NZXT Notebook Cooler with 2 Moveable Fans (Cryo E40)

then the fan started rattling after about 4 weeks of on and off usage. Still is a great product but hearing this rattling noise is extremely distracting and unwanted. The capability of being able to move the fans anywhere with the magnets is great and I really love that feature. It is fairly heavy as well when combining it to my 15" hp envy but it lets your laptop breath when you have it on your lap and the tilted design helps angle for when you're typing. Even without the fans it will give your laptop that breathing room needed, just be sure to remove the fans to allow for more airflow.Edit 12-6-2012: Ok, it's been about 3 months and it was still bugging me that the fan was rattling, thus not letting me use the fans to cool the laptop. So I read around on ways to solve this problem and I found a solution that suggested using  WD-40 110054 Multi-Use Product Spray with Smart Straw, 8 oz.  while this isn't the same model I used it's still the same product. So, I pulled back the affected fan a little bit to be able to spray into the bearings with the nozzle. I cleaned it up, plugged it in and now it works like before no rattling, YESS!This might be only a temporary fix to my problem but for now I can actually use the fans again so I'm satisfied. Hope this helps any potential buyers should they ever encounter this kind of problem, cheers.

When I first received the Cryo E40, I really liked it. The ability to position the fans where they can be most effective is great. HOWEVER - after 6 months the USB cable has failed at the "Y" where the two fans are wired to the plug. The fans no longer spin. There is a piece of shrink tubing over the wire joint, and if I wiggle the wires at the shrink tubing I can sometimes get the fans to kick-on for a while - but they always quit after a few minutes. Today I sent a request to NZXT support to see if the fans can be replaced, and it will be interesting to see what they say. If they make it too difficult to get the fans replaced, I'll probably try cutting off the shrink tubing and trying to repair it myself. The top is only held onto the plastic base by 4 very small Neodymium magnets that are pressed into the plastic. Two of the magnets have already pulled out of the plastic. I might try a little superglue to see if that will help. Overall, I probably won't buy this laptop cooler again and I also won't recommend it. It's too bad - it is very close to being an excellent product - but a couple of faults keep it from succeeding.Update on 10/19/2013: NZXT support was excellent, I submitted a support ticket on their website and they sent me a replacement for the entire USB fan set. I'm adding a star for very good support.

My laptop is small, but overheats so I need to use a cooler. I bought this one because it was cheap and had some decent reviews.I've been using this cooler for a few weeks and it's ok. It keeps my laptop cool most of the time, but there are some things about it that are irritating.In order to have the moveable fans, the top metal grid and plastic bottom come apart. They're held together by little magnets spaced around the edge and I've found that these magnets don't do a good job of keeping the two pieces together. I use my laptop on my lap so I set it and the cooler down and pick it back up several times a day. I have to slide the top back onto the bottom almost every time I pick the two back up.The fans can also get noisy. I have yet to figure out why they're rattling; it doesn't happen all the time. If I take the cooler apart and move the fans around a bit, the noise stops usually.I feel like there has to be a better cooler than this out there. I just haven't found it yet.

My laptop was constantly overheating and shutting itself down. I finally looked into getting a cooler fan but didn't know what kind to get. I noticed the areas where my laptop was overheating didn't match up with the coolers that where out there. Their fans were positioned in places that didn't cover where I needed them. Then I saw the NZXT Notebook cooler with 2 movable fans and thought they could do the job. I was right! I was able to position the little fans right over the hot stops of my lap top. It worked like a charm. My laptop hasn't shut down since! I was also happy to know that the fans are very quiet too. Much quieter then the fan in my laptop! Very happy with this Notebook cooler. Love that the fans are magnetic and can be moved easily. This was a great buy but only wish they had a cooler with three magnetic fans, that would be fabulous!

I bought this NZXT Notebook Cooler with 2 Moveable Fans as a backup in case my old notebook cooler may die from "old age" sooner or later. I tested it as soon as I received it and it worked perfectly, with no harsh sounds and good flow of air from the fans. I only gave it 4 stars because I haven't tested it for any real length of time yet. When my old cooler gives out, I'll use this one and give it the real "time test" and update my review then. : )

I love how this cools down my HP laptop, and I have not had any heating problems with it since. I love how you can move the fans to the area you need. They just attach with magnets inside of the cooling frame.However, I have had some clicking sound issues with it. I would still use this over other cooling pads.After some time is when it starts to click, but if you are playing games this is a great cooler to use.

