Xbrand Lap Lounge Notebook Stand w/ USB Cooling Fan Laptop Cooling Station

by XBRAND

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14.5 x 17.7 x 2.2 inches ; 3.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001BOK6GW
• Item model number: XB-1010-US
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 26, 2008

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The XB-1010 Lap Lounge with USB cooling fan makes it cool and comfortable computing on the couch, on the bed, on the floor, on your lap… on the go! 

FAQ


Is laptop heat bad for me?
In addition to just being plain uncomfortable, using a laptop in your lap can be damaging to your health--especially for men. A recent study reported in the Journal of Human Reproduction suggests that adolescents and young men who use laptops several times a day over many years face the greatest risk.

Is excessive heat bad for my laptop too?
Yes. Excessive heat build-up can damage your laptop and slow down your computer’s processing speed.

Does it really make using a laptop more comfortable?
We certainly think so. The Lap Lounge raises your screen height to improve viewing comfort, places a wrist-friendly typing angle on your laptop’s keyboard, and insulates you from uncomfortable and unhealthy laptop heat.




Why to Buy

Protects your health and comfort: The ultra comfortable, personally adaptable Lap Lounge promotes proper head, neck, shoulder, and wrist postures to reduce body strains, aches, and pains.

Laptop runs cooler: Using a laptop in your lap, on a bed, in a chair, or on the floor can suffocate the system, causing overheating and reduced processing speeds. The Lap Lounge eliminates the damaging effects of heat build up by bathing your computer in cool, ambient air.

Universal: The Lap Lounge is compatible with all makes and models of laptops including systems with 19-inch screens.

Product Description

Laptop Lap Lounge with fan that cools your laptop.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great idea, poor quality, March 19, 2009

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C. Nicoloff (MA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Xbrand Lap Lounge Notebook Stand w/ USB Cooling Fan Laptop Cooling Station (Personal Computers)

The design is just what I had been looking for: a cooler pad that could fit my 17" laptop and be used comfortably as a lap desk. I own two of them.

The plastic "bump" that angles the back of the laptop upward is a fair design, though one of the cooler pads I own has an unfortunate tendency to suddenly collapse back to being perfectly flat after it's been shifted a few times. The other cooler pad doesn't do this, so it may be a manufacturing flaw.

Both pads developed noisy fans within a couple months of purchase. The fans grind like a lawnmower engine upon starting up and must be tapped until they settle down. They still rumble after that, but not as badly. It sounds as though they are poorly balanced (vibrating) or dying. They deterioriated very rapidly. It's not like these cooler pads were being dropped or subjected to large shocks. They were just being used normally -- picked up, put down, shifted around, sometimes tilted side-side or back-front depending on how the user was sitting. It seems reasonable to expect that the fans don't suddenly start grinding (loudly, I might add) one day after such tame treatment.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, June 10, 2009

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Wunt (SF, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Xbrand Lap Lounge Notebook Stand w/ USB Cooling Fan Laptop Cooling Station (Personal Computers)

I was in the laptop cooler search for a long time - tried Targus, Antec - and finally came across this beauty. Important for me were: (1) portability and (2) efficiency.

I've had this product now for almost 2 years. No problem with excess fan noise or shoddy construction. I've taken it to Hong Kong with me in my backpack and had no problems with the shell.

Pros:
(1) It does what a laptop cooler should do! Essentially the optimal coolers are ones that give enough space both BELOW and ABOVE the unit to allow air to circulate. This one does both, although sometime I put my wallet in there to help the airflow.
(2) Works great with my 15" MBP, running bootcamp to play games the videocard get's engaged and HOT. runs in a cooler range with this.

Cons:
(1) the other reviews don't lie - the back tilt will come down and collapse if you're moving this around all the time. I've never had this problem though since I connect my computer to an external monitor/keyboard and essentially don't budge my laptop at all.
(2) No extra USB port (like the Belkin model).
(3) This really does not work well on the lap (adequate airflow is obstructed).

Other one's you might consider:
(1) Something new that's come out since I bought this is the Antec 200 cooling system. No USB ports, but looks much sturdier (and non-portable) than this unit. A lil' pricier at $65 ish on Amazon.

(2) the Belkin laptop cooler - looks just like this but has 4 extra USB ports. Haven't tried it yet, but hard to beat the deal for $20 at Costco.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great design but doesn't cool enough, June 28, 2009

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D. Andujar "InfoMan" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Xbrand Lap Lounge Notebook Stand w/ USB Cooling Fan Laptop Cooling Station (Personal Computers)

I've had this product for about a year or more and I do agree with the other reviewers that the height adjuster, will collapse suddenly. It's because the adjuster is plastic and after a while the adjuster wears out, specially if you use the same height setting all the time. The adjuster can't hold the weight of the laptop; the height adjuster should be metal so it can stay in place. This lap cooler should have more fans, it really depends on your laptop as to where it has the heat sink of the CPU. I have a Lenovo Thinkpad T61p 15.4 and the heat sink is on the upper left bottom side, the fan on the lap cooler is in the middle so, it doesn't cool that area well. Before you buy a lap cooler find out where the laptop produces more heat. There are models out there that have more than one fan so investigate before you buy. I like the black color because my laptop is black and the style/aesthetics of the cooler. You can rest your arms on its wrist rest for a more comfortable posture. I would've given it 5 starts if it had more fans and a metal height adjuster.