Cooler Master Notepal Infinite Notebook Cooler Black with Silver Mesh- (R9-NBC-BWCB-GP)

by Cooler Master

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 14.8 x 2 inches ; 1.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4.5 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001IZZ7M2
• Item model number: R9-NBC-BWCB-GP
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

Comprehensive thermal solutions to end multiple heat source, user friendly, and hassle free design

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally found a cooling pad with the correct design, April 3, 2010

By 

mnechani "mnechani" (MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cooler Master Notepal Infinite Notebook Cooler Black with Silver Mesh- (R9-NBC-BWCB-GP) (Personal Computers)

I have a DELL studio notebook that I can now again call my laptop. My laptop is designed to pull cool air into the computer from the bottom (i.e. has air intake slots on the bottom) and blow out the warm air from the back side panel. This design works on a flat hard surface. But even on a flat hard surface (e.g. a desk), the surface directly below the computer gets warm after using the computer for a while. When I use my computer on my lap, the computer gets much warmer. From what I've read, warm enough to have the computer automatically slow down the processors. Some laptops don't have the air intakes/outputs on the bottom of the computer, so other cooling pad designs might make sense for your needs. Or you may not need a cooling pad of this size. I needed the Cooler Master Notepal Infinite Notebook Cooler's designs.

Before I bought this cooling pad, I was using another cooling pad without turning on the two fans (they ran in the opposite direction). This allowed air to get into the computer, but my computer still ran very warm.

It took WAY too long to find a cooling pad that matched what I needed. Either the other pads pulled air away from the bottom of the laptop (why have two low power fans fight each other?) or the cooling pad had air intake slots also on the bottom (so I still couldn't place the pad on my lap anymore than I could the laptop alone).

The cooler master pad has the following features:
1) It pulls air into the cooling pad from the back side panel (not the bottom of the cooling pad)
2) It blows air towards the bottom of my laptop (same direction as my computer's air flow)
3) It blows air over a large area of the bottom of my laptop
4) My laptop rests on four raised rubber bumpers and hovers over the cooling pad's metal mesh screen cover (which also absorbs more heat from my laptop than a plastic cooling pad)
5) The cooling pad is powered by a short USB cord
6) The cooling pad has 3 fan speeds. The low speed is no louder than my laptop fan. The fastest is noticeable, but it does cool the computer back down faster.
7) It's easy to use. Take out of the box. Set computer on cooling pad. Plug in USB cord. Turn on.

The cooling pad has these additional features that didn't affect my purchase:
1) It has a USB port in the back to replace the one lost on the computer to power the cooling pad.
2) The pad is thin towards the user and thicker towards the back. Many companies say this is ergonomic as it tips the keyboard towards you--in my opinion this makes your wrists bend even more--but I'm not an ergonomist.

Data:
I downloaded the free program CoreTemp. My computer cores were running at best at 145 degrees and if I used the computer on my lap even on the plastic cooling pad to keep the bottom ventilated, the temperatures rose to 168 degrees.

After using this cooling pad, my computer runs at best at 127 degrees and has maxed out at 144 degrees. Right now writing this review, my computer is at 131 degrees--a temperature I never had before with the computer on for long periods.

Coretemp measures the inside temperature, but the outside of my laptop is now cool to the touch if I leave the cooling pad fan on low.

Specs:
It was hard to find this spec on various cooling pad products. This cooling pad is:
About 14 inches wide, about 11 1/2 inches deep, 1/4 inch thick (front) and 1 7/8 inch thick (back)
The rubber bumpers that the computer sits on are about 2 1/4 inches wide.
The minimum computer size that will rest fully on the rubber bumpers is: 11 1/2 inches wide by 9 inches

I hope this review helps you determine if you need this cooling pad and saves you some of the crazy amount of time I spent on Amazon and google trying to find a cooling pad that was large enough for my widescreen laptop and that had the correct design requirements. I found the whole task of buying a cooling pad frustrating. Most products don't even tell you the pad size or the fan directions. They focus on the stylish look or have incomplete information.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for my new Unibody Macbook Pro, April 21, 2009

By 

Aakash Patel (Tampa, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cooler Master Notepal Infinite Notebook Cooler Black with Silver Mesh- (R9-NBC-BWCB-GP) (Personal Computers)

I recently purchased a late 2008 - 2009 Macbook Pro w/ 512MB 9600M GT video card. While playing games such as the new Prince of Persia under the High Performance settings the laptop would get extremely hot, and the game would begin to lag.

Here are the temps(while playing PoP) according to iStat widget:
HDD:39 CPU:96 Enclose Base:34 Enc. Base (2):34 Encl. Base(3):33 GPU:75 GPU Diode: 83 GPU Heatsink: 66

Temps After using the Cooler Master Infinite:
HDD:35 CPU:87 Enclose Base:33 Enc. Base (2):32 Encl. Base(3):32 GPU:72 GPU Diode: 78 GPU Heatsink: 58

(Temperatures are in Celcius)

As you can see, the Cooler Master made a HUGE difference, especially in the CPU, and GPU. My game no longer lagged, and I was not worried about frying my $2500 computer.

I did a lot of research before buying this laptop cooler and I am glad I made the jump. The biggest selling point was that it did not draw in air from the bottom of the cooler, because I usually have it on an uneven surface such as my bed or sofa (which would have totally defeated the purpose of the cooler).

The Cooler Master is slightly larger in the front, but fits my Macbook Pro perfectly width wise. Some people complain that it is too loud, but I barely hear it; I don't mind the little noise that I do hear as long as it cools my laptop! The black finish and overall quality of the product is outstanding as well and does not detract from the looks of my laptop at all.

All in all, I would say that I am extremely happy with the purchase, and would highly recommend it to anyone that needs a cooler laptop.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good cooler for large notebooks, January 13, 2009

By 

Ryan Roth - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cooler Master Notepal Infinite Notebook Cooler Black with Silver Mesh- (R9-NBC-BWCB-GP) (Personal Computers)

I bought this cooler for my Gateway 7811FX 17" Widescreen laptop. It's the perfect size for this laptop, about 1/2" of overhang on each side (doesn't interfere with DVD drive or any cables/inputs and allows me to use the mouse directly next to the laptop) and the depth is an exact fit.

The noise level is perfectly acceptable, only slightly louder than the laptop's own fans when turned to high, and quieter than the laptop when set to low. It can also be turned off and still act as a very good ventilated pad for the laptop.

The angle is perfect, it actually makes typing easier for me, and only slightly raises the front end of the laptop above the table (less than 1/2", and even less if you decide to slide the laptop down the front.)

The airflow is very good, it blows cool air onto the bottom of the laptop. The air is well distributed throughout the entire pad. The small cable hooks on the rear of the pad are also handy for keeping cables under control.

Definitely recommend this pad for larger laptops!