Customer Ratings & Reviews

Let me start with my issue. I have a Gigabyte G6 16 inch gamin laptop. When I place the laptop on the Cooling Pad, it immediately goes to sleep. The placement of the magnets in the Cooling Pad seem to put the laptop to sleep no matter the position of the lower support slider. When I can get past the sleep issue by sitting the laptop either on the bottom support or angled, another magnet is perfectly placed to also turn off the NVIDIA RTX 4060 card in the laptop and I am forced to use the onboard Intel GPU. Long story short, Gigabyte, with the rear ports, does not play well with the Cooling Pad. This does happen with all three inserts. I have been working with Razer Support on the issue above and they have been fantastic. If I get a resolution, I will respond to this review. Build quality is great. This is exactly what you would expect from Razer. The fan can be quite loud, the quiet mode is about 1000 RPM, it is much quieter than the balanced or performance modes. There are three different inserts for the Cooling pad, depending on the size and design of your laptop, select the one that best matches your hardware. There is a power cord and a built in USB A cord to connect to your laptop. A dongle/adapter works if you only have USB type C ports. Additionally there are three USB A ports on the back of the base to act as a hub. The lighting is not overwhelming and can be controlled by the Synapse software. However the entire unit is quite large. Fan speed can be adjusted inside Synapse as well. Since my gaming laptop was a no go for the review, I tested this with a Dell XPS that I use for work and personal matters. It is the far more mobile of my laptops. I had to use a USB A to USB C adapter to connect the Cooling pad to the XPS. The XPS only has Type C ports. I noticed slightly better performance with the XPS on the Cooling Pad using a performance test software. The temps did not seem to be much different just marginally cooler. Generally speaking the XPS does not get very warm unless I am pushing the GPU to its limits. It has a NVIDIA RTX 4050. There are external controls for the Cooling Pad, they are along the right had side that turn the power on, adjust lighting and adjust fan speed. The issues with the Gigabyte laptop I attribute to the layout of the systems ports and the motherboard. I am hoping support will come back with a way to remove the magnets that are causing the issues. I dropped a star because of my issues, but that is just a bad combo of my hardware and the Cooling Pads hardware. Others would probably give a much lower rating, but the Cooling Pad is well designed and should work for most other laptops. The loudness of the fan would be another reason that kept me from giving a 5 star rating. I am not sure how they could make the system quieter, maybe future releases may have a better sound suppression design.

When purchasing an expensive laptop, whether that be a dedicated workstation or a powerful setup that can also accommodate gaming, you'll want to consider this product among others in its peer group for a good value purchase. I needed a platform that would allow for airflow between my laptop and my desk, I needed a cooling mechanism that would help with heat dispersion, and I needed something that looked somewhat professional during the day with a little flare of LED lights. For me, this product meets that criteria, and it turned out to be a perfect fit for a 14" laptop. My laptop is thin and does not have great ventilation if sitting on a flat surface, and when using it for intensive gaming, it seems to get very hot, especially since the chassis is made of metal, it gets hot to the touch sometimes. This helps reduce the load on the internal fans, reduces the heat building up inside, keeping the chassis cooler and allowing me to continue gaming with the system slowing down from excessive heat. I'm glad I found this product as it is very convenient and easy to use. The technology for stock cooling systems on gaming/workstation laptops has dramatically evolved over the years, but it doesn't hurt to get good airflow to the motherboard, processor, and GPU (especially if ambient temperatures are already high). For me, I view this as a peace of mind purchase that comes with a couple of extra USB ports for charging electronics. This cooling pad has 3 usb ports on the rear, 2 buttons to activate the fans and lights. It is powered via a usb cable built in and by plugging it in to the laptop USB port (or another source such as a portable battery pack with usb-a connection.) The fans, even when all are active, are reasonably quiet and the platform feels very cool to the touch, but I feel like it might not be enough for laptops under a heavy workload putting in long hours of gaming. Competitive gamers will know that temperature can impact component performance (and lifespan), and I personally would not spare power for those reasons. The noise level is not nearly as high as the 6-fan suite inside my gaming desktop case, but the engineering of this pad does seem to be more than what meets the eyes and ears. Overall, it is a great product and look forward to long term use. Will report back if any issues, but I don't foresee any negatives at this time other than the use of a USB port on the laptop that might be needed, but as mentioned, there are 3 additional USB-A ports on the back of the pad so you can still use those for any add-ons like a wireless mouse/keyboard or controller if needed. Besides that, it is everything I needed.

