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Targus PA248U Notebook Chill Pad

by Targus
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (656 customer reviews)

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Style: Tornado Chill Pad
Portable Lapdesk for Apple
Tornado Chill Pad
  • Prevent Overheating: Two-Fan Cooling System Pulls Heat Away From The Notebook and Prevents The Cpu From Overheating During Use
  • Protect Your Workspace: High-Heat Generating Notebooks Can Damage Furniture Surfaces; Using The Chill Matż Protects Furniture From Heat Damage
  • Powered By Your Notebook: Plug Into The USB Port for Power, and Turn On The Fans with The On/Off Switch
  • Power: 1.05 W
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Targus PA248U Notebook Chill Pad + Black 4-Port High Speed USB 2.0 Hub + Laptop Notebook Cool Pad w/ 3 Fans
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Technical Details

Style: Tornado Chill Pad
  • Hard Drive: ATA133
  • Operating System: Windows
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Product Details

Style: Tornado Chill Pad
  • Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 9 x 0.8 inches ; 15 ounces
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
  • ASIN: B0000AKA8Y
  • Item model number: PA248U
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (656 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,240 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • Date first available at Amazon.com: June 29, 2004

Product Description

Style: Tornado Chill Pad

From the Manufacturer

The Targus Notebook Chill Mat is a cooling mat for notebook PCs with two built-in fans for fast heat dissipation. The Chill Mat weighs only 15 oz and has non-skid rubber domes to prevent any slippage of the notebook. Powered by the notebook’s USB port, the PA248U also comes with a convenient on/off switch.

Features

  • Prevent overheating: Two-fan cooling system pulls heat away from the notebook and prevents the CPU from overheating during use
  • Protect your workspace: High-heat generating notebooks can damage furniture surfaces; using the Chill Mat protects furniture from heat damage
  • Powered by your notebook: Plug into the USB port for power, and turn on the fans with the on/off switch

Product Description

The Targus Tornado Notebook Chill Pad Is A Cooling Pad For Notebook Pcs With Two Built-In Fans For Fast Heat Dissipation. The Tornado Weighs Only 15 Oz And Has Non-Skid Rubber Domes To Prevent Any Slippage Of The Notebook. Powered By The Notebook S Usb Port The Pa248U Also Comes With A Convenient On/Off Switch. Includes Chill Pad Usb Power Cord With On/Off Switch. Prevent Overheating: Two-Fan Cooling System Pulls Heat Away From The Notebook And Prevents The Cpu From Overheating During Use. Protect Your Workspace: High-Heat Generating Notebooks Can Damage Furniture Surfaces; Using The Chill Pad Protects Furniture From Heat Damage. Powered By Your Notebook: Plug Into The Usb Port For Power And Turn On The Fans With The On/Off Switch. Specifications: Air Flow - 28 Cfm (Cubic Feet Per Minute)Speed - 1500 Rpmpc Power - Usb: 5V 500Mapower- 1.05Wsize - 11.75 X 9.0 X 0.8 Inches Wt.- 15 Oz. Manufacturer Warranty

Customer Reviews

They last about 2 months before they stop working. Tiffany Pehl  |  102 reviewers made a similar statement
The plastic blades which make up the fans starting breaking after two weeks. Shopping Mom  |  87 reviewers made a similar statement
The Targus Chill Pad helps keep your lap and laptop cool. Andrew Kennedy  |  77 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
160 of 188 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Been using it for almost 6 months now May 30, 2005
Style Name:Tornado Chill Pad
I picked this model out because of all the good reviews, and for the most part they're true. The unit does a decent job of cooling my 15" powerbook. I grabbed a Chill Pad (why does typing that make me think of a House Party movie?) for my girlfriend's 15" VAIO, but it still runs a bit warm (but then, the Pentum in there runs much hotter than my G4, so maybe the Chill Pad just can't keep up). Either way, I wish the units were a little wider. In a perfect world, I wish the fans weren't placed in the middle of the slab, but more towards the back, where a laptop's CPU & video chips are located. This thing is plastic, so it won't dissapate the heat as well as an aluminum one will.

Originally I rated this puppy 4 stars. I'm taking it down to 3 now, because after some typical use over the past 6 months, both of our Chill Pads are pretty thrashed. The power cord on my girlfriend's unit is falling apart, mostly around the power switch box thingie (to use the technical term). As for mine, the screws holding the back together have cracked their casings, which were rattling around in my pad until I shook them out yesterday. So the back end of the unit no longer has a flush seam. Maybe some Krazy Glue will do the trick.

I didn't drop kick this thing around, pretty standard use: brought it to the office almost daily. Used it at home as well. Took it overseas once. I'll give it 4 stars for cooling, but I'm taking 1 away for workmanship.
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67 of 78 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Nice Cooling, Ridiculous List Price, Not very durable August 29, 2007
Style Name:Tornado Chill Pad
I have owned many a laptop and several notebook cooling pads. Cooling can potentially improve a computer's performance and useful life.

