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While it may not meet everyone’s needs, I believe many will find the Strong Cool to be an excellent, affordable innovation. I was able to purchase mine for a total cost of $3.65 on eBay from ‘orighthere’. The product arrived fully intact and within a reasonable amount of time. I have one of the early Chromebooks, an Acer C-710 and the internal fan began to make an annoying constant ticking sound. My sad attempt to fix the problem resulted in rendering the fan totally non-working. Because this computer was never that great a seller, a replacement fan was expensive, compared to many other units in the ‘netbook’ category. Besides that, going ‘under the hood’ to change it out didn't appear to be that easy (though I’m certainly not a computer repair expert, I have accomplished this task before on other computers). Even with the loss of the fan, the computer was still largely functional. For purposes of the things I do most, bringing in web pages, working with email, composing a document or modifying a spreadsheet, the C-710 did fine. But it did heat up noticeably when performing more central processing unit intensive tasks such as watching an ESPN3 video stream. The Chromebook with the Strong Cool connected passed this acid test with flying colors, keeping the computer temperature down. Regarding its shortcomings, the Strong Cool is a bit noisy. The level of noise is something I can live with, except when I am trying to dictate correspondence. During those times, the voice typing software that I use in Google Docs doesn't adequately pick up what I'm saying. Beyond that, by my measurements, it looks like at least 1 and 11/16 inches of space is needed to wedge the two prongs of the Strong Cool within the computer’s vent slats. Another consideration is that the Strong Cool takes up 2 1/4 inches of width when attached. So if you have other ports near the vent (like a USB, HDMI or SVGA port) adequate space may not be available to properly plug in one or more of those cables. If the limitations mentioned above do not present a problem for you, I think the chances are good that you'll find the Strong Cool to be an outstanding value and a great alternative to replacing your netbook, notebook or laptop fan.Read full review
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My Toshiba E305 laptop ran VERY hot, especially when handling graphics-intensive apps. This vacuum device DOES pull additional air through the laptop, but exactly how well it functions depends entirely on your achieving a good seal between the silicone boot and the laptop case/vent. The fact that the seals ARE silicone also means that no adhesive in the world, even duct tape, will stick to it. So positioning is the SOLE method of minimising air leaks. I found the mounting option of double-stick tape on a bottom mount configuration to be difficult to affix properly. First- gravity is pulling the unit down & away from the case, leaving gaps. Second- the adhesive is pretty weak anyway. Add in the vibration you get when the unit is operating and you have a very short-lived adhesion. My workaround was to place a book or such UNDER the laptop/fan mount point to hold everything in place. Kludgy but works, but portability suffers if you have to carry another piece of whatever to use as a wedge. Anyway, it DOES work, but you do have to put in effort to make it work WELL. Noise is noticeable when operating, but not really objectionable.Read full review
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I received and opened the package to find that it was already broken in two pieces. Needless to say, i payed close to $8 and I should of went for the $30 fan.
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Works great got 2 for my tv boxes, and keeps them cool, no more problems with over heating thanks.
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The fan was "broken" and disassembled, I had to reattach the the components that holds the motor and glue back the upper plastic
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