This Razer Laptop Cooling Pad is a powerful computer gaming accessory that is a must have for laptop gamers. As we all know, heat is the enemy of electronics so extra cooling will go a long way to guaranteeing device longevity and performance. At first glance, the cooling pad seems solidly constructed for long term reliability. I have used other laptop cooling pads in the past and have found that they usually fail after a period of time. I am optimistically hopeful that that will not be the case with this cooling pad. Included in the box is a power adapter and USB-A cable to connect to your PC. It is not possible to power the cooling pad using USB-A from your PC. This is because the power draw of the fan is more than what USB-A can handle. Some gaming laptops have a USB-A port, but it should be noted that a USB-A to USB-C adapter can be used to connect to laptops that do not have a USB-A slot available. The cooling pad can be used without connecting it to the PC using the physical buttons on the cooling pad. However not connecting the pad to the PC will deprive the user of the substantial benefits of using the excellent Razer Synapse App and the enhanced functionality that it provides. Once I got the cooling pad running, I noticed that the fan is as loud as others have noted. This does not surprise me though because the laws of physics dictate that a powerful mechanical fan will generate noise. There is no real way around this. The harder the fan blows, the more noise will be generated. The fan speed can be set to lower speeds and corresponding lower noise levels. The fan speed also lowers itself based on the laptop temperature. I game with over the ear active noise cancelling headphones which cancel out nearly all of the fan noise. This cooling pad also functions as a hub when connected via USB to your PC. The ports are high speed and function perfectly. Do not try and power anything more than a mouse, keyboard, or USB storage device from the hub, or it may not work properly and will aso draw too much [power from the fan. The fan itself is sealed and has tight miniaturized air vents that limit dust intrusion. Most of the cooling pad failures I have experienced in the past have been because of dust accumulation that clogs the fan operation. I am hoping that this design will eliminate that potential problem. Only time will tell, but I think the design is promising. Every laptop gamer needs a cooling pad. This Razer laptop Cooling Pad is an excellent choice to meet that need. It is more expensive than cheaper pads, but the performance matches the expense. My gaming PC reliably experienced drops in temperature between 10 and 20 degrees. This will in turn extend the longevity and performance of my expensive gaming laptop, making it well worth the price.

The packaging was well made, and everything seemed premium. The main cooler is made of nice plastic and included a frame to fit my 14” laptop and when I remove the frame it fit my 16” laptop. Definitely read the instructions since you need to plug in the power cable to run the cooler fan and RGB lighting. I liked the buttons on the right side for easy access. I found the fan loud initially but if really pushed some air to cool my laptop. After I plugged it into my USB port and ran the multiple Razer installers. I was unable to log into the Synapse 4 easily. I reset my password, and it never came so I just ran this as a guest. Then was prompted to update the firmware which required downloading an updater from Razer’s website. Once I updated it then it said the Hyperboost feature is now available. Finally, I was able to run the Synapse software and I really liked that the fan can read the Computers CPU and GPU temp. You can set it for Quiet, Balanced, Performance mode. This is really helpful since I have never used a cooler that was this advanced. Also, you can set different RGB color patterns based on your preference. When playing games and Advanced Photo editing on my laptop with Intel 14th gen and Integrated GPU it helped prevent throttling. I was able to still play low/medium settings, but the gameplay was more fluid. On My 16” Gaming laptop it really kept the laptop cool, and I was able to get about 15% more FPS out of the games I play like Forza, Fortnite and Flight Sim. I also liked that the balanced cooler was more dynamic so if it was not working the fan was quiet. The only major con is that this is not something easily moved around the house or traveling since it is really thick, and the power cable has me plugged close to the wall since it is really short. I just added a small extension cord, but it takes away from the premium experience.

