Notebook Buffer Reviews

I'm psyched to do my notebook buffer review because after a few weeks of using it, I'm liking the notebook buffer more and more. At first I wasn't sold because most notebook cooling pads I've seen, especially the well reviewed ones, have built in fans and plug into the USB part.

But the notebook buffer promised to be different. In reality it's really different. It has no moving parts and does not connect to your laptop. When you first take it out of the package you wonder if you've been totally scammed. It's such a flimsy little thing and weighs so little you're thinking you've just bought an expensive paper towel.

However, when given the chance the notebook buffer will rock. I first want to talk about why you or anyone might need a notebook cooling pad. If you use a laptop you've obviously noticed the heat build up underneath the machine. It may be a problem for you or not. But, I don't believe it really hurts the machine.

At this point in the evolution of laptops if the build up were such a danger to your unit, the design would have been changed. Apple laptops do not have venting on the bottom and a cooling pad is rarely needed, but for the rest of us we need to address what's really going on.

I'm no computer wiz but it seems to me that a lot of people believe the vents beneath the unit to allow the hot air to escape and protect the machine. I'm thinking its the opposite. The hot air is dispelled through the side, rear and/or keyboard vents and the bottom vents are there for cool air intake. I could be wrong but I think that's what's going on.

It doesn't change the fact that our notebooks generate a ton of heat and this can be uncomfortable if you actually use it on your lap and can even create issues when using your machine on a nice desk or any place which might be effected by heat build up.

The solution has been to use a cooling pad which has fans to suck in cool air and push it up into the laptop. I've read tons of best cooling pad reviews and there are some which are highly recommended. I bought one a few years back which I barely used because it wasn't especially portable and I didn't like the noise. I broke after about a month and I wasn't impressed.

I gave the notebook buffer a shot because I love as seen on TV products and this one looked simple enough that nothing could go wrong. Well, if it worked. The cool thing about it is that flimsiness that I mentioned above. You can smoosh it up, roll it up and take it anywhere. The commercial suggests you can wrap it around your laptop so your unit is protected against shock while you're lugging it around. I keep mine rolled up in stored in the water bottle holder in my backpack.

The buffer is made of some weird looking coils which might even be fishing line. I can't be sure, but it seems that way to me. It bends but it doesn't appear to compress with the weight of the laptop on it and provides plenty of area for cool air to filter in and get sucked up into the vents.

The notebook buffer really does lessen the heat build up but it does not make it disappear. Nothing really does that but the difference is significant and this thing won't break. Like anything else, the key is to use it. I do forget to bring it to work sometimes but at home it's always on my lap or the little desk I use when I'm typing away.

The rumor is that you can order a customized notebook buffer but that wasn't offered to me when I bought mine. I doubt I would have taken them up on that but if true this might be something cool for a company or charity. Do some research and read what others are saying about the Notebook Buffer. I give it a thumbs up.