This does a great job of keeping my laptop cool, even through hours of gaming, and meets my needs Pros: -great cooling - does what it's supposed to -good angle it adjusts to -since I've not used any other cooling pad I don't know if this is louder or quieter than norm. Either way, it's about the same as my laptop fan, and I tend to use headphones so don't notice this at all -since it's plastic, it's relatively light so easy take around the house Cons: -the cord is a bit short, so is a bit of a mission if your USB isn't lined up with pad's port. -no bells and whistles - no cool lights and not the prettiest thing in the world if tha...view more