Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

When lightening struck near my house, it blew out my DSL modem/router, which took about four days to replace and reconnect. That's when I discovered the internal fan in my laptop was also dead. And the same day, my cooling pad stopped working. I needed to get up and running and didn't have time to put the laptop in the shop. So I did some quick research on Amazon and got this fan delivered fast. It's two weeks later. I still don't have an internal fan, but the laptop has stayed cool through my awful habits of 20 browser tabs open, multiple Word files in process, a dozen open emails most of the time, streaming radio, and a high-action Steam game open most of the time. I work with my computer on my lap and I can feel the airflow through my jeans; it's really strong. And even in the midst of battling a horde of monsters or a boss enemy spaceship, it stay cool. To give you the whole story, I should add that I also bought one of the Polar vacuum fans to make sure I didn't burn up my machine. And it too is a miracle worker pulling heat out of the fan vent. But once I get my internal fan replaced, this pad will be more than enough to keep my system cool. Beyond that, it's study and comfortable, lightweight, and the USB power cable is much better than the one on my old fan, because the wire is wrapped in wrapped in thread to protect it. I bought my son another one for his birthday. He's a more serious gamer than me (which means badder games with more heat generation), and he loves it. It's doesn't hurt that the blue lights are so cool either. Highly recommended.