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!! 😃

Excelente producto, llegó un día antes de lo esperado, al jugar 🎮 juegos AAA reduce la temperatura 10 grados, garantisando un mejor funcionamiento, recomendable

Short answer to the title question. Yes. Worth the extra money compared to the cheaper cooling pads.First, I love the placement of the intakes for the fans on the cooling pad. The intakes are on the back instead of underneath unlike most cooling pads. Maximizes air flow especially if you're like me and have it on my lap instead of a table, desk, or some other flat surface. They also have some fairly thin foam for filters, which is fine. Time will tell how well they will work and hold up.I can see where they were going with laptop, "chamber". They provide two rubber or silicone seals(different sizes for smaller and larger laptops) that a laptop would sit on top of. Closing that gap and giving the only choice for air to escape is through the laptop's intakes, then of course to exhaust. Now, if your pc is like mine when you open the lid. It will lift the back end of the laptop to provide more air flow when it is sitting on a flat surface. Due to that, I can't get a closed seal leaving a gap at the back. No fault to the design of the cooling pad. Just something you should keep in mind if you're looking at this, but does that mean you should not consider it if yours is like mine? Not at all. It still works very well.I have a 2021 Asus G15, equipped with a Ryzen 9 5900HS 8 core 16 thread cpu along with the RTX 3070. They are undervolted due to them being in a thin and light, "notebook" but still get pretty toasty. I only used Cyberpunk 2077's and Tiny Tina's Wonderland's benchmarks to test the thermals. Both games at max settings they could be set, at 1440p. Using the preset turbo mode through Asus' armoury crate software. I did multiple benchmarks on both games with the pads fans off and the fan's on max speed. With the very first test I did on Tiny Tina's Wonderland with the Klim's fan's off. The CPU reached 97C, but I couldn't get it that hot again. Might've been a issue with the laptop fans not reaching the right speeds. So the highest temp I was able to record consistently was at 87C. With the Klim's fan's set at max, the hottest it got was 77C! 10 degree difference! The average temps without the extra help it sat around 77C. With the extra help it was hovering around 68-70C. That's a pretty big important difference in temps for a thin and light.Cyberpunk 2077's benchmarks in the same order. Max temp without the help had reached 90C. With the extra air flow, max temp reached 81C. Nine degree difference, but pretty huge nonetheless. It was averaging about 77C before and 70C after.I didn't think I would find a cooling pad that would make that big of a difference. Keep in mind I'm not able to get a mostly closed seal for air to escape. So you're mileage may vary depending on what you have in terms of thermal performance. I'm impressed and happy with it. I wasn't sure I was going to like spending the extra money on it, but it's so worth it. It easily outperforms my Havit cooler that I spent around $25 on.Obviously the fans can get loud, but it's a nature of the beast type of thing and I can easily overlook it. Also, the provided cable is unnecessarily long. I wrapped up the extra slack and zip tied it to the grill on the left intake grill.

I think this could be a little less but it does work fairly well. My only gripe is that after a year and a half the little rubber seal had to be reglued down. Not a big deal to be honest. I use this will my legion 7 pro and it works well. I'd say in my case I get about a 15% drop on heat on avg during gaming and video editing.It's not sexy to the eyes, so keep that in mind. It's not metal, or anything special, but it does work. I like the angle adjustment with the little legs also. The leds are bright and can be turned on and off. The fans do get a little noisy but that is the trade off you get for needing to cool your machine.