iXoft fanless notebook cooler makes using a notebook a whole lot cooler

Sales of notebooks over the past year, have actually over taken the PC market for the first time. This trend will continue to grow for the next couple of years, experts have said. What this means, is that there will be a lot more 3rd party, and after market products for notebooks in various shapes and sizes. An important factor for any PCs is cooling ... and this also applies to notebooks.

Cooling products for notebooks have always been few and far between. The ones that I could remember were made from thin blocks of aluminum and were large, bulky and heavy. Some even had USB powered fans to blow on the underside of the notebook. These early attempts were ideal for home use, but not very portable or practical.

    

 Thermaltake, being experts at cooling products already knew about this problem, and so decided to make a cooler for notebooks that is light in weight, effective in cooling and more importantly ... portable. Sure enough, Thermaltake have come up with an answer ... the iXoft Notebook cooler. 

It's a fanless notebook cooling solution with something which the other competitors don't have ... "HeatShift Technology". It comes in black or white and is suitable for all notebooks with a screen size of upto 17".

A first look at the iXoft will make you think ... it's a mouse mat. It certainly looks like one, but a closer examination will reveal a very sophisticated cooling system for notebooks. Sandwiched in between two layers of synthetic sheets are solid bead-like materials. These bead-like materials are constructed from a special substance called Sodium Sulfate DecaHydrate, which actually turns to liquid when heat is applied. Now, you're beginning to see where all this is leading to ... Yes, heat distribution and dissipation via convection, rather like how heat-pipes work.

For comfort, the underside of the iXoft is made from a soft fabric material with re-inforced embroidered edges. Comfortable to use yet rugged enough.

OK, now let's take a closer look at the Thermaltake iXoft notebook cooler and see how it performs ...