Heat will eventually kill a laptop, it always does in the end, and delaying that for as long as possible is of interest, hence me rolling the dice on this cooling pad. Did it work? Shockingly well it turns out, dropping temps on my 5900hs by 10 -15 degrees in common tasks. Pretty great actually In the box you get: the cooler, different magnetic frames, ac adapter, documentation/stickers. This thing is super easy to set up. Plug it into your laptop, plug it into power and you're basically good to go. On first boot it'll ask to install razer synapse, and as much as I hate that slow bloated software, I'd recommend it. Once installed synapse will want to update the firmware of the cooler, then you should be good. From here you can feel free to delete that software forever (unless you need to update the cooler again), but it does have its benefits. There are three buttons on the right side of the cooler: power, fan speed, lighting. This is really all you need to keep your laptop cool, but you'll want to use synapse if you have specific temp and noise targets. About setup - adjust your laptop cooler and laptop fans individually - locking the rpm of the one you're not adjusting. Out of the box the fan was constantly revving up and then down as were the fans on the laptop itself. They were basically passing the heavy lifting back and forth until I locked the cooler pad at 50%, and readjusted my laptop fan curve. Once the laptop fans were happy I went back into synapse set it back to auto to see how it behaved. I adjusted the fan curve to be a bit less aggressive there and everything was working perfectly. 10+ degree cooler temps and significantly less noise. This process took about 10-15 minutes for me to dial in, but it's 100% worth it. I get the performance I want, no throttling, and my setup is very quiet now. This thing will get loud though when the system is under heavy load, there's no getting around that (laptops be like that sometimes). I'm struggling to think of something more critical to say, but I really can't. This thing works really well. I guess synapse still sucks and it hasn't really ever gotten better, but it gets the job done. I don't know I'm just really impressed with this, great design and execution.

If you’re going to use a high end gaming laptop, a cooling pad is almost essential. Keeping the machine cool keeps it from throttling, but it also keeps it in good shape in the long term. Razer being a brand synonymous with gaming performance, it’s a no-brainer to turn to them for a cooling pad, and doing so, you would get about what you expect. In terms of design, this thing is big. It has to be as it is intended to be used for laptops 14” to 18”, so for those using 14” laptops with the intention to saving space, know that this is going to take up space. As for the RGB, it’s a nice addition, and I’m surprised I’m going to say this…it could have used more. I’m normally not the RGB guy, but I’m surprised with the real estate Razer went as subtle as they did. The backend adds 3 USB A ports…I definitely would have liked some USB C ports. As for the cooling…it definitely works, but at a cost. When the temps get high, so does the volume. For those familiar with the laptop gaming space, this isn’t a new thing. I’m sure your laptop fan kicks up as well. If you’re like me, you’re probably using headphones anyway, in which case, the volume will be less of a problem…but if you aren’t using headphones…it definitely adds volume. All in all, if you’re purchasing this, you’re doing so for a reason. The Razer Laptop Cooling Pad will satisfy your needs, my problem is. It does so while adding a bunch of USB A ports as opposed to C ports while taking up extra space for most. Still, I’d recommend this.

Owning a few high tier gaming laptops that sometimes feel like your holding pure fire, I knew I needed to give this Razer Laptop cooling pad a try. Right out of the box to having the unit cooling my laptop, took all in all about 15 minutes. Pull out of box, find the right insert for the laptop you want to use it with, plug it into the wall and then a usb-A cable into the laptop. Download razer software and boom thats it, it was ready to go like a windy day in Chicago ... Pros Compatible with 14" up to 18" laptops (utilizing different sized/shaped inserts) Also supports fanless or ventless laptops Extends your UsbA ports with 3 usba ports on the back (usb a hub) RGB lighting, controlled by side button or app Nice air flow fit Filter to help keep the dust on the fan down Kept my power hungry laptop at a nice temp the whole time Cons the unit is a little bulky when paired with a larger 18" laptop the rgb lights can feel a little washed out when using my very bright rgb laptop on the top, they almost become non distinguishable the fan can become quite loud, but in its defense it does its job and keeps the unit cool Overall this is a great cooling pad, the air flow is phenomenal and it did actually keep my laptop at or under 40c the entire time. adding the ability to maintain and monitor the temperature thru the app thus turning up and down the fan is a great feature and i really would recommend this to those of you with hot running gaming laptops, it will defintely help keep your laptop alive.

