Question 1

How well would this work on a GAMING 15.6inch laptop?

Accepted Answer

I use this on a Toshiba Satellite 17.5" laptop.
I run this laptop 24/7 in 2 locations 12 hrs at work ... 12 hrs at home. It keeps my machine cool and is easy to transport in the case with it. One word of caution the usb input port is soldered to a small circuit board instead of screwed down with a ribbon cable.
You should be gentle plugging and unplugging and never transport with cable plugged in. I re-soldered my 1st cooler a couple of times to restore the usb pass through capability before simply buying a second one. I did buy another one which should tell you how good it is if your consistent in your handling. I've had no problems with my 2nd one and my laptop has been running cool for almost 5 years.

Question 2

how loud is it?

Accepted Answer

It is perfect. It has an adjustable fan speed. What is really nice is that the fan on my computer that is loud on high speed never comes on anymore. I used heavy duty Velcro to mount a docking station to the cooler. My first Zalman had a defective fan,but Newegg replaced it. I lost some money because of the shipping of the cooler back. The second one has been great. I have a nice stereo in my room. When I turn up the music I never hear the fan :)

Question 3

Lookinf for a laptop stand for the Alienware 18.  Can this stand hold a laptop that big?

Accepted Answer

I use my ZM-NC2000 on an HP elitebook 8740W and it has ~.75" of clearance on the sides and 2" of clearance on the top and bottom so I'd say yeah, it should.  For the money, this thing is awesome man.  It makes the difference between me being able to play Battlefield 4 and not being able to play anything before the laptop gets too hot.  I bench marked it and this lowers my GPU temp by 15 degrees Celsius.  A friend of mine has the same laptop and uses it as a workstation in an auto garage where the ambient temp is around 90F and this cooler works well enough to keep it cool.  The USB port however is kinda useless, when you connect things to it Windows 7 freaks out and Linux just doesn't even see it....so don't buy it thinking you won't effectively lose a USB port because you will.  My 2 cents *shrug*.

Question 4

Is this cooler large enough for an 18 inch laptop?

Accepted Answer

I have a 17" Dell Studio and if sits just fine on it.
The need for the cooling is for the hard drive and CPU. 
Since these are in the middle of the machine the cooling works just fine.
I have 2 of these coolers, one at home and one at work.
I highly recommend them. It has  solved problems with hard disk errors or with machine cutting off when it get too hot.

Question 5

Does it work if my fan is from the left side?

Accepted Answer

It doesn't matter where your laptop's fan is to get the benefit from this cooler. The design channels the air-flow from the two fans evenly across the whole cooler assembly. I have purchased three of them and have been thoroughly impressed with how well they cool.

Question 6

What is the measurement on the top, from the rubber stopper at the bottom to the top end of the vent holes?
 
or the measurement from the vent holes at the bottom to the top?

thanks!

Accepted Answer

The vented area is about 4" from the top and 1.5" from the bottom.
the stopper is about 1" from the bottom. The feet are about 1" from the top.
The vented area is about 6.25" from top to bottom.

With the adjustable fan the cooling can be varied.

I have a Dell Studio with 17" wide screen. It fix perfectly on it.

Question 7

I'd like to know if this fan is worth the price. This fan seems very promising but very pricey. The aluminum "absorbs heat," and the fans are spread "evenly throughout" the bottom of the laptop. I'm not sure if this is true and I'm wondering if it is efficient as it claims to be. 
Also, I'd like to know if you can move the fans by any chance and if maximum power fan setting makes a lot of noise. 
I have an Msi Ghost Series laptop (it has two fans, one on right and left), and efficiency of cooling (as well as this equal spread of cool air) is a must for thin laptops. 
I may be asking too much, but I'd also like to know the comparison between the Cooler Master NotePal X-Slim (160 mm fan),  and this fan. The cooler Master fan is significantly cheaper and has different material, mainly the one fan aspect and the material (plastic and rubber) aspect (Refer to the aluminum absorbing heat, does it really work?).
Thank you for your time and patience, it really means a lot to me :-)

Accepted Answer

I'm on my 3rd Zalman. I have a tendency to burn them up, but I keep coming back for more. When my last Zalman died, I bought a Cooler Master NotePal, and the chilling capacity was absolute garbage compared to the Zalman. When the CM died, I was quick to replace it with a Zalman yet again. At max setting, it's not quite what I'd call quiet, but it's not overly obnoxious.  The fans are not moveable in this model. In my opinion, the aluminum surface of the Zalman helps considerably relieve the heat of my AW14 laptop, even without the fans running.

Brand	ZALMAN
Model	ZM-NC2000 Black

Accessory Type	Cooler
Color	Black
Specifications	Dimensions: 12.52" x 15.75" x 1.67" Weight: 3.22 lbs. Base Material: Pure Aluminum, ABS Noise: 18.0-25.5 dBA ± 10 % Input Voltage: 5V (Connects with Notebook USB Port) Color: Black Fan Type: Dual Centrifugal Fan Quantity: Two Bearing Type: Hypro Bearing RPM: 1100-1500 RPM ± 10 %

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