Cooler Master NotePal X-Slim Ultra-Slim Laptop Cooling Pad with 160mm Fan (R9-NBC-XSLI-GP),Black X-Slim

This item just arrived today. I had bought a different brand of laptop cooler from Amazon about a year and a half ago. Like this product, it had several hundred reviews and like this was also rated very high (about 4 1/2 stars overall). I tried to look for it but it appears that it's not available at Amazon anymore. I wasn't looking for because I wanted to buy another one. Quite the contrary I wanted to insert a product link and advise people NOT to buy it. It was much heavier and uncomfortable when sitting directly on my lap than this Cooler Master is.I've just plugged this in and right now am sitting in my recliner with the cooling pad in place. I'm truly amazed at how quiet the fan is and how comfortable it is. What's really great about it is that it's so thin that I can barely tell anything's added onto my laptop but it is working well. I know because I happen to be wearing shorts right now as I'm writing this review and it's literally cooling my legs! Another nice, and I think pretty common feature, is that while the cooler runs by plugging it into a USB port, you don't lose a port because the back of the USB plug that goes into the laptop is a USB slot and it works! I have a Canon CanoScan 4507B002 LiDE110 Color Image Scanner that I plugged into it and it immediately recognized and powered it. The scanner is powered solely by the computer's power through USB (i.e., it doesn't plug into a standard household AC power outlet) so the replacement port provided with this laptop cooler is a powered one. That wasn't the case with the previous laptop cooler I had. It did provide an additional USB port but it was not powered so it's use was limited.I have a Dell Inspiron N7010 (17R) laptop that I bought at Costco about two years ago maybe even three years ago, I don't remember for sure. I run Windows 7 Ultimate on it and absolutely love it because the monitor is outstanding High Definition but it runs HOT!!! Just a couple of weeks ago I bought a Crucial m4 512GB 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive SATA 6Gb/s with Data Transfer Kit CT512M4SSD2CCA for it to replace the original traditional hard drive that came with the computer and upgraded the RAM from 4 GB to 8 GB by buying two Kingston Technology 4 GB (1x4 GB Module) 1333MHz DDR3 PC3-10600 204-Pin SODIMM Memory for Select Dell Notebooks KTD-L3B/4G and taking out the two 2 GB RAM cards that came with the PC. All I can tell you is WOW, this computer is now a screamer. It's as though I bought a brand new computer that's running 10 times faster than the old one but paid 1/3rd the price of what I would have paid for a comparable new one. Indeed, it would be difficult to buy a comparable new one now because most upper end new Windows laptops are coming packaged with Windows 8. Getting off track there sorry.I thought that replacing the traditional hard drive with the Solid State Drive might help the laptop not run so darn hot, but it didn't make a difference. I don't know, maybe the extra RAM offset it. But it still runs really hot. I am extremely pleased with this cooler. It's simply the most comfortable laptop cooler I could ever imagine and if it continues to work a year from now as well as it's working right now, then, I think, like the New SSD & new RAM i just bought, it will one of the best laptop accessories I've purchased.Fear not though friends: if things go south (i.e., if this stops working as it should) I will come back and revise my review accordingly.One other thing to note: keep a price check on these items. I ordered this laptop cooler on 3/24/2013 for $20.99 from a merchant called "LLYtech" and it was "Fulfilled by Amazon" so because I'm an Amazon Prime customer I got free two day shipping. At the time of this writing (3/27/13) it's selling from a merchant named "Galactics" for $21.01 and is not currently Fulfilled by Amazon though the merchant is offering free shipping but it won't be two day shipping. I also checked and Galactics is a highly rated merchant (4.8 stars over the past 12 months with 47,000+ ratings). I'm always more comfortable buying products that are "Fulfilled by Amazon" though because if there are any problems at all with the order I deal directly with Amazon and not the merchant to resolve them. Furthermore, the return policies for merchants that use Fulfilled by Amazon are identical to Amazon's so that provides peace of mind, especially for electronics. If this thing arrived Dead on Arrival a simple call, chat, or e-mail to Amazon an I'd have a return UPS label immediately and they automatically arrange for UPS to pick it up from you.In summary, unless you hear back from me to the contrary, you can buy this laptop cooler with confidence.

Working as expecting, does what it does. 8+ years and fan is still spinning with a nice breeze!I've been using the Cooler Master NotePal X-Slim Ultra-Slim Laptop Cooling Pad, and it's been a handy addition to my setup. The slim design makes it easy to carry around, and setting it up is straightforward—just plug it into a USB port, and it's good to go. The fan operates fairly quietly, but realistically, wind noise will always be a thing.One thing I've noticed is that it helps keep my laptop cooler during extended use, especially when I'm running multiple applications or streaming videos. However, for more intensive tasks like gaming or heavy-duty processing, the cooling effect is not as dramatic. Also, the lack of adjustable fan speeds means it's always running at the same pace, which might not suit everyone's needs.Hope anyone reading this finds my review helpful!

So I just purchased this on Amazon, and wow, did it ship quickly! Two days and it was here. Not bad for free standard shipping! Anyway, after extensive research on different laptop cooling pads, and with a limited budget, I decided to give the Cooler Master Notepal X-Slim a go. I mean, for $15, and considering that cheaper Chinese models on eBay were running about half the price anyway, I figured why not.PROS:- It works! My CPU has had a lot of issues maintaining its core temperature (during gaming it would spike up to 101 degrees C!!), and this has definitely helped. My computer runs on average 10-15 C cooler with the X-Slim, and even after running games at maximum load, the temp has yet to breach the 90s. The pad provides lots of ventilation for your computer. So good job, Cooler Master!- For the money, build quality is actually quite good! I was really fearful since this was a budget model, and after reading a lot of reviews here, this was one of my biggest concerns. The USB connector aside (see con section), the build quality was solid. I definitely feel comfortable picking it up and moving it. The mesh front is quite solid, and the pad's rubber feet do a great job of stabilizing the computer against a desk or flat surface. (Just don't slide the pad/your computer backwards or the rear feet will close on you!)CONS:- The USB connector was loose. I mean, it works fine, and the USB passthrough also functions well. It's just a bit wobbly and doesn't feel tight at all. Also, the length of the cord is a bit longer than what it should be - on the back of the pad, there are grooves and a winder plus a little storage thing for the USB connector so as to provide cable management and keep them out of the way. Only problem is, the cable was about an inch too long, so even if you wrap it according to the winders, etc, a bit of cable hangs out. Not too big of a problem, and you can play around with it and make it work.- Not exactly "silent" as is advertised on the box. I don't know if it was my pad in particular, but it was a touch louder than I had imagined. I watched some review videos where this was plugged in and you couldn't hear the fan, but it is definitely noticeable for me. Oh well, not a deal-killer.OTHER COMMENTS:- I would have liked to see some rubber pads or something on the front side, so as to prevent the computer from sliding off. However! The grading once the rear feet are flipped up is very slight, and it is unlikely that a computer would slide off anyway unless it was quite heavy. Plus, many laptops have rubber feet on the bottom anyway, which is enough to keep it from sliding off.The only thing I might tell you to be wary of is that if you have a large laptop (probably anything greater than a 15.6"), that you should be aware that your laptop will hang over the sides, so just check the placement of the rubber feet on the bottom of your computer to make sure that they will be in contact with the pad.So, overall, a great buy for $15! It is quite effective, and I would recommend it for anyone looking for a solid entry-level cooling pad.