The Razer Laptop Cooling Pad with [un]Intelligent Fan Control is capable of decent cooling but has some significant design flaws. [ The Good ] This cooling pad uses a single large fan that moves air upwards toward the bottom of the laptop. Laptops that can most benefit from this have bottom ventilation and inadequate thermal design that can regularly result in thermal throttling. The best results I measured were from a gaming laptop with bad thermal design that normally results in CPU throttling within a couple of seconds of only 50% CPU usage. When on this cooling pad, that laptop regularly received a 15 C reduction in CPU temperatures pre-throttling (compared to just sitting on risers) with the default ‘Balanced’ ‘Smart Fan Curve’ profile. This is quite significant. Results were less dramatic on other gaming laptops with proper thermal design. When connected to the laptop via USB and using Razer’s Synapse software, the [un]intelligent fan control can change the fan speed relative to CPU/GPU temperatures. It can also turn the pad off/on automatically when the laptop turns off/on. [ The Bad ] The ‘Smart Fan Curves’ implemented in the Synapse software are horribly designed. The primary issue is that the software does not interpolate values between nodes on the fan curve graph. If the current temperature falls anywhere between two nodes on the graph, then the speed of the node to the right of the current temperature on the graph is selected for the fan. This issue is compounded by default fan curve profiles that do not properly take the lack of interpolation into consideration. Take for example the default graph of the ‘Balanced’ profile, which contains three nodes on the graph: [31.3% speed @ 40C], [68.8% speed @ 90C], [68.8% at 100C]. The second node is entirely redundant; it can be removed with zero effect. With only two meaningful nodes, one on the very left and one on the very right of the graph, this profile effectively has a fixed fan speed of 68.8% (2,200 RPM, as currently the max RPM is set to 3200 in the software, for a CPU temperature anywhere between 40 and 100 C). This is absolutely ridiculous for a ‘smart’ fan curve. The ‘Performance’ profile is only slightly better with a single fan speed occupying 75% of the graph and a second speed occupying the other quarter (and also featuring a completely redundant node that has zero effect). Now you can–and definitely should–create custom fan curves to help alleviate this nonsense, but the lack of interpolation can still result in unintuitive behavior. For example, the default fan curve of the ‘Balanced’ profile visually lies entirely below the default fan curve of the ‘Performance’ profile–except for a shared starting node on the left–but because of how the nodes are placed, any temperature between 40 and 55 C, which spans a quarter of the graphs, will have the fan spinning faster in the Balanced profile than in the Performance profile. That may sound like a logical impossibility, but I assure you in this case it is not. Adding insult to injury, I’ve confirmed with a Razer representative that this is all intended design/behavior and *not* the result of a bug or malfunction. The fan gets obnoxiously loud well before reaching its top speed. The control buttons on the side of the cooling pad are sharply angled downward making them difficult or impossible to see in most practical conditions. Tilting the pad to see the buttons isn’t much help, as the ‘labels’ of the buttons are completely uncolored but merely etched/recessed, making them difficult or impossible to read in a wide range of lighting conditions. Does not have adjustable angle/height. Uses an inconsiderately designed, space-hogging ‘wall-wart’ AC adapter. [ Conclusion ] The Razer Laptop Cooling Pad is capable of providing significant air cooling to a laptop. Unfortunately, the lack of interpolation by the Synapse software results in unintuitive behavior that I think the vast majority of users would not expect, even among power users inclined to define their own fan curves. The default profiles do not adequately take this design into account, resulting in poor adaptation of fan speed relative to CPU/GPU temperatures. Because this inexcusably bad fan control behavior is so central to the operation of this product, I cannot recommend it to others.

Very nice stand for my laptop, It provides with very strong power of fans and keeps everything nice and cool. Also the noise isn't that loud either once the laptop is on the stand recommend for sure