*Enermax Aeolus CP001 Cooler Review + Pics*

The Enermax Aeolus CP001 is the first notebook cooler to have a 25cm (250mm) fan. Its designed to cool the notebook components and chassis down up to 22 Degrees. But does it really cool down the components that much? Read the rest of the review to find out! It also has 5 Blue LED Lights that illuminate the fan and sides, made out of high quality metal, and ergonomically angled with full size wrist-rest to reduce neck and wrist strain.

Enermax Aeolus CP001 Specifications

*Fan Size: 250mm Monster Fan
*Fan Dimensions: 220x220x17mm (8.66"x8.66"x0.66")
*Material: Brushed aluminum and steel mesh
*Fan Speeds: Low (650 RPM) High (850 RPM)
*Noise Level: 17dBa (low) to 20dBa (high)
*Power Source: USB Powered (5V)
*Dimensions: L:350 x W:330 x H:45.5 mm(L:13.78” x W:13” x H:1.8”
*Weight: 1.3kgs/2.86lbs


Construction / Design / Build

Unlike many notebook coolers, made of plastic, the Aeolus is made out of Aluminum and brushed steel mesh. Basically... It is made of Metal. This makes the build quality excellent. There is not one bit of flex in the chassis. Even when alot of force is used. It doesnt budge when even a 17" notebook is placed on it. It has "diamond-cut edges" which make it look nice, and a thin, but with durable/non flexing grate.

Stock Images



Actual Photos



The Aeolus CP001 is designed with a full wrist rest. This is pretty nice and comfortable to use while typing. Even though its not gel or soft, the smooth surface makes typing a little more enjoyable and comfortable. The unit can be used on a table, desk, counter, etc. but is also usefull on your lap. It has 4 long rubber feet on the bottom to keep it from scratching any surface and also makes it more comfortable on your lap with the slight cushion they provide. One downside though compared to some other coolers, is that there is no "bottom"... The fan is exposed to the bottom (to be able to take in air and blow it up on the computer), while most suck the heat down and out. This means though, that it cannon be placed on a soft surface (i.e: on a Bed) and get the required amout of air. Which wouldnt cool the notebook and long term, and could burn out the fan itself. To get around this, you could place a piece of cardboard or foam Coreboard, a book, etc. Any semi-hard or hard material. Ill show you what i mean by the fan, check the next picture...

The bottom of the cooler. (Lifted Up)



The cooler also features 5 Blue LED Lights. As you can see in some of the pictures above. Now, what you are probably thinking is, how will you see the lights if the laptop is over top of it? Right? Well, its partly true. You dont see the lights in the top area where the notebook is sitting, but it does shine out on the sides of the cooler. The LEDs are bright, but they do dim a little when you put turn the fan on. The Cooler includes an on/off switch for the lights. Here are some pictures of the cooler with lights on. Also, there will be a few pics of a HP dv9700t on it and how you can see the light from the sides.



Laptop Compatibility / Position

With other coolers, you have to make sure you get one that matches up with your notebook's vents/fans. With the Aeolus, you dont. Which is a big advantage. It will work with almost any computer and any fan/vent positioning because the single huge fan covers all the area of the notebook's underside.

It will fit laptop that is up to 18", As you will notice in following pictures, with laptops over 15", the side and back will hang off slightly. Depending on how bulky the notebook is, there can be more or less area hanging off. This isnt a problem though, as you may think. With my dv9700t, it only hangs off slightly. it isnt anywhere near falling or tipping. Its only about a 1/2 inch off the back and 1/4 inch off sides. So not a big deal. But I dont know about a 20" Laptop like the HDX9000 fitting securely on it.

17" HP dv9700t



15" HP dv6500t



15" HP dv5




Cooling Performance

Testing Unit

HP dv9700t

Core 2 Duo T9300 (2.5GHz / 6MB Cashe)
4GB DDR2 667MHz OCZ Memory (3GB Recognized by OS)
nVidia 1791MB GeForce 8600M GS
240GB Dual HDDs (7200rpm)
17" Widescreen HD LCD (1440x900)
Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit)
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1st Test

Task: Web Surfing / Word Processing / Downloading / Installing
Ambient/Room Temp: 22C (70F)

Tempuatures BEFORE Cooler


2 Minutes AFTER using the Cooler

6 Minutes AFTER Cooler


Physical Temps: Sorry, no radar gun for temps

Without Cooler: Touchpad/Wrist Rest Area was normal. Bottom was slightly warm.
With Cooler: All Areas felt Normal

Summary...

Within 2 Minutes: Chipset decreased 17 degrees, each CPU dropped 18 degrees, the GPU by 8 degrees, HDD's stayed within one degree.

Within 6 Minutes: Chipset dropped 21 degrees, CPUs dropped 20 degrees each, GPU decreased 9 degrees, Each HDD dropped 3 degrees and 5 degrees.

Within 8 Minutes: The Chipset was 22 degrees cooler, CPUs were 22 cooler also. GPU was 9 degrees cooler.



Test #2

Task: Gaming
Ambient/Room Temp: 23C (73F)


Tempuatures BEFORE Cooler


2 Minutes AFTER Cooler


8 Minutes AFTER Cooler



Physical Temps...

Without Cooler: Keyboard: Warm, Touchpad\wrist rest area: Warm. Bottom was Somewhat Hot.

With Cooler: Keyboard: Slightly warm,Touchpaad area: Warm. and Bottom: Almost Normal.


Summary

Within 2 Minutes: CPUs are 2 degrees cooler, GPU is 8 degress cooler.

