Page 5: Use, Conclusion
Use
One particularly great thing about the design of the Massive23 is how functional it is. The grab handles built into the ends of the cooler assist quite a bit in transporting the cooler, but their specific location on the cooler also make them great for grabbing onto even when a laptop is mounted.
The angle of the cooler is another nice thing about it. While it isn't nearly as steep as most laptop coolers are, the angle that it does contain was just about perfect in our testing. Remember, too much incline when typing is bad for your wrists anyways. That being said, it would be nice if there was some kind of adjustability allowed by the design.
The fan on the Massive23 is virtually silent. As mentioned in the testing section, the effectiveness of the fan caused some problems for our test system while idling, but the Massive23's 200mm fan was quieter in use than the test systems internal cooling was even on the lowest setting, so it is a worthy trade-off. The fan also didn't use that much power. We were able to use the remaining port on the cooler for things like flash drives, game controllers and even a portable hard drive.
Finally, while some may express disappointment at the amount of plastic in this cooler, you should remember that plastic is more resistant to heat than metals are. Having the plastic only in the spots where the laptop will regularly come in contact with skin (the handles, the bottom) and aluminum everywhere where the laptop itself touches the cooler is actually a pretty good design idea. It is also likely the reason that the cooler is able to be made as inexpensive as it is.
Conclusion
The Thermaltake Massive23 LX is a fantastic laptop cooler. The design is well thought-out, stylish and very functional; and while your mileage may vary with regards to how effective it is with whatever laptop you use it with, we think the performance it showed under our test conditions really speaks for itself. Best of all, with a street price of only $30 (Newegg Link, Amazon Link), the amount of value is so good it seems like stealing. ASE Labs can easily recommend the Thermaltake Massive23 LX notebook cooler.
ASE Labs would like to thank to Thermaltake for making this review possible.
One particularly great thing about the design of the Massive23 is how functional it is. The grab handles built into the ends of the cooler assist quite a bit in transporting the cooler, but their specific location on the cooler also make them great for grabbing onto even when a laptop is mounted.
The angle of the cooler is another nice thing about it. While it isn't nearly as steep as most laptop coolers are, the angle that it does contain was just about perfect in our testing. Remember, too much incline when typing is bad for your wrists anyways. That being said, it would be nice if there was some kind of adjustability allowed by the design.
The fan on the Massive23 is virtually silent. As mentioned in the testing section, the effectiveness of the fan caused some problems for our test system while idling, but the Massive23's 200mm fan was quieter in use than the test systems internal cooling was even on the lowest setting, so it is a worthy trade-off. The fan also didn't use that much power. We were able to use the remaining port on the cooler for things like flash drives, game controllers and even a portable hard drive.
Finally, while some may express disappointment at the amount of plastic in this cooler, you should remember that plastic is more resistant to heat than metals are. Having the plastic only in the spots where the laptop will regularly come in contact with skin (the handles, the bottom) and aluminum everywhere where the laptop itself touches the cooler is actually a pretty good design idea. It is also likely the reason that the cooler is able to be made as inexpensive as it is.
Conclusion
The Thermaltake Massive23 LX is a fantastic laptop cooler. The design is well thought-out, stylish and very functional; and while your mileage may vary with regards to how effective it is with whatever laptop you use it with, we think the performance it showed under our test conditions really speaks for itself. Best of all, with a street price of only $30 (Newegg Link, Amazon Link), the amount of value is so good it seems like stealing. ASE Labs can easily recommend the Thermaltake Massive23 LX notebook cooler.
ASE Labs would like to thank to Thermaltake for making this review possible.