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Pros & Cons
Pros
The fan is inexpensive and easily repairable. Replacement fans are available on amazon for about $7 if you are handy with a soldering iron. Does exactly what it says it will. But not a deal breaker.
Powered via a usb cable (included). And it has a mini-usb connector, which is correct for a peripheral. Only gripe is that it does not have usb-c ports for powering it. But when i turn on the cooler, it gets back to normal!
Cons
The power connector is mini usb, not typec, not micro usb, mini. This was advertised as dual fans but had only a single fan. I don't understand how a good company like targus will knowingly make a product like this.
Using it right out of the sealed box and fan is really loud and rattles.
Cooling pad with one fan in the center works better than this. It also has some loose screw or piece of plastic that rattled inside. Nubs on the bottom that quite painfully press into your legs if you decide to actually place the laptop with the coole... Read More
Highlights
Quality
This item is durable and performs as advertised to preserve the life of my laptop
Easy to use and good to keep the laptop cool.
Minimalist design with no flashing lights or bells and whistles.
Used to cool dell laptop that's processor fan stopped working.
Price
It is very well priced and super light.
I didn't want to spend $$ on a fancy or powerful cooling platform, and i'm glad i didn't, as this one does the trick.
Great product for the price, did not have any discomfort for the last 3 days i've been using it.
Shipping
Arrived on time and in good condition.
Packaging/appearance
It works great, pretty quiet but amazon didn't even put it in a box - it was wrapped in a plastic bag, luckily undamaged.
Competitiveness
My only gripe is that it does not have usb-c ports for powering it, but then i was not able to find a single cooler of any bran... Read More
Overview
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- This product had a total of 875 reviews as of our last analysis date on Aug 3 2024.
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Used to cool dell laptop thats processor fan stopped working
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One of my teammates laptop had overheated so badly it had 2 b replaced
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When i found this product i was curious to see whether or not it would work
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Some got hurt by the computer exploding
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I think even burned their houses down
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I have a dell xps and it gets very hot when in use
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It sits just over an inch high so it doesnt add a lot of height to the laptop which is important for ergonomics
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This does not have an onoff switch meaning once its plugged in its on but thats okay since i know it will always be running when the laptop is
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