Good design. Not-so-good endurance. Fans inside are great - moveable w/magnets. But I soon lost a couple of fan blades. Then, the tiny wires supplying power to the fans shorted out, so first one fan, then the other didn't work. Is it a disaster? NO! I've found that just the base - no fans/wires, etc. - below my laptop dissipates most of the heat w/o need of the electrical falderal. And the cost wasn't so high as to be all that upset.

Ich habe das Gerät für mein Macbook Pro 15,6" gekauft und passt auch sehr gut. die Metallabdeckung ist magnetisch und die Lüfter darunter sind leise genug um nicht gestört zu werden. Der untere Körper besteht aus Plastik, hept sich optisch jedoch nicht sonderlich von der oberen Abdeckung ab.Ich hatte das Vergnügen dieses Gerät mit dem "Cooler Master Notepal U2" zu vergleichen, da ich jenes für meine Dame gekauft habe (Sie: HP Pavilion 15,6 ").Bei beiden Geräten gibts es Vor- und Nachteile...ich versuche sie mal heraus zu kristallisieren. Die Geräte scheinen immer das anzubieten, was beim anderen vermisst wird....NZXT CRYO E40 Notebook Kühler - schwarzPRO - 100% flexible Kühler zum positionieren - Angenehm für den Schoß!CONTRA - das Kabel passt manchmal nur wirklich so grade am Aussenbereich des Plastikgehäuses. Sprich platziert man die Lüfter wie ich, links aussen, muss man das Kabel schon ein wenig aus dem Weg platzieren, damit die Magnetische Klappe überhaupt zu geht. - Die Lüfter sind schon gut leise, die Lüfter vom Coolermaster jedoch toppen das Ganze um die Hälfte! - Ein wenig teuer, deshalb einen Stern Abzug.Cooler Master Notepal U2PRO - Sehr Leise, leiser als bei dem Cryo! - Sieht sehr wertig aus und macht auch einen soliden stabilen Eindruck. - etwas steilerer Neigungswinkel, die Vorderseite kommt auf dem Boden für angenehmes Arbeiten. - Einfach super für stationäres Arbeiten - Kabel kann einfach unter dem Kühler herlaufen (super Verstauungsmöglichkeit) - 7 Euro günstiger als das Cryo!CONTRA - Die Lüfter sind in Ihrer Beweglichkeit eingeschränkt, da sie mit den Löchern korresponieren müssen. Manchmal stehen auch die Abstandshalter im Weg. Die Lüfter können eher horizontal, als vertikal angeordnet werden. Da der Kühler nach vorne auf den Tisch ausläuft, ist direkt vorne zwar noch Platz für einen Kühler, aber das Gitter des Kühlers liegt ein wenig auf, heisst: Der Kühler wackelt. - Nur bedingt geeignet für den Schoß.Fazit:Es gibt keine wirklichen Sieger hier. Jeder bietet einen anderen Komfort an, den sich jeder selbst einschätzen muss. Für stationäres Arbeiten, empfehle ich den Coolermaster. Ich selbst hab das Dingen NIE auf dem Schoß und arbeite nur am Schreibtisch. Es ist sehr leise und neigt sich nach vorn auf dem Tisch, während man beim CRYO einfach ein Podest in kauf nehmen muss.Vom Kühlen tun sich beide nix. Beide tun ihren Dienst.Den einen Stern gibt es Abzug, da der Coolermaster bei gleicher bzw. ähnlicher Leistung 7 Euro günstiger ist...

Positiv:- sichtliche Kühlung- individuell plazierbare Lüfter (handlich durch Magnete)- leichte Neigung; Laptop rutscht nicht herunter- Verdeckung hat Magnetverschluss (keine unhandlichen Schrauben)Negativ:- die Lüfter sind nicht durch kleinmaschige Gitter oder ähnliches vor Staub, Haaren etc. geschützt, was die Ventilatoren gelegentlich zum Stillstand bringt (man muss manuell weiterhelfen)- die Kabel der Lüfter verhindern eine komplett freie Plazierung, da sie zu kurz sind- der Kühler hielt weniger als die versprochenen 40000 Stunden- nur zwei Lüfter mit durchschnittlicher Leistung (dafür wären drei besser gewesen)Fazit: Das Preis - Leistungsverhältnis ist nicht besonders gut.