Cooler Master NotePal Widescreen Notebook Cooler ( R9-NBC-AWAK )

by Cooler Master

Product Details

• Item Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4.1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000EVOP6A
• Item model number: R9-NBC-AWAK
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (84 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 16, 2006

Product Description

From the manufacturer

The NOTEPAL is Cooler Master's all-aluminum notebook cooler. As modern notebook computers get faster and faster, they unfortunately generate more heat. Something that can be a serious issue if you use your laptop for long periods of time. NOTEPAL is designed to bleed off that extra heat, quickly and safely. Two 70mm 1500 RPM silent fans cool your notebook up to 7 degrees Celsius, making it more comfortable to work on your notebook for extended periods of time. The sturdy, all-aluminum base features an ergonomic design that further enhances the user's comfort. Two integrated USB 2.0 ports let you power peripherals. The great performance of cooling makes NOTEPAL a must-have for all notebook users.

Product Description

MODEL- NOTEPALCOOLER VENDOR- COOLERMASTER FEATURES- Notebook Cooler - SILVER/BLACK The NOTEPAL is Cooler Masters brand-new all-aluminum notebook cooler. The special ergonomic design brings comfort to long time operators. The great performance of cooling makes NOTEPAL a must-have for all notebook users. SPECIFICATIONS FANS - Dimensions : 70 x 70 x 15mm Speed :1500 RPM Life Expectance: 30000 hoursAIRFLOW- 10.5 CFMNOISE - 21 dB(A)POWER - Directly consume power from notebookDIMENSIONS - 320 x 300 x 42mm

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

126 of 133 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars this cooler is too small for an HP 17" laptop, October 31, 2007

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Tony "MediaNerd" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cooler Master NotePal Widescreen Notebook Cooler ( R9-NBC-AWAK ) (Personal Computers)

Length:: 0:23 Mins

With an HP Pavilion ZD8000 17" laptop, this cooler is not stable, see video. The design seems strong and sturdy, and the fans good, but the platform is too short for a 17" laptop, the back end of laptop hangs over the back edge of cooler too far and is unstable.

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Efficient and effective cooling system offset by design problems, July 7, 2006

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W. Hohauser (NYC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cooler Master NotePal Widescreen Notebook Cooler ( R9-NBC-AWAK ) (Personal Computers)

JULY 7th, 2006: After upgrading to a 15" MacBook Pro, I was looking for a replacement for the cooling pad I had for the old 12" PowerBook. After finding out that the company that made the plexiglass pad I had was apparently out of business, I researched the various options and decided on the CoolerMaster Widescreen Cooler as it was the only one that seems to be made for a widescreen laptop and the design was the closest to the old cooler I had. Plus it had good reviews and a nice design.

First of all, the only CoolerMaster cooler available at this time is a two fan, black metal design. The box and the web site show an aluminum version with three fans but that is not sold in the U.S. The cooler is a one size fits both the 15" & 17" MacBook Pro with the cooler the right size for the 17". It's not terrible but I would rather not see the black edges around my 15" laptop. Second and a more serious problem is the metal wrist support (which is helpful and well constructed) covers the latch and the DVD drive slot! This means that everytime you need to access the DVD drive you have to raise the laptop up and pull it forward to lean it on the wrist support. Don't make the mistake of ejecting a disc until you lift the laptop up. The latch you just need to tilt the laptop up and set down again. Given the design of the 15" MacBook Pro, I'm not sure how CoolerMaster could redesign the cooler without changing it considerably.

How does it work? The laptop is much cooler then if you use a non-fan cooler. I tested this out. The fans are much quieter then on the previous fan cooler I had. A pleasant air sound. If, like me, you are not using the optical drive much then I can recommend this highly.
Aesthetically, if a little brushed metallic black with your brushed aluminum MacBook Pro doesn't offend your eye, it's fine. I still am not sure if I like the look or not but I am keeping the cooler since it's doing the job quite well.

UPDATE SEPT 2006: The cooler is still working fine but after a recent session of CPU straining work I noticed the laptop was getting warmer than I've noticed before. The fans were working but the air just wasn't getting around the underside of the laptop enough. I happen to have some 1/4 inch high self-adhesive rubber feet used for the bottom of items you don't want to slide around on slippery surfaces. I took eight of them and stuck them to the cooler; six on the tray surface and two on the vertical part of the wrist support that the laptop tilts against. Raised up, the laptop cooled off immediately and a repeat session of CPU straining tasks has not created the same heat build up as before. And the laptop is actually at a better level on the cooler now.

Also, I still don't really like the black metal around but it has one benefit for the 15" laptop: the cables are less likely to accidentlay get knocked around.

I still recommend the cooler.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Cooler among all other brands, August 22, 2006

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G Y (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cooler Master NotePal Widescreen Notebook Cooler ( R9-NBC-AWAK ) (Personal Computers)

1. It is sturdy, so you don't have to worry about the weight of your laptop that might press the cooler too hard to let the fans work in a normal way.

2. It is much better than the ones without fans. Laptops get warm, even hot very fast. Leaving some little space between a desk (or your legs) and a laptop is not enough to pull away the heat generated by the machine, so the laptop will still get too warm when you let it turn on for long time.

3. It is quiet, will never annoy you.

4. The material is aluminum, which is a cool material.

5. It has an extra USB port.

6. The front twist part makes your wrists feel better when you do some typing job. But, I prefer to put the front of my Dell Inspiron E1505 on the higher part: the twist part(I have another keyboard.) That way, it leaves more space between the cooler and the laptop. Plus, the fans run quietly once the laptop turned on. If you put your laptop as I did, you will notice that the inside fans of the laptop will never turned on since it won't get hot for very long time.

7. It is black, not quite fit for my Dell E1505, but I don't care about the color.

8. It is a little larger for my 15", but I don't care about it either.

This product is highly recommended for all laptop users.