This pad has decent performance. But, it is made from cheap plastic and has design short-comings. The product pictures, and price, make you think it is made from high grade plastic or metal. I feel for anybody who ever paid the list price of $30 for this product.

Reading the reviews for this product, I realized that several key elements of this product's construction were not being mentioned.

Pros
- The fans do seem to push a decent amount of air, more than other pads
- The rubber risers allow for better air-flow under your laptop

Cons

- This product is made from low grade plastic. It is flimsy under the weight of any standard laptop
- The rubber risers which seperate this product from your laptop will come out; They are not glued in
- The rubber feet on this pad will also come out
- The fans inside can be very loud
- The 2 fan heads are poorly positioned in the center of the pad
- The usb cable is too long

For the price there are simply better alternatives. The Antec notebook cooler has a more durable aluminum top, ergonomic shape, and more quiet design. The USB connector also has an extra port.
Antec USB-Powered Notebook Cooler

As long as you don't mind the defects, this can be a handy unit for a spare or travel needs. This cooler is still worth owning if you can buy it on sale for $11 or less. Don't pay more.

Happy Shopping.
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43 of 54 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Solved my overheating problem April 11, 2005
Style Name:Tornado Chill Pad
After spending four months trying to get Dell's tech support people to simply acknowledge that the Inspiron 600m has a problem with overheating while playing hi-end 3-D graphics games, I took a gamble and bought the Targus PA248U Tornado Notebook Chill Pad. At first, it only helped to delay the problem -- the computer still overheated while playing games like "Warcraft III" or "Rise of Nations". The cooling fans on the chill pad were doing a good job of cooling the center of the notebook, but the back was still getting hot. I tried lifting the back on the notebook (by setting the backend of the notebook on two hi-lighters to lift it about 1/2 inch above the chill pad to improve the airflow) and that solved my problem.

My notebook is a Dell Inspiron 600m with the following configuration:

Pentium M 725 (1.6GHz, 2MB level 2 cache)

512MB DDR SDRAM (1 Dimm)

ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9000 w/ 64MB

When playing 3-D graphics games, the computer (especially the memory chip) would get very hot and the frame rate while playing the games would drop 95% (in one game, dropping from 60fps to 1-3fps). The computer never crashed, but it made game playing impossible. The Inspiron 600m is a thin notebook (1.29" thick), so it probably doesn't allow enough airflow to adequately cool off the components when pushed to their limit by a 3-D graphics game. Thank heavens companies like Targus are making products to address this issue.

Just as a note to Dell users, I talked to about a dozen different Dell tech support people over a four month period and no one would even admit to having heard about this problem. Apparently Dell has a policy of never admitting that a problem exists.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars I got Jacked.
First of all, the picture and the item do not match. It is just straight edged rectangle without concave curves. 2nd, Didn't come with an original package. Read more
Published 2 days ago by Min Lim
4.0 out of 5 stars Solid inexpensive product
Used it for an hp pavillion dv5t laptop (3 years old and overheats substantially). Significantly cooled the laptop, making it less uncomfortable to hold, and prevented the laptop... Read more
Published 11 days ago by Aboyd
3.0 out of 5 stars Not as Shown
The cooling pad I received is not the same as the one shown. I had ordered this as a replacement to fit into a matching Targus laptop stand, and thus needed the one with the... Read more
Published 14 days ago by dojoklo
1.0 out of 5 stars Product doesn't look like picture, and doesn't work
So, I'm in the market for a smallish cooling pad. Amazon should be a good choice, considering their selection. Read more
Published 27 days ago by johns550
2.0 out of 5 stars Isn't too strong
The air that comes out of this is extremely weak. I suggest using your money to buy something else that cut actually works
Published 1 month ago by iamandaa
4.0 out of 5 stars chill pad
my granddaughter has it and no trouble. it sounded good when i was there checking it out.my granddaughter is very happy
Published 1 month ago by E. Connolly
5.0 out of 5 stars Works Like a champ
Use them on two computers and they really help. Now if I could remember where I put the old pieces.
Published 1 month ago by David A. Winings
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Product .
Was shipped quickly and well by the company.
Recommend that.
This product number used to have usb ports installed
in the chill pad.... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Anna
5.0 out of 5 stars Keep your laptop cool!
Even the best laptop can experience overheating. This is simple, fairly priced through Amazon and works great, being powered through the usb port of your laptop.
Published 2 months ago by pec
4.0 out of 5 stars does the job
This is the second one of these I have had. It does a good job keeping the laptop cooler while using it on your lap. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Dana E. Tracy
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