The cure for temperature: TOP-5 cooling pads for laptops

A practical stand for cooling a moderately hot laptop does not have to have an exorbitant price tag. The best confirmation of this is Trust Cooling Stand Ziva from the category of low-cost solutions for cooling pads.

The model has a perforated tabletop with dimensions for a laptop up to 16 inches. The main character in its design is a cooler with a diameter of 115 mm. A laptop of a gaming “breed” heated “red-hot” is unlikely to be cooled by him, however, as a means of additional cooling of ordinary portable computers, the stand shows itself to be a solid “five”.

The model provides a slight slope for the convenience of typing on the laptop keyboard, is equipped with two latches to prevent the laptop from sliding down, a beautiful blue fan backlight should be noted in a separate line. Of course, the backlight is purely decorative, but it gives the stand a special charm.

The power supply of Trust Cooling Stand Ziva is established from the USB socket of the computer through the built-in through connector. It compensates for the busyness of the USB port on board the laptop. The maximum load capacity of the stand is 5 kg. You can buy a model literally for mere pennies, which partly compensates for its low labor productivity for cooling "hot" laptops.

The Deepcool U-Pal U-shaped stand helps keep the laptop "cool" and slightly raises it off the surface to the desired angle in the range from 0 to 45°.

The hottest zones are usually located on both sides of the conventional center line of the laptop. For their effective cooling, the design of the stand from Deepcool provides for two fans of 140 mm in diameter. The fan blades spin at 1000 rpm. and distill air in a volume of 2.58 m³/min. The noise level does not exceed 26 dB, which is akin to the ticking of a wall clock or a whispered conversation.

At the bottom of the mesh surface of the stand, you can see two fasteners to securely fix the laptop. Laptops with screen sizes up to 15.6 inches can be taken on board. At the back, the model is equipped with a bar with steps for adjusting the angle of inclination of the structure. Each step in it is signed with a number corresponding to the angle of inclination. But Deepcool U-Pal has no newfangled backlight. Frankly, she is useless to the stand.

The duo fans of the model are powered by the USB socket of the computer. Fortunately, the stand is equipped with a cable with a through USB 3.0 connector, which does not take away free ports from the laptop. But the built-in wire turned out to be very thin, which raises doubts about its durability. Another small flaw in the model is the lack of an on / off button. However, the stand fulfills its low cost in full and the indicated shortcomings in its design can be safely neglected.

The Crown brand laptop stand has a platform for a laptop with screen sizes up to 19 inches and is armed with five coolers that effectively cool the laptop in the most energy-intensive loads.

Illuminated fans in the design of the model have different calibers - a large cooler with a diameter of 110 mm is placed in the very center, and fans of 85 mm in diameter are dispersed around the perimeter of the stand case. As unnecessary coolers at the edges can be turned off. Also, the user has the right to adjust the speed of rotation of the fan blades for certain tasks.

The stand is made in a characteristic gaming design with backlight coolers in red, green, orange or blue to choose from. The angle of its inclination is adjustable in two positions. In addition, the design provides for an additional USB port and a special stop that prevents the laptop from sliding down.

The stone in the garden of the model is large in size (390x295x30 mm), which makes it difficult to fit in a backpack or laptop bag. The brainchild of Crown is more adapted for stationary home placement. The stand is suitable for a gaming laptop or a powerful work machine. It perfectly cools the laptop, protecting it from overheating even under increased loads.

The Chinese company Deepcool has made a name for itself in computer and server cooling systems. Ordinary laptop users will fit the Multicore N80 RGB stand, which effectively shimmers with a multi-coloured glow of RGB lighting along the contour.

The RGB lighting system of the model displays over 1.67 million shades of color and supports six modes: three dynamic (waves, cycles, breathing) and three so-called monochrome (constant light, breathing, meteor). To switch lighting modes and colors, a special touch button has been introduced into the design of the stand.

In its main role Deepcool Multicore N80 RGB relies on a pair of large coolers with a diameter of 140 mm. When working "at full speed", they rotate at a rhythm of 800 rpm. The noise level does not exceed the volume of a whisper. In practice, a duo of fans can reduce the temperature of a "hot" laptop by 8-10 degrees Celsius, which is quite an excellent indicator in the class.

The model includes two-position adjustment of the angle of inclination for comfortable placement of the laptop. Portable computers up to 17.3 inches are placed on the metal platform of the stand. Of the minuses of the Deepcool Multicore N80 RGB, the questionable quality of materials and assembly is often noted - backlashes and creaks in the design of the model are observed regularly, but they are not critical.

Trust computer peripherals are distinguished by their affordable cost, but at the same time they are able to offer the user audience high quality and perfectly cope with all the tasks assigned to it. The best example of this is the Cooling Stand GXT 1125 laptop cooling pad.

The focus of the model is an impressive cooler located in the upper segment of the stand. The diameter of the main fan is 130 mm, four smaller coolers (50 mm in diameter) "blow" side by side with it. The well-coordinated blowing of a quintet of fans allows you to bring down the temperature of the laptop by about 10 ° C. But the model does not implement the regulation of their speed and the shutdown of individual coolers. You can turn off the entire stand.

The laptop parking space on the surface of the stand is a platform made of perforated aluminium. Portable computers with screen sizes up to 17.3 inches are on it. Separately , the ability to adjust the angle of the stand in height up to 190 mm stands out. The adjustment is adjusted by a metal frame inserted into the grooves on the bottom of the device case. As a bonus, the stand comes with a smartphone holder.

A notable design feature of the Trust Cooling Stand GXT 1125 is the soft blue illumination of the fans from the inside. Unfortunately, adjusting the brightness or removing the backlight will not work at all. Also, in terms of claims to the model, an increased noise threshold is presented (in the context of peers), due to the aforementioned lack of regulation of cooler rotation speeds. And the stand will not fit in every backpack. It is best used as a stationary device at home or in the office.