty

Initial Impressions

The item was packaged well with styrofoam and protective wrapping inside. Once opened I found that it was indeed very thin and light. One thing a laptop user does NOT want is to add alot of weight to his/her laptop case.

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Let's see how this baby cools!

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