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| $14.99 | |
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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 11.75 inches | | Product Width: | 9.0 inches | | Product Height: | 0.8 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.94 pounds | | Package Length: | 13.3 inches | | Package Width: | 10.9 inches | | Package Height: | 1.2 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.15 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 583 reviews |
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| | Features | Prevent Overheating: Two-Fan Cooling System Pulls Heat Away From The Notebook and Prevents The Cpu From Overheating During UseProtect Your Workspace: High-Heat Generating Notebooks Can Damage Furniture Surfaces; Using The Chill Mat¿ Protects Furniture From Heat DamagePowered By Your Notebook: Plug Into The USB Port for Power, and Turn On The Fans with The On/Off SwitchPower: 1.05 W
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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Piece of JUNK Nov 08, 2009
I bought this and have regretted it ever since. The fans are too loud and the cord does not stay in the cooler.
It's cheap for a reason.
 Turned my HOT laptop into a COLD laptop Nov 07, 2009
This cooling pad (Targus PA248U $14.99) is unbelievable. Easily the best buy i have made for my computer since i purchased it. I use a 3 1/2 year old power hungry dell that runs very very hot, but not anymore. This thing keeps my computer not cooler than cool - ice cold. Would recommend to anyone with a hot laptop.
Keep your laptop cool and easy to view Nov 01, 2009
I already own one Podium Coolpad and ordered a second for my new laptop. It's a great little product that serves two purposes--it keeps the laptop off the desk and so facilitates cooling, and if you are using it as a desktop replacement (as I do with both my laptops), it raises the screen a few inches, giving you a more comfortable view. I use a wireless external keyboard and mouse and the Coolpad makes my setup perfect. Highly recommended.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Invest in something better... Oct 18, 2009
I bought a MacBook Pro, which runs pretty hot, and needed something to help cool the heat generated from the notebook. I opted to buy this Targus PA248U Notebook Chill Pad at a Northern California Fry's Electronics store, since the price seems right and the spec was comparable to other models that costs $10 more (without the sales discount offered at the time).
Anyway, after using it for about 3 months, I noticed that the fan noises started to get really loud and annoying. To the point that it is drowning out the sound from DVDs or videos that is playing on the MacBook Pro. The amount of air that the fan circulates is also reduced considerable. Trying to clean the dust built up was a real hassle (design does not allow for easy cleaning). Using the compressed air cleaners helps, but it does not fix the fact that the fans seem to be spinning off-balance and rubbing against something when turned on.
By pure coincidence my roommate also has a Targus PA248U for her laptop, and she complains about the same issue after hearing the familiar loud and annoying sound coming from my Chill Pad. Below is the list of pros and cons that we came up with for the product:
Pros:
Fans initially circulates a fair amount of air to help cool down laptops.
Chill pad is not heavy, so it is portable.
Runs on power from USB.
Cons:
Design Quality - poor. Made of cheap plastic that can't support the weight of average size laptops/notebooks.
Not much clearance underneath the chill pad to draw air.
Difficult to perform routine cleaning to get rid of built up dust.
Rubber pads on the corners not sufficient enough to prevent scratching the bottom of your laptops with the chill pad.
Unit is light weight, but bulky (common complaint for almost all products in this category)
Product lifespan for me is about 8-9 months (my roommate gave up on hers after about the same)
Fan noises can get extremely loud and annoying.
Unit has stopped working while plugged in and turned on, and caused notebook to overheat and shutdown unexpectedly.
Can't easily replace the small component fans (even if you take the unit apart)
Would I recommend or purchase this product again? Most likely not, unless it is priced cheaper as a disposable equipment that you replace regularly.
Mary's Very Important Opinion Oct 07, 2009
My co-workers ALL had the Targus coolpad. I was jealous and somewhat miffed that they ordered one for, it seemed, everyone but me. Finally, I decided I could not live without one because my laptop seemed to get so warm. HOWEVER, the very best part of this product is how perfect it angles my laptop. I had no idea what I was missing. This has made a great difference in ease of use of my laptop which we all know does not have the most friendly keyboard!
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