I have a Toshiba Satellite P105-S921 with an NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS Graphics Processing Unit (GPU). In the last six months, I have had MAJOR overheating problems...even when using a notebook cooler (Micro NB360CP). So, I wanted to try something new and before I used this cooler, I took GPU and general temp measurements: (in Fahrenheit)
At idle with old cooler after two hours: GPU-198, General-186
After 1 hour of playing graphics intensive game: GPU-266, General-248
At this point, the keyboard is hot to the touch and the bottom will actually burn you. Generally, in 30 mins, the screen will go white and the laptop will shut down. I decided to stop playing the game after an hour and switched to this cooler. The results were astonishing:
After playing for another hour (all in the name of this review):
GPU-160
General-156
Basically, this cooler brought my laptop to a lower temperature during hardware intensive gaming than a competitor brought it to at idle. If you're reading this, you're probably looking for a cooler. Look no farther...this is worth every dime.
Cons:
-Removable rubber pegs that separate cooler from laptop can get lost or knocked off, incapacitating the cooler.
-The blue light is ridiculous.
Pros:
-Two speeds for different computing environments
-Short cord stays out of way...allows for USB devices to be plugged in on top of it.
Get more detail about Antec USB-Powered Notebook Cooler.
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