I purchased this product from Amazon after reading favorable reviews that the cooler does a decent job of keeping the laptop from overheating, and seeing as it was under $30, I figured that it might be a great bargain.
I soon found out that all the reviews were really too good to be true. The problem with my Compaq Presario CQ50-210US that I purchased in July was that it would begin to overheat after 30 minutes. Not only did this make gaming an impossible experience for me, but completing any other task on may laptop: say web browsing, became a rather assiduous task.
But this is not a rant about my laptop; I'm simply giving you the background of my situation. So what would you do if you were in my shoes after having spent $700 on a notebook computer that becomes literally unusable after 30 minutes of activity? Well, look for a reasonably priced cooler, of course!
I usually trust Amazon.com ratings, especially when over 300 people seem to be able to come to a consensus on rating this product 4 stars. I bought this cooler, and I could not have been more disappointed.
Now, the question everyone wants to know: does it cool your notebook? That's the wrong question to be asking. Though this statement may seem paradoxic, keeping your laptop cool and keeping it from overheating are two completely different things. A notebook is perfectly usable at normal temperature or even if it's slightly hot, and all I was looking for was something to keep my laptop from overheating so I could prolong my activity for at least an hour. But nope, it didn't live up to that standard. It did lengthen the time it took for my notebook to get really hot -- by maybe 20 or at most 25 minutes.
All I can say is that I am sorely disappointed with this product. The reason I give it 2 stars is because it's inexpensive and may work better on non-HP/Compaq notebooks. If you choose to buy this cooler, just remember that it's not the best cooler, and it's well worth spending $20 or $30 more to buy a cooler that actually does its job.Get more detail about Antec USB-Powered Notebook Cooler.
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