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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

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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

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  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    cool, quiet, great, good and mat.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 7025.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 875 reviews as of our last analysis date on Aug 3 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Used to cool dell laptop thats processor fan stopped working


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    One of my teammates laptop had overheated so badly it had 2 b replaced


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    When i found this product i was curious to see whether or not it would work


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Some got hurt by the computer exploding


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I think even burned their houses down


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I have a dell xps and it gets very hot when in use


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It sits just over an inch high so it doesnt add a lot of height to the laptop which is important for ergonomics


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    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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