Cooler Master Notepal U2 Notebook Cooler with Two Fans R9-NBC-8PBK-GP

by Cooler Master

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13.5 x 10.5 x 2.3 inches ; 1.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B002NU5V4A
• Item model number: R9-NBC-8PBK-GP
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (989 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #4 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Accessories > Laptop & Netbook Computer Accessories > Cooling Pads
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 25, 2009

Product Description

Style: 17-inch Laptop/2 Fan

From the Manufacturer

NotePal U2 is a simple stand that elevates your notebook to a comfortable viewing angle and allows you to work with a better posture. The aluminum meshed design ensures that heat dissipates quickly to prevent your notebook from overheating. Its slim and lightweight feature gives you the absolute convenience to take anywhere, easy stow away, and protection. Two optional 80mm fans will allow you to cool the necessary areas generating the most heat.

Slim Slim and light-weight design offers excellent portability. Sturdy Unique sturdy structure for long-term desktop use. Protection & Storage Great for protecting and storage. Accommodates 14"-15", up to 17". Ergonomic Ergonomically design for comfortable viewing angle. Cooling Excellent convection design to prevent overheating. Fans 2 Removable 80mm fans.
Slim and light design	Ergonomic design offers best comfort
Aluminum finish surface allows fast and efficient heat dissipation

Model	R9-NBC-8PBK-GP (Black)
Dimension	343 x 266 x 58.6mm; 13.5” x 10.5” x 2.3”
Material	Aluminum and Rubber
Weight	582g; 1.3lbs
Compatibility	Supports all 14”-15” laptops and up to 17”
Fan Dimension	80 x 80 x 10mm (two fans included)
UPC Code	884102006180 (Black)

Product Description

NotePal U2 is a simple stand that elevates your notebook to a comfortable viewing angle for better posture. The aluminum meshed design ensures that heat dissipates quickly to prevent your notebook from overheating. Its slim and lightweight feature gives you the absolute convenience to take anywhere, easy stow away, and protection. Two optional 80 mm fans will allow you to cool the necessary areas generating the most heat.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

178 of 179 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best cooler I've found for my MacBook Pro 15", October 1, 2009

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JAZ (Palo Alto, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cooler Master Notepal U2 Notebook Cooler with Two Fans R9-NBC-8PBK-GP (Personal Computers)

You name it, Zalman, Belkin, Antec, Notepal Infinite, I've almost tried them all, some even triple the price. The U2 is by far better. Its light weight, simple design, and super super quiet. What I like most is the movable / positionable fans allowing you pin point where the hot spots are which is unique to different brands/model of laptops. In most cases, I don't even turn on the fan. The vented holes allow good air circulation. My 15" MBP typically stays below 50C and it fits on top of it perfectly. The large rubber pads keep itself from sliding. For the price you can't find a better gig than this - at least I haven't. I give it a 5-stars.

105 of 107 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quiet, sturdy, really cools where it's needed, December 19, 2009

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R. Ly - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cooler Master Notepal U2 Notebook Cooler with Two Fans R9-NBC-8PBK-GP (Personal Computers)

This cooler is pretty amazing. I repositioned the two fans right over my laptop hard drive and CPU where my laptop is the hottest and they actually keep them pretty cool. All other laptop fans that I have seen have a central fan, leaving the right side of my laptop where my hard drive is really hot. My hard drive died recently and I think the overheating (I use my laptop over 8h/day) was a major factor. Now, instead of it being about 53 degrees Celsius (127 F) without a fan, it stays around 36 degrees Celsius (97 F)! Much better.

I like that it also raises the back of my laptop. The only problem I have is that you can't use it to store and carry your laptop as intended unless you remove the two fans, at least with my laptop. Much thinner ones may fare better. I just don't have the time to remove the fans, rearrange everything to put the laptop into the slot, and then put them into my backpack in such a way that the disconnected fans aren't damaged every time I need to move my laptop. Reassembling from there is also a pain. So I don't use that extra "protection and storage" feature and just keep the fans attached and my laptop on top of the frame, even in my backpack.

Aside from that, this laptop fan works great. I can barely hear it, it is made of sturdy material and doesn't slide, it fits great (about the same size as my 15.4" laptop), and the underside of my laptop feels only slightly warm after being on all day with the fan beneath it. Even without connecting the fans, it does a decent job cooling. I definitely recommend it.

39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's fantastic!, March 17, 2010

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J. Gonzalez "JavierGM73" (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cooler Master Notepal U2 Notebook Cooler with Two Fans R9-NBC-8PBK-GP (Personal Computers)

I love it's styling and design, I am very happy with it. I especially like that its made of lightweight aluminum, and the fact that you can place the fans where its need most, is what convinced me to buy it. When you place your notebook on it, it gives it the perfect angle to work on and the rubber corners keep your computer from slipping and it also doubles as a carrier to help prevent any scratches on your notebook. The cooling? It does quite well, it lowers my computers' temp on average of 8 degrees. I added the Thermaltake Mobile Fan 12 External USB Cooling Fan 12CM AF0007 and the combination works far better than I could ever have hoped for. I would have preferred that the fans had a little more "umpf" (more air flow) or the option to purchase additional fans like the ones that come with the Notepal U2. The bottom line is that the Notepal U2 is the best cooler I have used, mixed with the aluminum construction, design, and PRICE, you can't go wrong.

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