Customer Reviews

NEW USB Port Cooling Fan Cooler System For Nintendo Wii

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After feeling how hot my Wii gets in the orange light "power off" state (not truely off), and feeling how warm the discs are being ejected when in this state, it seemed to me that the Wii likely runs much hotter when on...

I picked one of these up and found it mounted perfectly in back, leaving almost no change in the wii's visible profile. After having it connected for some time (in the orange light state), I was amazed at just how much cooler my Wii actually was. The fan really makes a huge difference.

The one downfall, however, is that this particular fan is fairly loud. When my TV is off, the noise is more than noticeable... This one problem is leaving me wanting to try any of the other fans available.

Another downfall of this fan is that it ends up occupying both USB ports, and then gives you one port to the right (or top if you're laying it flat) of the Wii. This meas that not only are you left with only one available port, but when connecting a device to it the cable sticks out the side of the Wii. If you don't have a lot of clearance to the right (or top) of your Wii, this will make using that port a problem. And even if you do have the clearance, it's not exactly pretty having a USB cable stick out the side of the Wii as apposed to being hidden in the back...

Ironically there is a similar model of USB fan out there that fixes both the USB problems this model creates. It keeps one of the Wii's original USB ports free & has a pass through port which faces back. So when that model is connected, you still have 2 rear facing USB ports available.

With Nintendo and its success of the Wii, many gamers have been playing longer, and keeping the system plugged in longer, because of the WiiConnect 24, and the News and Weather Channels. However, you might consider burning the system out due to overheating. Thankfully, you can cool it down with the Wii Radiator. This USB port fan, simply connects to the back of the Wii system through the 2 USB ports, and keeps the system from overexhaustion. It is inexpensive, and convient, but takes a little bit of time to securely plug it in to the back of the Wii system. It also is a bit noisy when you leave it plugged in, but it works very well. I really recommend this as a must if you're a Wii owner.

Price: B

Convience: C+

Overall: B 1/2-