Features:

  • The best cooler to ease heat dissipation in laptops, rapidly reduce both surface and internal temperature by 18 to 50 F degrees in minutes which is far better than cooling pads.
  • Designed for notebok computer with air vents on both sides or rear, ideal for gaming laptops or systems that tax the CPU. Not recommended for Macbook or other ultrathin notebooks thinner than 0.4inch.
  • New Model: updated LED screen dynamically displays the air temperature from your laptop vent; 13 speeds to manage the airflow and noise; Quiet operation in auto mode and max. noise is less than 70dbm.
  • Two-way Installation: quick installation provides a easy mounting solution, just plug and play; 3M fixing glue with patented clamping arms, keeps the cooler firmly attached to laptop when moving.
  • There are auto and manual working modes; High quality Japanese motor ensure min. 5000 working hours; One year replacement for defective unit and 30 day no hassle return and refund, no question asked.
Buy this before buying a new laptop

I just received this in the mail yesterday and I already feel compelled to write this review. I was ready to start looking for a new laptop because the overheating in my current laptop was totally ridiculous - the cooler is at 114 degrees Fahrenheit right now. The installation was easy except the manual didn't say anything about connecting the USB cable it comes with so in case you are wondering why it doesn't work - you have to connect the USB cable and it should turn on automatically as you power on your laptop. The fan suction should be airtight to the laptop. I had to use the permanent adhesive method to make sure they hold on tightly because the little suction cups method didn't work for me. The four foam-padded adhesive pegs they supplied were also helpful with leveling my laptop after applying the external fan. This product saved my laptop and I am so happy I purchased this first.

Excellent way to keep cool while gaming

If you have a MSI GE72 6QF Apache Pro, while it works great, you cannot attach it as per the instructions. I just used the bottom plate with the suction cups and placed it on my GPU fan exhaust. Once set up my laptop doesn't move so it stays in place. Really though unless your system is old or you haven't cleaned the fans, you only need this for gaming (MSI users). So I ordered this with all the tools I needed to clean my fans. This came first. I used it while I waited for the rest of my order and let me say, my temps were sitting in the high 90s C and putting this on and cranking it up knocked 25° off my GPU temps. I have since cleaned my fans, which is an easy process for those who never did it before as I haven't, and my temps dropped quite a bit. Anyone who has an MSI Laptop knows they get hot. And MSI support will tell you that 85-95°C is normal even with the Cooler Boost fan set up they got. My temps while gaming (Fallout 4, BF1 & 4, Dark Souls 3, GTA V, etc.) are now in the mid 60s - mid/upper 70s depending on the game. Usually sits about68°C. I am going to buy another Opolar LC06 for my CPU fan exhaust to see if the double up reduces temps even further as I'm sure the temps are being affected by my CPU as well and will update this review when I do. Mileage will vary. I have a friend who bought this for his Acer Gaming laptop and he says it does nothing to help. Could be the way Acer does their heat dissipation but I do not know.

Saved my old laptop

I have an older i7 quad core laptop that still has a lot of life left in it. Except the fan just quit working on it. I have it always on waiting for remote connections from my Chromebook, and I run boinc in the background. So, it has to have a fan, or it gets too hot. I set this up on my laptop and the temperature went from 130 degrees to 98 degrees within about 5-7 minutes. I just leave it on the automatic setting. It was pretty 'cool' (pun intended) to see that as the fan started working and the temperature started to cool down, the fan would then automatically slow down a bit. So, the automatic setting seems to work perfectly on this. So, far I am incredibly happy, this gets around the problem of a broken internal fan for my laptop and I hope to get many more years of use out of it. If this ever wears out I will definitely buy another!

After what feels like a year (Updated)

After what feels like a year, This thing is still going strong. I replaced a laptops processor with a quad core model, and the stock cooling solution wasn't enough. I'd hit thermal limits and it'd shut down. Installed this and haven't had a single issue. It can be pretty loud on max speed, but i usually run it on auto. Edit: Had this now for over two years, still going strong! Has been working hard whenever I use that laptop and just keeps going, every so often I blow the dust out of it. More products need this kind of build quality.

Just be sure to push the plug in deep enough to get power. Doh! Let me replace my laptop pads.

Finally one that works! I have tried another brands and it just did not have the sticking power needed to hang onto my laptop. This unit uses 3m adhesive and also has the little swing arms that help hold it. I can even close my lid with it installed. Its very strudy and can easily be removed for travel. The bracket stays on underneath and you just slide it out. It took me a little fiddling to get it working. At first I didn't think it would work. The hole it snaps into is difficult to figure out. It only fits over it just barely so you think it's going to fall apart. Also, the plug in for the power needs to be pushed in super deep. I thought for about 5 minutes I had a DOA unit. It was plugged in but I needed to push it hard that extra 1/8 inch to get it deep enough. Viola. Power. My favorite feature? It automatically senses the internal air temperature coming out and if it's too hot it speeds up. I can also manually set the fan speed if I want it cooler. My laptop was on the edge of death and had several major repairs due to overheating. I even used a laptop pad and it still did not help enough. I have a very fuzzy cat and her hair gets everywhere. I also used cans of air to spray it out every few weeks. Nothing worked except this little device. Its been on for a couple months and just sucks the heat right out. My laptop went from running 175 degree to 105 on average. Its barely warm to the touch. I was able to get rid of my laptop pads also. I have now bought another one for my other laptop. Good product.

Highly recommend this - extends the life of your laptop.

