Dream Cheeky Usb Fridge...

by Dream Cheeky

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 5.9 x 4.2 inches ; 7 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000XYN5RS
• Item model number: 19
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,103 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 28, 2007

Product Description

Dream cheeky USB fridge.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It was ok, May 3, 2010

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Rami Hurtubise (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dream Cheeky Usb Fridge... (Electronics)

The Mini fridge, powered by USB, is a plastic box with a cool circle/ring shaped plate at the bottom, attached to what looks to be a heat sync with a fan. The ONLY thing this fridge will keep cool is a CANNED drink, nothing else. The fridge is designed to take away heat from only the bottom of the can. And even then, the drink does not stay very cool at all.

It's very easy to use. All you do is plug in the USB in any USB drive.

The best thing to do is have a coke or 7up (or whatever) in a regular sized fridge until it's cold. Then you can take it out and keep it cool for maybe an hour in the mini fridge, so you need to drink it pretty fast.

And the blue LED light is not bright at all.

If you're contemplating whether or not to get this product, I would say DO NOT get it. If you're looking for a mini fridge, spend a bit of extra money on something that will actually work.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad little device., September 1, 2011

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aries2110 (Wis. Rapids, WI) - See all my reviews

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Well it's initial cooling ability is pretty weak. It will keep a pre-chilled can of soda cool for a while but has a hard time cooling down a warm can. It will, but after over a day. With a few simple modifications, I was able to double it's capability for almost nothing.

Trick one was to add a larger and more powerful fan to the heat sink. The cooling element(and yes it is actually a cooling element, not just a heatsink) works on the property of dissipation, so adding a fan means it directly cools better. Trick number two, and the biggest help, was insulating it properly. Any refrigerator needs insulation to cool worth a crap, and this unit is just thin plastic. I added some thin bubble wrap/foil ducting insulation inside the box and a piece of foam covered in the same insulation in the hollow door. After these two very simple mods, the cooling got miles better and it actually manages to chill a room temp can pretty well. This thing is a great basis for a fun project, but isn't a great product on its own. They could have put more effort into it.

21 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Looks nice on the desk, March 20, 2009

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A. Carson (Barranquilla, Colombia) - See all my reviews
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While it looks nice on your desk and makes people wonder what it is (and then be in awe when they actually see that it is a fridge) it doesn't cool much. Took more than 4 hours to cool a room temperature can of coke.

The real use though is to keep your beverage cool, not actually cool it.