The IcyPad comes in a clear plastic shell that doesn’t hide anything so to speak. Users will be able to inspect the IcyPad in full view before making their purchases.
At the back of the package are some feature highlights of the IcyPad, specifications and installation instruction, accompanied by a small and simple illustration.
Taking out the contents, you will get the IcyPad unit, a USB to DC-in cable, a power plug with USB out and a case badge.Â
The Icypad unit is actually no larger than a modern day tablet and is made of plastic for the most part. The matte black & white scheme divides the top and bottom part while a fan grille is in the middle, also are two greenish rubber strips to hold onto any devices one plans to place on. Construction is overall good albeit the plastic material.
On one side, you will find the DC-in port that powers the fan inside of the IcyPad.
TestingÂ
As the IcyPad is rather compact, we placed it under a modem/router that operates 24/7.
The temperature of the router/modem does drop but only slightly; though as a bonus (we weren’t expecting any improvements from this but..) somehow or rather the connection speed and stability have also improved when the router/modem is being cooled by the IcyPad.
Conclusion
The GELID Solution IcyPad while it worked as intended, is one of those products that only some would find uses for. This is mainly due to the size of the unit as there are just not many things to pair with a such a small cooler. The small stature also means that you would need one IcyPad for every other device you intend to cool, not really practical considering that now you would need another power source for each device.
I would only recommend the IcyPad to people who really only have one or two devices that needs cooling, such as the modem/router or a compact media player because other than those, there are practically not much the IcyPad can cool off.
Pros
- Good build
- Cools components well enough
- Inclusion of wall plug
Cons
- Too smallÂ
- Limited area of usage