I had the 05 model for my computer and it worked so well I bought two of these for two other thin Think Pads we have. I consider it a small investment to prolong the life of thin laptops. When they heat up, it can do damage or shorten the life of the device and the onboard fan just can't keep up. The weld broke on my motherboard so when it heats up, it flexes and loses the connection to the hard drive. I only used to be able to use the laptop for about 45 minutes at a time before it lost all data and gave a "Bluescreen of death" error. Now I can be on it all day and it doesn't heat up. It's not unreasonable when considering portability either because I move my laptop around all the time. I highly recommend this.

Problem solved!!!

I was looking for a Laptop Cooling Pad and Amazon presented a large variety. As I scrolled down the list I noticed something different – a small dark box labeled “Opolar LC06 Laptop Fan with Temperature Display and Cooling Pads”. Out of curiosity I checked this out and ordered it because it was smaller than the Cooling Pads and the description intrigued me. The first thing I saw when I opened the box were printed directions how to put it all together. I was offered two choices – permanent attachment or temporary more easily removable installation. There is a choice of 3 silicone connecting pads that fit between the laptop fan outlet and the Opolar intake. Once I chose the right size and attached it to the Opolar I found and placed the thin black filter that fits over the inlet to keep dust from entering the Opolar intake. Temporary (easily removable) connection to the location of the fan on the side of the laptop was easy. I turned on the laptop and then Opolar. The fan outlet was now flowing into the Opolar inlet. The temperature reading was 107o F. Gradually the temperature dropped to 98o F. The air coming out of the back of the Opolar in no longer heating the surface of my desk or any other items near the laptop. The Opolar fan speed can be adjusted easily to change the output temperature. Problem solved!!! I have now used the Opolar for about one month. According to the description on Amazon it should last up to 7 months if it is working 24 hours a day. I have no idea how long it will actually continue to work but for now it is doing just fine. To say that I am very happy with this little gadget is an understatement. I am delighted, thrilled, ecstatic and relieved.

So far exceeded my expectations

Update: Its been over 1 year and 2 months since I bought it and it has been consistently performing great, reducing the temperature of my laptop, especially for both SSD and HDD drives . The fan, when on highest (level 13), is a bit noisy but not enough to distract. I recommend this product. I have no financial incentive in this review , I'm just a satisfied customer. Original Review: So far the LC06 exceeded my expectation. My laptop runs hot, some CPU cores can reach 200 F and the outdoor temp. (in summer) have exceeded 118 F... I ran a test when the outdoors/indoor temperatures were the same in 2 separate days and with equivalent laptop usage, the results were dramatic - check out attached pix.

Significant Improvement in Thermal Profile and CPU Performance

I run design software (solid ad surface modeling, analysis, animation, etc.) on my Dell XPS L702X. It has an Intel Core i7-2670 CPU. The rendering function is a real CPU hog and gets the CPU package temperature up to a blistering 179 degrees F, at which point the thermal management program starts to throttle back the CPU speeds across all the cores. Bought this OPOLAR LC06 because I carry my laptop back and forth between home and office studios and needed a compact solution to my overheating situation. After installing, which was fairly straightforward, even though my Dell's geometry required me to use the #M adhesive mounting option. I needed the largest silicone air funnel between the unit and my notebook. I started out by cleaning the air intakes on the notebook and downloaded the Cupid HWMonitor application so that I could obtain a before and after picture of the effectiveness of the OPOLAR unit. If I am going to go through the trouble of lugging around another piece of gear, and put up with a bit more fan noise, I want to make sure I'm not fooling myself. I ran a test using Autodesk Fusion 360 with a simple model and used the In-Canvas quick rendering function to compare my PC's operation with and without the OPOLAR fan. What I found was that, at idle, the OPOLAR fan reduced the temperature by a respectable 8%. During the CPU-hungry rendering process, the reduction was a more modest 3%, but the improvement in CPU speed was 14%. During normal tasks, like creating a PowerPoint presentation, running HWMonitor, or building an Excel spreadsheet for validating product effectiveness, I observed an 18% decrease in CPU package temperature. So, is it worth it? I'd have to say yes, for my purposes. There is a very noticeable difference in how warm my notebook feels under my hands. Even though the modest reduction in temperature during highest CPU utilization, the performance gain of the CPU's is significant, and it is my impression that the application "runs more smoothly" at the higher CPU performance. What's more, during normal operation the temperature difference of 18% means the difference between a CPU running at 149 degrees F and 122 degrees F. I feel a lot better about the day to day operation of a CPU running 18% cooler. I also run my computer a lot more in less CPU intensive modes that the most intensive rendering mode. I'd recommend this device to gamers, designers, and engineers who heat up their processors on a regular basis. Having said that, I am tempted to try out an under-laptop fan unit (on the intake side) too see if the extra CFM further improves the thermal profile and CPU speed. If I do this, I will update this review with the added data, which will peel back the onion on the two approaches to cooling down your laptop.

A true laptop (and life) saver!

Had the previous model and upgraded. Wasn't having problems with it. I just liked the temperature display, which the previous one lacked. This thing is a laptop-saver! I've used multiple expensive cooling pads in the past. But they only made a modicum of difference. My laptop would quickly get close to 130 degrees fahrenheit (54 celsius) just 10 minutes into a movie on Netflix. But with this, even when I'm using my demanding Adobe applications, it rarely gets up to 100 fahrenheit (38 celsius). And when my laptop does get hot in instances where I have it off, this thing cools it down VERY rapidly when I turn it back on, saving my laptop hardware from heat damage. The only issue is it is a bit noisy. It's not irritating, and not shockingly loud. But when I'm on a conference call, I do need to turn it off (or way down), because of the background noise of the fan. But other than that, it's never an issue.

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