Installation, Testing and Comparison:

As for installation there is nothing to it, put your laptop on it, adjust it and you're done. Very easy, no problems at all. I threw a keyboard in there for a possible use...

The Notepal S seems very sturdy and more than able to hold the weight of my laptop without collapsing. In the following picture you can see how the front of the laptop is pushed against the front of the Notepal S, my laptop has a front loading CD drive, so while using the Notepal S I can't use my CD drive.

The stand locks into place and is very easily adjustable if need be.

As for actual cooling, I didn't really see that much of a difference, only a couple degrees cooler than without the Notepal S, but cooler nonetheless, so it does actually help cool your laptop. The actual cooling effect of the Notepal S will very depending on the configuration of your laptops' cooling system as well, so my experience may or may not be the same as yours is.

The CoolerMaster Notepal S is one of those products that is very versatile and user-friendly, the fact that you can adjust it to varying heights makes it have many uses for doing many things. While it is a bit on the heavy side compared to other notebook cooling stands, it is still portable and should be no problem traveling.

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