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Xpad is the original patented passive laptop cooler and heat shield that beat out fan based coolers on Cnet review No Fans! 100% Passive Cooling - Cool your laptop and your lap silently without having to use up a USB port to power a fan Universal Fit for up to 15" Laptops (see Xpad Slim for larger laptops)Lightweight design fits in your laptop bag with your laptop Non-slip design grips your laptop so that it stays put even when you don't Laptop Heatshield Laptop heat can be bad for health - especially for men. Xpad composite style structure provides air pockets to shield the heat from passing through to your lap.
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65 of 68 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
I've had this for about as long as I've had my laptop (a new model is out and it's $200 cheaper so that makes it what... about a year?) and I love it. It fits my 14" just fine and could probably fit a 15" too. It's the exact same width as my laptop and about 1 inch longer, which is ideal because a little bit of slack forward & back keeps it on your lap even when it slides just a bit (more on that later).
When used with a desk, it keeps it up and away from the desk and simply provides more air below the laptop where the fans are. One of the "X" pads are directly below the hard drive, so it probably doesn't get as much ventilation as it could, but still more than if the xpad wasn't involved.
As something you keep on your lap, it works great too. The bottom side has an almost denim like feel to it and keeps everything relatively stable and things don't slide around except at the most extreme angles - the laptop will start to slip at, say, greater than 30 degrees away from you (the monitor half being heavy and towards the bottom - it's just not good) or 45 degrees towards you (which is how I sometimes keep it if I'm lying in bed with it propped up between my stomach and one of my legs). If I were to redesign it, I'd texture the rubber X pads on the top (they're pretty smooth) so as to add just a touch more grip, but that's a very minor quibble - really at the angles I'm talking about, gravity just has to take over.
It's made of some sort of plastic and foam, and I was really surprised with how light-weight it was. It's also thin enough to take with you in a laptop bag.... Read more ›
When used with a desk, it keeps it up and away from the desk and simply provides more air below the laptop where the fans are. One of the "X" pads are directly below the hard drive, so it probably doesn't get as much ventilation as it could, but still more than if the xpad wasn't involved.
As something you keep on your lap, it works great too. The bottom side has an almost denim like feel to it and keeps everything relatively stable and things don't slide around except at the most extreme angles - the laptop will start to slip at, say, greater than 30 degrees away from you (the monitor half being heavy and towards the bottom - it's just not good) or 45 degrees towards you (which is how I sometimes keep it if I'm lying in bed with it propped up between my stomach and one of my legs). If I were to redesign it, I'd texture the rubber X pads on the top (they're pretty smooth) so as to add just a touch more grip, but that's a very minor quibble - really at the angles I'm talking about, gravity just has to take over.
It's made of some sort of plastic and foam, and I was really surprised with how light-weight it was. It's also thin enough to take with you in a laptop bag.... Read more ›
53 of 58 people found the following review helpful
By Lisa Hyatt
Great solution. Lightweight, and dramatic difference. The heat from my MacBook Pro was intense. I've had other laptops before, but nothing came close to the heat from my Apple. Every couple hours I would have to shut it down to let it cool off, or put it on the granite countertop in my kitchen to absorb the heat. The typical plastic laptop pads didn't absorb the heat. I even pulled out a spare tile of stone from the outdoor countertop we installed to use as a laptop pad, but this was a heavy and ridiculous solution. The Xpad was much more affordable, and I liked that it didn't need to plug into my laptop to run additional fans.
37 of 40 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
I purchased this after receiving my Macbook 13". I read the online reviews and thought I would give it a try. For me it works well with my needs. First, it surely keeps my lap cooler, though I am not really sure about the actual laptop temp. It is ergonomic, being pretty non-intrusive and not having to adapt to an extremely odd wrist/hand angle. My laptop never slips, even when I angle my legs! It is very light and travels extremely well and does not use up your battery. I also have one with fans, the Vantech or Vanguard, which of course does lower the temp, but sucks up the battery, plus seems to be very fragile, and my laptop slips off of it often. I would recommend this item to others, though I would hope the price of this extremely simple unit would go down, but at around $17, I would pay that again.
My rating for the product is a 5 star, but it losses one star from me for the cost being higher than what I believe it should be, considering manufacturing and material cost. I would imagine the cost would go down eventually.
