KLIMMistral Laptop Cooling Pad - New - Powerful Turbo-Laptop Fans (4500 RPM) - Rubber Seal and Dust Filters for Maximum Performance - Gaming Laptop Cooler to Avoid Overheating - 15.6-17.3 inch

This is my 2nd Mistral. I first started out with the KLIM KN01, but I needed a little bit more power to keep my 12th Gen Intel i7-1255U, 17.3" HP Envy 17-ch2xxx laptop cooler when playing games than the KN01 could give. However, I was going to tolerate the KN01 for the time, but then the legs broke and I tried to super glue them back together, but that didn't work. So I sent it in under KLIM warranty and they asked me, because of my inconvenience, if I'd like to just get the then brand new Mistral. I figured sure, I'd try it out. Once I received it boy was I completely impressed from the very beginning with it coming out of the box. As long as u have 2 D-usb cables then it's not loud at all. It comes with only 1, but instead of buying only 1 more, I instead opted to buy 2 braided cable D-usb's that came together for a really impressive decent price. So if I were you, that's the way I'd go.You get a few red and also silver stickers that say KLIM to dress it up some and I like that they changed the back vents. On the KN01 the covers don't like to stay on, but with the Mistral it comes with them already securely in and when you need to take them off to clean the little piece of foam under each one, the fan covers pop right back on and stay. The shields that keep the back vents blowing out to the back are securely stuck on with a very tight sticking adhesive and fit into the pre-made groove at the top so you don't have to worry about where to place them. Remember to bend them before you take the paper off the sticky part so they are sticking up in the air some to help push the hot air out and help keep your vents cleaner for a longer period of time.Don't let the pic of the fan fool you though. The LED lights sadly do not light up around the entire rubber piece that your laptop is going to sit on. You have lights on the front of the rubber seal and the top sides of the fan on each side. That's it. It's still better than just the LED lights showing thru the vents on back and the sides, like tbe KN01 does. I think the pic is misleading showing that lights going around the full rubber seal, so I thought I'd let everyone know. Maybe with their next update they will make it go around the entire seal, because with your laptop sitting on it, you can't see the LED lights, because it's covered up. I think if it went all the way around then it would be more visible shining underneath, especially if you have it on changing colors, or if you're sitting in the dark.My laptop NEVER gets hot or even warm now. It's worth the $62 and some change you pay for it, but I suggest to also buy the 3 yr Asurion Electronic Protection Plan because this is too good of a cooling fan not to and to not keep it as long as you can. Also with the Mistral, unlike the KN01, if one of the legs break it's not "game over". These new legs can pop on and off and you can buy a set on Amazon for just $9.99. So don't scrap your great new fan just because of a broken leg.I hope this review has helped anyone that's thinking about buying this awesome item to keep your cheap or expensive laptop in great condition, it has definitely helped mine.And the reason I didn't choose the (I think) KLIM Everlast is because of where the LED lighting is but most importantly, it's 200 RPMs less for fan speed than this Mistral. When your gaming for a long time, like hours on end, that's makes a big difference. Also, the fan runs at the most very lowest speed as soon as you plug the D usb cable in, without even turning it on by tbe speed button. I've never had to put my speed on more than none or 1 since the fan blows out such cool and powerful air. REMEMBER, if your laptop isn't vented from the BOTTOM, then this fan is NOT for you. Just a friendly reminder.I would've included pics but for some reason that part of the review isn't working correctly, so I apologize for that part. I hope my description has given you the just of it more so than the pic would've.Happy shopping everyone!! 😃

Don't worry, even though it might look it, this isn't some paid review. I paid the full $60 to own this thing. It hasn't even been a day owning this and I already feel compelled to write a review. Once the warmer weather rolled in, my gaming laptop started to have major thermal throttling issues when gaming. This caused the frames to dip massively every other second which made playing games almost impossible unless I set the graphics quality lower to save resources. The laptop does fine during the cold winter months, but during the summer, it's a completely different story. I bought one of those cheaper HAVIT coolers from years back. It didn't really stop the throttling and after a while it just broke and didn't work anymore when plugged in. I decided enough was enough and I had to do something. I took a leap of faith on this product that only had one other review at the time and just bought it for the full $60. Two days later I received the box. It was left under my front porch in the heavy rain, but it was not a problem. It was decently packaged and the box for the product itself immediately gave off a premium impression and told me, that yep, this is the real deal. After unpacking everything, I saw it. To some, it might look funky, but I think it looks cool, even beautiful. Keep in mind, your laptop is going to be on top of it for most of the time anyway. Figuring out how to work this thing wasn't too hard: You put on some doo dahs to let the heat escape without getting sucked back in, place the laptop on the rubber thingy and adjust these doo hickeys to secure the laptop in place, then plug in the USB into the slot and into your computer, turn on the on button and voila, it works! With your laptop on max fan speed combined with the max fan speed on the cooler, it's a loud setup, but with headphones while gaming, it's tolerable. I immediately tested this thing out by trying to play one of the worst games I owned for thermal throttling on ultra, and I immediately noticed a difference. A big one. The game was running smoothly without any throttling or any dip in frames, AT ALL. Yes, that's right. And I played for like 4 or 5 hours straight. Oh, did I mention the beautiful RGB lighting? They're awesome, but not too ostentatious and you can change the colors to whatever you want by simply pressing the "LED" button next to the power button, or keep it on the default color changing setting. In short, this product works, and it works great, at least it did for me, and it looks to be well built and sturdy. Nothing about this product comes across as cheap or feeling like something's going to break. Of course, since it's only been a day, if things change, I will update this review. I have a good feeling that I won't need to though. To be honest, I did not expect this thing to work as well as it did. But then again, for $60, it better be good! And it is. Thanks for a great first impression and a great product Klim! If you're a doubter, stop doubting and just get this thing now.TLDR: Have gaming laptop. Major thermal throttling issues. Horrible frame dips while playing games. Bought this cooler for $60. Looks cool. Throttling and frame dips went bye-bye. Plus pretty lights. What more could you want? Just get this thing now.