Product Description

Xpad Slim cools your laptop while protecting your lap from laptop heat. Use it on your desk, on your lap, or on your bed. Non-slip interface helps balances your laptop while slim profile makes it unnoticable. A universal fit design accomodates up to 17" laptops.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #787 in Consumer Electronics
• Color: Silver
• Brand: Xpad
• Model: EDOVA-P2-01
• Dimensions: .50" h x 10.50" w x 14.50" l, .94 pounds

Features

• LAPTOP COOLER: Xpad Slim cools your laptop without using fans
• LAPTOP HEATSHIELD: Xpad shields your lap from laptop heat by up to 60 degrees
• NON-SLIP LAPTOP PAD: Smart non-slip interfaces secures your laptop on your lap for various sitting angles
• PORTABLE DESIGN: Strong, lightweight, and slim design for maximum portability
• UNIVERSAL FIT: 'X' pattern risers will accomodate most laptops up to 17" screen sizes

Customer Reviews

Better than the original version
The Xpad slim is definitely a better design than the original Xpad; it's wider, thinner, doesn't have a fabric on the bottom that becomes frayed after several months of use, doesn't have that annoying "lip" on the bottom between the plastic and the fabric that hurts your legs (because there's no fabric on the slim), and has vents on each section of the X.

There are two noteable drawbacks, though. The first is that the Lapinator Plus (with the Mousetizer addon if you want to use a real mouse with it) is frankly a better product than the Xpad for home use. It's more comfortable and has space for a mouse (with the Mousetizer). That's not to say that the Xpad isn't worth using, however. The Xpad is small enough and sturdy enough that it's perfect to put in a backpack when you're bringing your laptop somewhere else, whereas the Lapinator is less portable but more comfortable and has space for a mouse, and so is better suited to use at home where it won't be transported somewhere else very often. As such, they're both great products, they're just suited for different purposes.

The other drawback I've noticed is that right out of the box, the Xpad Slim absolutely REEKS of rubber. When I open my backpack with the Xpad in it, the smell immediately hits me, hard. I didn't notice this problem at all with the previous version of the Xpad. I'm hoping that'll go away after a month or so.

UPDATE: after letting the Xpad sit out in my room for several days, the intense rubber smell did in fact go away.

Xpad is a work of genius
I have a 17" laptop, and after much investigation bought the original Xpad almost a year ago. It was just slightly smaller than what I needed but I could fit it between the feet of my laptop and it worked beautifully.

Now I just received the new Xpad Slim, which is slightly larger and which accommodates my 17" laptop. The genius of the original design has carried over to the new version - it permits the laptop to cool itself efficiently as it was designed to do, without blocking critical airflow or interfering with the circulation of the fans.

Buy one. Buy several. Give them to your friends. It is hands-down the best money you'll ever spend on an outboard accessory for your laptop.

Finally, the no fan fan for laptops
Xpad Slim (Non-slip Laptop Cooler and Heatshield)

I have a mac. Macs are hot computers...in more than one way. After an hour of work on my lap, I felt like an iron was on my thighs. I tried several different products to cool the computer, but didn't find the right one until the Xpad. I don't even think about the heat anymore. It's very comfortable, feels secure, and is light. Not to mention effective. I'm happy to recommend it.