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Review on ๐Ÿ”ฅ ORICO Laptop Cooling Pad: Aluminum Stand with External Fans โ€“ Portable Computer Riser for MacBook Air Pro Dell XPS HP Alienware & More (Up to 17โ€) by Andrew Frison

Revainrating 1 out of 5

I have to go back to the design team! Not very efficient cooling by design!

I like the aluminum shape but the cooling holes are not optimized for efficient cooling. They are too small and this cooling pad needs to be redesigned with larger cooling holes to improve airflow. The supplied fans are almost useless. I don't think they could find a fan set more useless than the ones they sell. The fans are so inefficient that I had to use tissue paper to determine which direction they blow. Let's just say the current design sucks. I followed a previous reviewer's recommendation and bought an 80mm AC Infinity MULTIFAN S5. I haven't received the replacement fans yet, but will update this review when they arrive. The original fans look inefficient because of their cases. Fan housings are not optimized for maximum airflow. Overall, I am very disappointed with the delivery performance. The designers could do better. UPDATE: I installed an 80mm AC Infinity MULTIFAN S5. It's an improvement, but it's not an ice maker. MULTIFAN can only be installed on the top half due to gap problems. I removed the grilles for the gap with the countertop. The fans are held in place with fan screws that line up pretty much with the holes in the aluminum cooling pad. Infinity fans are of much better quality than ORICO fans. As another reviewer noted, it would be better to buy this fanless cooling pad since the manufacturer's fans are junk. While the manufacturer appears to be selling the device without a fan, Revain doesn't seem to be able to get one. The best fan solution would be a half-thickness fan for better countertop clearance. I was trying to align the fans with the fan headers on my HP Specter laptop. I will find the best fan solution

Pros
  • Cooling Your Laptop: The ORICO laptop cooler is made of aluminum alloy and helps to keep your laptop cool under normal load even without the fan running. And it is equipped with 2 detachable fans rotating at 3000ยฑ10%RPM, which is perfect for exhausting hot air and preventing your laptop from overheating when you are working for a long time.
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