Lapsave Laptop Cooling Pad for Macbook 16" (LS16A)

I'm not a big fan of those "active" cooling pads which require a fan for when I'm sitting on the couch and watching TV. They tend to be loud and suck power from your laptop. Instead of a fan, these pads have a crystal inside which turns into a gel when heated. This phase change actually absorbs the heat, rather then transferring it to your lap. No batteries required! I originally had a pad which I liked very much, but one of our cats pissed on it and well that was that. I then bought a Targus pad, but it was too thin and didn't have enough of the crystals in it. The result is that in under an hour, you started noticing your lap becoming warm and then quite hot.This pad is pretty well thought out. There is a fair bit of the phase changing crystal and the neoprene "pouch" really ends up being a good insulator. The result is a few hours worth of heat protection. The neoprene also prevents the pad from sliding off your lap too easily (another problem with the Targus). Even after all the crystal has converted to the gel, the neoprene still provides some protection which is adequate if you're not hitting the CPU really hard.

I liked this product at first, then I realized it didn't really do anything. When I played a game on my MacBook Air, the LapSaver did nothing to lower the heat. The crystals melted and the mat got warm. I never tried freezing it, but I think that might help.Also when I use it on my lap, it's flimsy and it sags. Would be nice if it had a solid back to stay straight.I still use it only because I spent too much to throw it away.

I think it is a great idea and works very well. Works better when on a flat surface, because as the crystals melt they migrate towards the corners and reform if the pad is draped over a lap. To get them to the center again, I lay the LapSaver on the sidewalk in the Arizona sun and massage them back to the center. I hope this can be improved with tighter quilting or some other solution for the future versions.

I've used this for a week now. I have a SSD with no built in fan. Although the manufacturer says it does not over heat, well, it does. It gets really hot and then the mouse jumps around...ALOT. So I needed a cooling pad. The noise of the fan on most cooling pads is irritating and can make me ill if I have a migraine. So I wanted something quiet, that I could use on my lap and NOT on a table as I use my laptop...on my LAP. This looked like the perfect solution but I had my doubts.At first I thought maybe it would work. The computer was warm but not hot. The gel would liquify and I would flip it around as the heat comes out of the hinge and not the other end of the computer. I thought this was working. Now, I am on my computer ALOT, probably more than 10 hours a day, so it is going to get hot. This cooling pad will be *okay* for maybe the first hour.So I thought, maybe I needed to throw it in the freezer. Made no difference. Still ineffective. I use it now as a barrier so that my lap doesn't get hot.At the price I purchased it for, we figured we wouldn't be out too much if it didn't work. Se la vie. My search will continue for something that actually cools my computer with minimal to no noise.

Did not help keep my Laptop cool. I bought this for my 2012 MacBook Pro and it took about 5 minutes for the pad to get just as hot as the computer. I wasn't expecting much for $7 but this literally did NOTHING at all.

Wow...silent of course, and it works. I have no idea why this hasn't replaced the alternatives, it's incredible. I had a high-rated fan "cooler" before, but it never really got all that cool and while not noisy, was annoying. This actually draws heat in, it's awesome. Cannot recommend highly enough....UPDATE: Still using it, still INCREDIBLE....even cool off sometimes just by sitting on it...for someone like me who tends to get warm regardless of a hot laptop, this thing is a real gift....

This thing is a life saver. Such a brilliant idea, and makes the Macbook actually usable as a, you know, LAPtop.It won't do much for keeping your Macbook cool if it's overheating, but it will do wonders for protecting your lap while using it. It absorbs the heat from the Macbook and dissipates it through its little crystals. Then when one side is melted you just either turn it around (usually just the back of the computer gets exceedingly hot), or chuck it in the freezer for all of 2 minutes.One of the most useful computer accessories I've bought.

We use these to cool our iPads down when out in the field in California. They serve their purpose for the most part.