Laptops Reviews

Belkin F5L001 Laptop Cooling Stand

The Belkin Laptop Cooling Stand prevents your laptop from overheating. The unique patented wave design uses natural convection to enhance fan cooling. This stand has low power consumption via your laptop’s USB port with no bulky power adapters.

User Ratings and Reviews

2 Stars Not so good for MacBook Pro
The Belkin Cooling Stand looks great, but is ineffective. For my MacBook Pro (an older one, which runs very hot), it hardly drops the temperature at all. Also, the fan is very noisy. The “leg” in back of the stand, to hold it up, is flimsy and sometimes falls down. Not something you want to happen when your valuable computer is on the stand. Another thing missing is a switch – so to turn it off (because of its noise) you have to pull the USB plug.

4 Stars Cooling Stand
It works well. The only con is that the laptop often slips off the stand due to the angle. If you don’t tilt the stand up, it doesn’t air out properly, if you do, it slides off.

4 Stars Spiffy device!
This thing is pretty cool — definitely gets the laptop up off of whatever surface you’re using (table, desk, lap, etc.) and definitely provides a constant rush of air to whisk away heat generated by your computer’s processor. The cooling mechanism is audible but not intrusive, and you can most assuredly feel the breeze as warm air is pushed out to the sides of the device. The added “tilt” is also a nice feature, because as for me, it puts the laptop into a slightly-improved position in terms of typing.

Recommended without hesitation!

3 Stars new fan is quiet; with time it gets noisy
Belkin F5L001 Laptop Cooling Stand

When you get it home from the store or out of the UPS box, it starts

right away, quiet as a mouse.

With time however, it gets nosier, like a coffee grinder. The fan

still turns, and it will cool your laptop, but wreck your nerves; at least

it did that to me.

1 Star Waste of Money
I didn’t buy it with my own money, though I think it’s still a waste when there are probably better fans out there. I got this as a birthday present, and it was my first fan for my laptop. I was glad, since I have a problem with my laptop overheating and then shutting down on me. This fan worked at first, and still does, but now, it makes a loud rattling noise when in use. The sound is nerve grating and my friends give me weird looks when it starts as if my laptop is about to explode, though it’s the fan. I’ve only had this for 2 months, and this problem has been ongoing after the first 3-4 weeks. I won’t be buying any more Belkin products any time soon.

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PNY OPTIMA 2GB 2x1GB Dual Channel Kit DDR2 667 MHz PC2 5300 Desktop DIMM Memory Modules MD2048KD2 667

DDR2 is the next generation of DDR memory. DDR2 memory features faster speeds, greater bandwidth, lower power consumption and enhanced thermal performance. Although DDR2 modules are the same physical dimension as DDR modules, the plug-in connector configuration is different and as such DDR2 modules are not compatible with PCs requiring DDR modules, and vice-versa.PNY manufactures DDR2 memory upgrades rated at PC2-3200, PC2-4200, PC2-5300 and higher. They are compatible with desktop and notebook computers and processors including Intel?s Pentium, Celeron, Centrino, AMD?s Athlon and Sempron Socket AM2 processors, and others. PNY upgrade modules are compatible with systems from Apple, Compaq, DELL, Gateway, HP, IBM and over 5000 other systems.Boost the performance of your PC. PNY memory upgrades will prove to be an outstanding value now and in the future.

User Ratings and Reviews

2 Stars Memory works fine, REBATE does not
I bought this memory and it works fine. I sent the rebate to PNY and they sent a postcard stating “missing receipt” I did send a copy of the transaction but there is not a “receipt” included in a online transaction.

4 Stars Extra ram
I bought this for gaming. I was getting some lag at 2gbs and wanted more. It smoothed out the system and gave me everything i needed

2 Stars sure would have been nice if this memory would have worked
This memory took a long long time to reach me.. and then once installed created BSOD over and over and over.. I am back to my original memory now and no more errors.. what a waste of money right out of the package.. very disappointing

5 Stars Good upgrade
These are great modules for the money (it costs about $60 at best buy for the exact same thing). The first set I had seem to have some type of defect so I sent them back to Amazon and received the new set two days later. Works great. Couldn’t be happier with Amazon!

5 Stars Awesome Value
Bought this memory for my slow desktop and it is awesome. Just opened the case, popped them in and booted up. It works perfectly and my system screams along with excellent speed. The price was incredible for the excellent quality of this product. Highly recommended!

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Crucial 1 GB DDR2 667 Sodimm

Micron Technology is one of the world’s leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions. Micron’s DRAM and Flash components are used in today’s most advanced computing, networking, and communications products, including computers, workstations, servers, cell phones, wireless devices, digital cameras, and gaming systems. Micron’s mission is to be the most efficient and innovative global provider of semiconductor solutions.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Works Great !!!
Used this to double the RAM on a netbook and it works just fine !!!

5 Stars adding 1GB ram to my MSI Wind
I am a total computer non-techie and was very apprehensive to add the extra 1 GB ram which I’ve purchased at the same time with my MSI Wind. But everywhere I read everyone seemed to recommend adding the extra ram. And since it wasnt that much more buying thru Amazon (under $15) so I got it anyway. About 2 weeks after MSI purchase, I finally mustered the courage to add this ram in, and less than 10 minutes later, viola, its done. I used the following link to guide me step by step.

http://www.laptopmag.com/advice/how-to/msi-wind-ram.aspx

And it worked like a charm and was confirmed on the computer, now it says 1.99 GB memory.

5 Stars Crucial does it again!
As expected – got it, plugged it in, it works!

crucial is the best for memory!

5 Stars Simple and perfect
Exactly as described in strong but easy to open packaging. Slid right into my laptop without fuss, and works perfectly. No flaws at all.

1 Star Do Not Buy with MSI U120!!!
Do not buy with MSI U120!!! There is not slot in the U120 for memory expansion!!!!!!!

Waste of money and shipping and time!!!!

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