Pros: Keeps laptop cool enough on hi setting to prevent laptop fan from turning on (Acer Travelmate C204TMi); cheap when I bought it with $[...] rebate; powered from single USB port with passthrough (sufficient power to run 250GB WD Passport Portable from passthrough when on AC power).
Cons: Blinding bright blue LED (minor con); not *very* quiet on hi setting (but significantly more quiet than laptop fan was, so still a decent tradeoff); USB plug broke (the metal bit came out) but I manage to shove it back together and it still works; the black rubber nubbins you have to twist in yourself can only be placed in one spot when it would be convenient to be able to place them closer together if you have a smaller laptop (mine is just large enough to be propped up by by them) and sometimes can be twisted out if you're not careful and it gets rubbed around in the backpack (although I forcibly removed them once myself, so maybe this wouldn't normally happen).
Other Thoughts: The shape is interesting but imo kind of pointless. I wouldn't have bought this at full price, but I had a mail-in rebate and it wound up being ~$[...], though it's probably worth more than *that*. The placement of the fans seem fine for my laptop though I guess it depends where your hottest components are located. It's pretty dusty after ~6 months of use, so I guess I need some canned air to blow it out.Get more detail about Antec USB-Powered Notebook Cooler.
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