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List Price: $29.99
Our Price: $20.81
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Manufacturer: Targus
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Targus
Color: Silver
EAN: 0092636110772
Feature: Prevent Overheating: Two-Fan Cooling System Pulls Heat Away From The Notebook and Prevents The Cpu From Overheating During Use
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Label: Targus
Manufacturer: Targus
Model: PA248U
Publisher: Targus
Studio: Targus
Variation Description: Tornado Chill Pad
Warranty: 1 year warranty
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Prevent Overheating: Two-Fan Cooling System Pulls Heat Away From The Notebook and Prevents The Cpu From Overheating During Use
Protect Your Workspace: High-Heat Generating Notebooks Can Damage Furniture Surfaces; Using The Chill Mat¿ Protects Furniture From Heat Damage
Powered By Your Notebook: Plug Into The USB Port for Power, and Turn On The Fans with The On/Off Switch
Power: 1.05 W
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Product has been Factory refurbished to perform as new. It is sold with a Targus 90-Day Warranty. Targus PA248U Tornado Notebook Chill Pad - If you've ever used a notebook, then you know how warm - or even hot! - the underside can get. And that heat can seriously threaten the life of your computer. Thankfully, Targus has solved this problem. Enter the Tornado Chill Pad. This device rests underneath your laptop, where 2 built-in fans quickly dissipate the heat. Noise - 25 dBa Speed - 1500 RPM Dimensions - 11.75 x 9 x 0.8
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Summary: When it works, it works great....kind of.....
Comment: This is the second time that I have ordered this product. The first time it stopped working after about six months. The power cord at the base, as others have already mentioned, is made very flimsy and shorted out. I gave the credit that even though I am not rough on my electronics, maybe it was me, so I purchased a second. I figured that I could actually keep the old one just in case as backup and I would have the cord that I could use on either of them. Well, that theory went out the window when I received the new one. Be warned that it is not the one in the photo. It is a new, "updated", version. So, among other changes, the cords are not interchangeable. In reviewing the one in the photo, it was quiet, cooled wonderfully, but again, the power cord - both the part you plug into the cooler and the on/off switch (which fell apart after about 2 weeks) were flimsy and did not hold up. This new one, they fixed the problem with the on/off switch by adding a button onto the cooler itself, but the cord remains flimsy. It does not cool nearly as well as the original. My laptop remains extremely warm when using it, unlike the original, where my laptop stayed cool to the touch. It is also very noisy - actually would wake my partner when I used it in bed. Notice I said "used" not "use". Yup! This one has went Kaput too: this one lasted about 3 months till it shorted out. But for about another month after that I could jiggle it near the base and it would come back on (of course I would have to rigg it to stay in that position, or hold it in place myself...). But after a month or so, that does not even work anymore, so here I stay again, without a cooler. I am thinking about trying one of the non motorized coolers....at least the power cord won't go out!
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Summary: good product
Comment: A good product, you have to buy it and what helps you that your laptop is not overheating and so you can last for long. do not hesitate to buy it
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Summary: Don't bother
Comment: Interestingly enough, this product was offered on the HP site when I ordered my new DV9000 laptop. As previous reviews have stated, it is indeed made of low grade plastic. I find it puzzling that HP would recommend this item, considering the fans line up in no way whatsoever with the laptop's cooling fans. The USB cord is too long and comes with an ON/OFF slide switch (which failed quickly). I cut the switch and wired it directly; it worked OK for a while. Now the USB plug on the chill pad itself has to be in just the right position to power the fans. A waste of money; don't bother.
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Summary: It Works, For Awhile
Comment: I have purchased two Targus Chill Mats, and while I can say they both work well when they do work, both of my Chill Mats have ceased to function. While the cooling tray does cool my laptop, and it cools it very effectively, the power switch on the Targus Chill Mat is very cheaply made, and the wires have been pulled out of both units I purchased. I was able to splice the cords together and got another three month's use out of the one tray from it, but for the full retail price of this tray, I expected more.
Also, the little rubber lift on the back of the tray have a tendency to fall off. They are loose on one unit, having fallen off and been pushed back in several times, and the other unit that travels with me, they are just missing/lost.
Also, the little stoppers on the bottom of the tray that are supposed to help keep the tray from slipping have all but one fallen off too.
Another negative, if you have a wide screen laptop/notebook, the Targus Chill Mat is not wide enough to provide good stability for the laptop. The smaller laptops are fine, but mine is a 17" widescreen, and so it doesn't fit properly.
So, summary is: it works great, while it's working, but it's cheaply made and for the price, you could probably find a sturdier unit.
Customer Rating:
Summary: One big flaw
Comment: Why?
That's all I can ask. This pad has an on/off switch located on the cord, which is tiny as extremely easy to break. I have owned TWO (TWO!!!) of these pads and BOTH have broken, IN THE SAME SPOT! Why put a switch on it? Why not just unplug the usb cord? I guess its there to break so that you have to buy a new one. Buyer beware- this one small flaw is a doozie.
Other than that it worked fine when it wasn't broken. But if you want something that you know will last longer than a week, look at something better.
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