My rating for the product is a 5 star, but it losses one star from me for the cost being higher than what I believe it should be, considering manufacturing and material cost. I would imagine the cost would go down eventually.
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By may
I've been using the XPad for about two weeks and have to say that overall it does a pretty good job. I mostly use my laptop propped in my lap in bed,and the fans on my Dell don't go off nearly as often when I'm using the Xpad. I no longer feel the heat from my laptop burning into my skin, and I can't say I really miss it all that much. Furthermore, I pretty much leave it permanently on the Xpad even when I'm not using it, thus dispelling my previous irrational fear that my laptop would overheat and set my sheets on fire if I left it unattended. The fact that it runs without needing to plug in to a USB port and without noisy fans of any sort is a huge plus.
Some things to note: I own a Dell Inspiron 1505 with a 15.4' screen. The Xpad fits it perfectly from front to back, however the computer is larger by about 1 cm on each side. This doesn't really seem to affect the performance at all. If I use my laptop for hours at a time, the rubberized raised surfaces on the Xpad tend to get pretty hot, though I think this is unavoidable when running your computer for so long in such close proximity to another surface. It's going to heat up something unless you can somehow use it suspended in air.
The other thing is that the actual physical presence of the Xpad under my laptop took some getting used to. In some places, it adds about an inch to how my laptop used to sit, and when I first started using it I found that I had to slightly adjust the position of my hands, particularly when typing. I stopped noticing this after a few days of use, and have actually come to appreciate the stable surface that the Xpad creates--almost like a mini-desk.... Read more ›
Some things to note: I own a Dell Inspiron 1505 with a 15.4' screen. The Xpad fits it perfectly from front to back, however the computer is larger by about 1 cm on each side. This doesn't really seem to affect the performance at all. If I use my laptop for hours at a time, the rubberized raised surfaces on the Xpad tend to get pretty hot, though I think this is unavoidable when running your computer for so long in such close proximity to another surface. It's going to heat up something unless you can somehow use it suspended in air.
The other thing is that the actual physical presence of the Xpad under my laptop took some getting used to. In some places, it adds about an inch to how my laptop used to sit, and when I first started using it I found that I had to slightly adjust the position of my hands, particularly when typing. I stopped noticing this after a few days of use, and have actually come to appreciate the stable surface that the Xpad creates--almost like a mini-desk.... Read more ›
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Laptop Cooler For Smaller Laptops
If you buy this cooler and you have a large laptop, you might have to turn it slightly so you can keep the laptop cool enough. Read more
Published 6 days ago by brian clark
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works
It keeps the laptop cool and also provides a nice, slip free platform for you laptop if you're actually using it on your lap.
Published 19 days ago by Philip Juhas
4.0 out of 5 stars
XPAD does the job - wish it was a custom size
The XPAD does keep my 13" MacBook from scorching my legs and it keeps the CPU about 5-10 degrees cooler - especially compared to having your computer on a pillow on your lap,... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Pat Quinn
4.0 out of 5 stars
Just what I needed.
I was looking for something to keep my laptop flat on a uneven surface and could provide cooling with out a fan. It works for my needs. You might take a look at it!
Published 1 month ago by cyberbill
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ahhhh.... Nice and cooool.
I have a MacBook Retina Pro 10,2 15 inch and it gets really hot just sitting on my lap. I guess I'm too hot to handle. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Minh Ly
5.0 out of 5 stars
laptop cooler.
This is a great item to keep your lap top from overheating, mine runs so hot it will burn your lap. Good product
Published 2 months ago by Kay Clark
1.0 out of 5 stars
Did not work for me.
I use my laptop on my lap and it gets very hot. I was looking for something that would cool the laptop down. This didn't work and I returned it after one use.
Published 2 months ago by Gina
2.0 out of 5 stars
worthless
Doesn't keep the lap top cool. Just providing a bit of elevation so the heat cal slip out isn't enough.
Published 3 months ago by Professor
5.0 out of 5 stars
I don't know how but this thing works like a charm
I make motion graphics and do 3d animation so my computer gets pretty hot when processing. I don't know how this thing works, or how its so simple but it works better than many of... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Timato
4.0 out of 5 stars
Does the job...just 1 problem
Does a great job. Only CON is that there is no USB input on pad. If it supplemented for its USB slot, this would be 5 stars.
Published 4 months ago by Pen Name
