Thermaltake T3000 Fanless Notebook Cooler

Last week I took a look at a decent notebook cooler from Thermaltake, this week I’ve got another one, but this one is very much different. The product I have for review today is the Thermaltake T3000 Notebook Cooler and what makes it special is that there are no fans so it is a truly silent cooling solution. The T3000 is made from aluminum and has heatpipes built-into it to help keep the notebook that’s on it cool. I’ve tested it out with three different sized netbooks and notebooks to see how it performs. So read on to learn more..

Info:

Thermaltake T3000 Fanless Notebook Cooler

Features:
-Embedded QUAD Heatpipe greatly increase thermal dissipation.
-Contemporary black coating with all aluminum material, combines aesthetic appeal with ultimate performance in notebook cooling.
-Ultra slim design for ultimate comfort.
-Supports all notebook up to 15″ In screen size.

Weight: 866 g

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What’s in the Box?:

The T3000 comes in a plastic box with just a cardboard insert in it.

The cooler is a solid thin black piece of aluminum. On the bottom you’ll find four rubber feet and you can also see the heatpipes that are used to help keep your notebook cool.

There’s not much to it really, it’s fairly lightweight so you could take it with you if need be.

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Installation, Performance and Comparison:

Here’s a few pictures of the HP Mini 311 netbook on the Thermaltake T3000:

For my testing of the Thermatake T3000 I used not only the HP Mini 311, but also the Acer Aspire One D250 and my older Dell Latitude C640 which is a 14.1 inch laptop. I used all three so I could get a good idea of the cooling abilities of this product.

During testing the ambient room temperature was 22.2C (+/- .3C)

I used Orthos Stress Prime to get load on the CPU for my testing. The Idle temp is the CPU temperature after the notebooks were booted and then sat for 15 minutes doing nothing but running whatever processes that Windows was running.

I tested all of the notebooks on a wooden table and then on the T3000 cooling pad.

First up is the Acer Aspire One D250:

On Table:

Idle: 31.5C

Load: 45.5C

On The T3000:

Idles: 31.5C

Load: 44.5C

Not much of a difference at all.

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Next up is testing with the HP Mini 311

On Table:

Idle: 26.5C

Load: 49.5C

On The T3000:

Idles: 26.5C

Load: 49.5C

Again no real difference in the temperatures…

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lastly I’ve got my old trusty Dell Latitude C640:

On Table:

Idle: 52.5C

Load: 68.5C

On The T3000:

Idles: 50.5C

Load: 68.5C

and yet again I see no real difference when using the pad and when not using the pad.

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Conclusion:

So the Thermaltake T3000 basically doesn’t do much at all for the three products I tested with it. I saw no real difference in the temperatures of my two netbooks and one full-sized laptop, so the conclusion I can draw is that it doesn’t work very well.

I wasn’t quite satisfied with that though so I checked around for other review of the T3000, and those reviews were using different laptops and netbooks of course. The reviews I checked out did show a small drop in temperatures, and one even showed a nine degree drop. As with any notebook cooling product you’re going to have a different experience depending on the type of laptop or netbook you’re using. So while I didn’t get that much of a temperature drop during my testing, that doesn’t mean it’s a bad product overall.

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Pros:

+Well Made

+Portable

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Cons:

-No difference in temperatures

-Rather expensive

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I would like to thank Thermaltake for the chance to review the T3000 Notebook Cooler and for their support of iGadget Life.

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Disclosure: This product was given to iGadgetLife for review by the company for review purposes only, and is not considered by us as payment for the review, we do not, and never will, accept payment from companies to review their products.

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