RazerLaptop Cooling Pad: Adaptive Smart - Intelligent Fan Control - Airtight Pressure Chamber - Fits Most Laptops & Macbooks 14” to 18" - Preset & Custom Fan Curves - 3 Port USB Type A - Chroma RGB

I bought the Razer Laptop Cooling Pad to replace an aged-and-dying Enermax cooler (single 8-inch fan) that could no longer effectively cool my Origin PC EON16-X laptop (16", Intel i9 14900HX, NVIDIA RTX 4090).Setup was very simple for me. The laptop fits well on the pre-installed frame. I already use Razer Chroma and Razer Synapse for my Basilisk mouse, and I didn't have to do anything to get the softwares to detect and manage the laptop cooler. I leave the fan set on the lowest speed, allowing the software the adjust the fan speed based on system temps.Pros:- First, it's a great cooler. System temps are around 10ºC lower under load than using my older cooler.- Simple set-up process, especially if you already use Razer peripherals and their associated software.- 3 included frames to accommodate laptops of different sizes and vent placements. Frames are very easy to change since they use magnets: simply pull one off and stick on another to fit your laptop.- 3 powered USB-A ports on the back.- Cleanable air filter helps keep your laptop innards from getting quite as dirty.- As with all new peripherals these days, there are lights. You can press a button to cycle through some preset options, or use Razer Chroma to set your preferred color(s) and effect.Cons:- The fan can be absurdly loud. For those of us who game without headphones, it's a major distraction to have the fan on higher speed settings. Medium speed is annoying but tolerable, and High speed is around the noise level of a loud vacuum cleaner in the next room.- The cooler has a plastic frame. At this price, it probably could be aluminum. Still, the plastic is strong and sturdy and I have no doubts it will hold up in function and form.- The price is significantly more than other high-performance coolers, but they don't have the Razer name included.- The power cord is about 5 feet long, and the brick (wallwart) is rather large. My desk's power strip couldn't fit it, so I had to run it to the wall, which is a stretch.Playing high-resource games would generally have my system getting very hot, into the dangerous nearly-100ºC range. Below are temps measured by GPU-Z and Core Temp, with the cooler running variable fan speed managed by Synapse.GPU: RTX 4090- Idle temp ~38ºC- Load temp ~69-70ºC at 98% load, 76ºC Hot Spot, 88ºC Memory TempCPU: i9 14900HX- Idle temps vary from 35-44ºC depending on core- Load temps 70-83ºC, spiking at 75-97ºC depending on core

Before I purchased this cooling pad I had a cheap Chinese pad with four fans and zero software. I ran the Chinese pad on max all the time but it barely made a difference. There was nothing in the way of dust filtration in the Chinese pad.Razer has outdone themselves concerning the design of this cooling pad. The plastic is very sturdy and the stand is at a perfect angle. This cooling pad also doubles as a USB-A hub, with appropriate space for cables underneath the pad. The foam serves to insulate the underside of a laptop from dust, and there is dust filtration on the fan as well.While gaming this cooling pad offers significant performance gains. The fan will easily go up to full speed and generate a substantial amount of noise. I can hear this noise occasionally through headphones but it doesn't bother me too much. The game soundtrack should cover up the fan noise as well.The software allows you to see temps, manually set the fan speed, set the fan to adaptive mode, and control the LED bar on the bottom of the pad. I use the fan on adaptive mode since it usually runs slowly enough that I cannot hear it or I have tuned it out. I have the LED set to Razer green, but you can easily turn it off. You can also use a plethora of LED modes like "breathe" or "rainbow".Overall the cooling pad is worth the cost. Razer may have added a little "brand tax" but this cooling pad is reliably performant. There are cheaper cooling pads from China that serve the same purpose, but they do not usually offer the gains this pad delivers. The build quality is also lacking in many of the cheaper options.

I have a cheaper, generic laptop cooler that works very well and cost $120 cheaper. Lots of fans and you can run it at low speed. It works..... But there was no way to turn the rgb lights off. I am not at a dance club.... I am trying to focus on being productive. That is what led me to the razer version of a laptop cooler.1. It's solid. I love how well it is built.2. Good seal to pull out hot air. It works amazingly well. I only need to run it on speed 1 of 3.3. Speeds 2 and 3 are loud and very loud. If music is playing it's no concern. Guess it's good to have it if you need it.4. I keep the leds either off or razer green.5. I have the new razer blade 18 2025 with 5080. It keeps it very cool (gpu) when rendering. I think it gets up to 44°C once but that was rendered so fast I didn't really get to test it out.Verdict : if you need something to cool your system, this will do it very well. It's expensive. But it works well and the design is better than others I have used.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Really awesome laptop cooler. Works really well with my blade 2020 that get hotter than hell without proper cooling. I have upgraded my laptop with high performance drives and 64gb of ram which increase the heat output like the sun. I would burn my hand when touching the frame just above the memory and killed three batteries probably from heat damage. Tried different coolers that didn’t help much. Got this cooler and the whole laptop feels cold to the touch even when playing Cyberpunk. It’s like this thing should have came with the laptop when they sell it. Took off a star because it is a bit difficult to set the laptop onto the proper position because the rubber mounting foam is too soft. If you put weight on one side while typing the laptop will lean which feels unnatural. Overall this cooler is a must if you value your laptop.