Belkin Laptop Cooling Stand With High Capacity Fan

ED

at 12:05 pm

I bought this stand on a whim as my macbook was getting rather hot from overuse. It does exactly what it says, it keeps the laptop cooler, the fan appears to be very effective, blowing air onto the bottom of the laptop rather than trying to suck air away like many other coolers. All good thus far, however i will now be buying an ilap stand i think. The problem for me was that the fan was a bit too noisy, its not awful, but macbooks make no real noise so its very noticeable. In addition to this the stand, though not badly made, feels a little cheap and i know that given a bit of travelling i would have knocked it to pieces before too long. Finally the battery drain with the fan running is a little frustrating. If the noise isn’t a problem and if your laptop is just going to sit on your desk all the time this is a great stand, otherwise look elsewhere.
Rating: 3 / 5

Tom Crawford

at 3:01 pm

This is a great little gizmo, but what you are interested in is possibly why not to get it? So Up front, negative first.

1, It is a little noisier than i thought. Basically it is louder than my laptop fan, but to be honest you get used to it and don’t notice it after a while. (Note this is in a dead quiet bedroom). If you have music on, or are using head phones, or in a space such as an office, you would never hear it

2, It uses a USB socket. This isn’t bad, but as it does not come with an extra one, it means you have to either sacrifice one, or buy a hub. Solution = But the one with a 4 way hub.(Belkin Cooling stand with built in 4-Port Hi Speed USB 2.0 Hub, Black) But it is £11 more, and if you only ever use a memory stick or a USB mouse then this is not an issue anyway (also your wonderful laptop you are trying to save may have more than two USB ports.) (Moreover, you can just unplug it, and use the port, e.g. to get a file off you memory stick and plug it back in, as the fan gets up to speed in like 3 seconds!)

3- I have a 13.3″ screen. A laptop any bigger would overlap this product. In all honesty this would not be too much of an issue unless you desktop replacement is 17″ or more i reckon, cause then it may not be very stable.

Positives

1, Cheap, seems like great value for money.

2, Small and very light. So it is portable. Would fit in a bag or laptop case.

3, REALLY COLD. Cause of the wave shape, it appears to cool the whole underside of the laptop!

4, Comfortable on the lap. I am writing this with it on my lap, the fan is freezing my knees, no more lap burn!

5, Seems pretty safe. My laptop refuses to slip of it, except at silly angles.

6, Has a little stand, if you want to use it at a desk, to raise keyboard.

7, Looks smart, neat and tidy.

Conclusion: Well worth the money, and an excellent product! Shame i did not spot the USB hub edition (as mentioned) But so far so good! (Time will tell how durable it is, but i think it will last, as its beauty is in its simplicity.)
Rating: 4 / 5

Mr. Keith P. Webster

at 5:41 pm

Very pleased with this purchase

No noise

keeps my HP 17″ laptop very cool

Rating: 4 / 5