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The SF-19 has to be connected to the power socket with the supplied adapter, otherwise the fans will not operate. The LED lights and USB ports will work without the power adapter, but the fans won't get enough power to spin.
The four USB ports on the right of the cooler are located right beside the power connector. The USB input port is a micro-B connector which means if you lose this cable its going to be relatively difficult to get a replacement. The other side of the cooler has the LED and fan controls, there is a large button to toggle the LED lights on and off and a smaller button which allows for LED colour adjustment. There is a fan speed potentiometer which can vary the fan speed between virtually silent and high performance modes.
Make no mistake, this is a serious cooler. There are two 140mm fans installed and they can be replaced with other models if you wish – the supplied literature supplied shows a step by step guide on how to replace the fans. Both fans are mounted at a slight angle which matches the slope of the main mesh cooling platform. Cabling can also be routed through a rubber housing at the top of the product.
Each side of the cooler has power connectors for each of the two fans – these are 3 pin molex connectors. We like the fact that these fans can be replaced if so desired, it opens up a whole new possiblity for user customisation.
Dear lord, thats insanely big !
Very nice engineering work from Cooler Master, but its far too expensive.
It looks as if Dell made it for their alienware laptop range !
Firstly, this is brilliant,. it is about time some company turned the boring concept of laptop coolers on its head with a performance design capable of cooling hot running hardware.
The only negative is the price? why is it going to be 85 quid in the UK and its 80 dollars in the US? thats 50 pounds ! almost a 90% mark up there
I get annoyed with the UK pricing at times. I was looking at this product today elsewhere and thought, great UK pricing should be 55 quid. but its 85 quid. No thanks. I want one for my XPS, but im not paying the price for a new battery just for something to help cool it.
Looks good, but very expensive for a cooler. Maybe if id spent 3 k on my laptop I might be more willing to spend it, but 400 quid is enough for me on a laptop
Quality product from CM, but I dont think this will suit many laptops. looks great with alienware, but my HP would look terrible on it.
I’m in the market for a high-end laptop, and Alienware is on the shortlist. Fan noise is significant, but is there a “net” benefit? i.e.: does the additional cooling keep the laptop’s fans from spinning up louder? Presumably it will vary from laptop to laptop, but how does it fare for the new Alienware?
the problem is i can’t find in in the uk anymore ,and amazon.com doesn’t ship it to uk