Mini USB-Powered Fridge Cooler for Beverage Drink Cans in Cubicle and Home office (Red)

by Dream Cheeky

• Powered entirely via your computers USB port Internal blue LED illumination
• Keeps one 12oz can of beverage chilly cold
• Works with Macs and PCs
• No batteries required

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 9 x 6 inches ; 12.5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000XYN5RS
• Item model number: 19
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,172 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 28, 2007

Product Description

With the USB Mini Fridge, you can keep a cool beverage ready to drink at all times! It holds a single 12 ounce can, which is illuminated from the blue LED inside the fridge. A built-in cooling plate quickly drops to its lowest operating temperature within five minutes after being plugged in. The USB Mini Fridge can be used in your cubicle, home office, bedroom or garage! It works with any computer operating system and does not require batteries. Simply plug the USB port in, insert your canned drink and enjoy!

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

46 of 51 people found the following review helpful

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

By Rami Hurtubise

Amazon Verified Purchase

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.

30 of 33 people found the following review helpful

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

By aries2110

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.

25 of 30 people found the following review helpful

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

By A. Carson

Amazon Verified Purchase

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.