Customer Reviews

Road Tools 5871-POCP Podium CoolPad (Black)

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This is a strange looking contraption, but it's very simple. There are 12 risers that snap on top of each other to create three levels of height. There is a bar that you can place on top of the risers and it's recommended for larger laptops, but even with my relatively compact 15" MacBook Pro, it provides better stability and also keeps the risers in place when I put the stand inside my bag. If you travel with it, I would recommend you place this stand in an inside pocket as the risers could get lost. The stand also swivels so you could, say, show a chart to a customer. Raising the laptop allows air to flow under it. It works for me because I was looking for something compact and less wide than my laptop so I can use it while sitting at my favorite chair, while also leaving room for my cat to snuggle next to me. Heat doesn't reach my legs anymore. The only drawback is that at the highest position, my laptop would occasionally slip off the stand. But since then, I've decided that the lowest height actually provides a better typing position for my hands.
So this gizmo works for me to keep heat from me as well as a stand for typing. My MBPro runs slightly cooler. If you need serious cooling this may not be for you. You might prefer the plug-in type of cooling stand.

Simple and sturdy construction. My 17" Macbook Pro doesn't slip or slide. It's not amazing to look at but its completely hidden beneath the lap top. Packs away easily and the swivel function is very useful. I'm very happy with the stand.

My 13" Mac Book fits on it nicely. Makes a good angle for my wrists as well as ventilating my laptop, so the fan doesn't come on as much. Also, I'm a big MacGamesArcade Gamer, so flipping the podium around the other way really updates your way to play. Stores easily for travel. Great Price!!!! I like it a lot. So much in fact, I bought 2.

I have a heavy 17" Dell XPS on this thing and it is perfect. It comes with a stabilizer for larger laptops and stable is the definitive word. My laptop is so cool that right now, after about 2 hours, it is barely warm. I love that it swivels too, because I am constantly turning this laptop to reach ports. Highly recommend this to all laptop owners.

Use it everyday! It's amazing especially for MacBooks. The time exterior already prevents overheating, so all you need really is a raised surface for the same cooling effect as a fan! Works wonders and helps with posture and wrist pain experienced by frequent typists!

I had been using this for many years before I discovered the Allsop Metal Art Laptop Stand. The CoolPad is great. The swivel feature is handy. It comes with several little plastic risers with rubber tips. This allows me to adjust the elevation. The rubber tips keep the laptop from slipping.

When I upgraded to a larger laptop (Dell Inspiron 9400), the CoolPad was a bit too small. The little bar doesn't help that much.

I tried several products until I discovered the Allsop. The CoolPad is still a great product and probably better for smaller laptops. It's also more portable. I used to take it with me everywhere.

Both are good at keeping the laptop cooler. This is supposed to greatly increase battery life.

This device has "taken the heat off my laptop." It is well-constructed, and easy to set up. The pad allows for custom inclines in either direction, and I can FEEL the heat coming from the laptop fans that were previously confined by flat placement. I don't know if my Dell will last any longer as a result, but I am satisfied that I have done something to extend its life. Plus, the pad looks cool, and can take the weight of heavy hands. Buy it!

My sister suggested I buy a cooling pad for my laptop and this did the trick. It keeps my laptop from burning my legs after long periods of use and keeps the fan from coming on as well. It swivels which is also nice when it's sitting on the counter and I'm using it in the kitchen! Great buy!

In the 2 months I've been using the product, this laptop stand has worked out extremely well for me and my 17" MacBook Pro. I leave one set up at work and one at home. It is highly portable, though daily setup is a bit cumbersome, which is why I elected to get 2. The keyboard angle is somewhat adjustable, up to about 3", with Lego-like heighth inserts, and there's also a crosspiece, about 9" wide, which provides stability for a larger computer such as my 17". As for cooling, it's superb. My Mac runs cool anyway, but light use with this stand produces no perceptible heat at all underneath the drive. Its swivel capability could be very handy for small presentations. Other user reviews have mentioned a decrease in the holding power of the rubberized contacts after time, but it's too early for me to weigh in on that. In summary, it's light, comfortable, not too pretentious, not too bulky, and highly effective for cooling.

I'm not going to get terribly in-depth here, but I will say that this is a nifty product that keeps my 17" MacBook Pro MUCH cooler than it is even though it already has the rubber 'laptop lifts' installed and even though I usually have it on top of a laptop pad like the (actually awesome) Logitech 939-000091 Comfort Lapdesk. Another nice benefit is that it allows you to switch up the elevation and orientation of the slop of the keyboard. A+