Withit 8 Minutes: 7 degrees down on the chipset. CPUs were 4 degrees cooler. GPU was 13 degrees cooler. Harddrives were 3-4 degrees cooler.


Product Summary

All in all, the Aeolus cooled the computer down 58 degrees. It cooled the CPU and Chipset by 22 degrees, which is exactly what Enermax claimed the Aeolus would. The Cooler works best under normal usage. But while gaming, keep the temps at a cool and comfortable amount. The Aeolus is a revolutionary cooler. it works very well. I recommend it to anyone who needs a cooler.

NOTE: People with laptops with fans on the BOTTOM that blow OUT, please do not buy this cooler. Check first. Since the Aeolus blows up, it will then fight with the laptops fans, and they will cancel each other out. Although this is not the case with most notebooks.

Pricing

The Enermax Aeolus is available for $32.82 USD: Silver or Black

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Pros
*Outstanding Build Quality
*Excellent Cooling Capability
*Looks Sleek and Cool
*Wrist Rest is comfortable
*Price is decent

Cons
*No "Bottom" (Fan is open to bottom)
*Somewhat heavy (1.3kgs/2.86lbs)
*Somewhat Large Size, may not fit is some small cases (L:350 x W:330 x H:45.5 mm(L:13.78” x W:13” x H:1.8”
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Other Thoughts
While using the cooler, if for a long period of time, you must make sure that you turn the fan on. If not, the heat from the notebook will actually heat up the metal cooler and cause the computer to become hotter after a long period of time. While fan is on, it works the opposite way, by making the metal cool down, which cools the notebook more... The cooler is fully able to be disassembled.
To add: The Cooler Blows Air Up on the notebook.

There are also Desktop Cases available with the same fan built into them, HERE.
As well as cases with two of them. HERE.

Pictures taken with: FujiFilm A340

Other Pictures





User Experiences
If you have bought the cooler, please PM me or post your results to have them posted here.


Specs: Clevo M860TU/Sager NP8660: P8400 @ 2.26GHz | Nvidia 9800GT | DDR3-1066 RAM


(Gaming)


Without Cooler...



With Cooler...


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Specs: Gateway P-6860 FX: Core 2 Extreme X7800 @3 Ghz | 4GB DDR2 RAM | Nvidia 8800M GTS | 2X 250GB Seagate Momentus 7200rpm.

(Idle)


Without Cooler...



With Cooler...




(Gaming)


Without Cooler...



With Cooler...


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Specs: HP dv5t: P7350 @ 2 Ghz | 3GB RAM | Nvidia 9600M GT | High Capacity 6 Cell Battery

Without Cooler...
GPU: 71C

With Cooler...
GPU: 63C

Comments from owner...

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Specs: HP dv6
Comments from Owner...

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Specs: Asus G72GX RBBX-05: P8700 @ 2.53 Ghz | 6GB RAM | Nvidia GTX 260M | 500GB 5400 HDD

(Idle)
Without Cooler...
CPU: 38C
GPU: 60C

With Cooler...
CPU: 36C
GPU: 55C

(Gaming)
Without Cooler...
CPU: 59C
GPU: 88C

With Cooler...
CPU: 57C
GPU: 83C

Thank you for reading this review.

Written and Reviewed By: ahl395

 

Good review, and the cooler looks very sleek.

 

Thanks. It is...

 

****... Should've gotten this. The NC2000 is basically useless. A huge waste of money that was.

Good review. Might help to put the data in a chart to help people read it.

 

Thanks for the suggestion. I will make chart soon.

 

that was a huge drop in temps. I'm deciding between this and the cooler master infinite....decisions decisions.

 

I would get this one. I glanced over a infinite review and the temp drops weren't nearly as high. The build isn't as good either. Though, I've never used a cooler master infinite either, I just know the Aeolus is hard to beat.

 

Are the wrist rests detachable? Or are they suck in there?

I'm in need of a high performance notebook cooler right now, and the NC2000 currently tops my list. This cooler is much cheaper, and has a massive fan, but the NC2000 is recommended by so many people; I just want to know if there are any comparisons between the two, it would help with my purchase.

 

Recently I bought a NZXT Cryo LX Cooler for XPS M1730, and something tells me that it would drop temps even lower with Aeolus. If someone will decide to buy and try it under M1730 (X9000/8800) let me know!

Would be real pleasure to see a comparison between Cryo LX and Aeolus.
But I have another feeling of a big fan being needless for M1730, when only most upper part really needs cooling.

However, good review mate!

 

I dont think the wrist rest is detachable...

Thats because they dont know the magic of the Aeolus.

Im not sure, it didnt seem to catch on that good. There arent many (if any) reviews on NBR and very little on the web, i dont know why... but thats why i made one. Hopefully to make the Aeolus more popular because of its cooling ability. I dont own any other cooler exept for a crappy $5 one, so i cant do any comparasons, sorry

Maybe because it was alot of money at first too ($85) , so people forgot about it and didnt buy... Not sure

 

Reasoning is fan placement and size. If you read the notebook buyers guide it talks about fan alignment etc

 

Whats nice about the Aeolus is that you don't need to align any fans. It's universal.

 

Yeah i read it, and the 8660 has warm everything. But the thing is that the upper area has more core components, and the NC2000 has more holes near the bottom, yet it is still very effective.

This cooler just has a massive fan and there's really no need for alignment since it covers more area. I guess I cant get a comparison without using my notebook on both but I'm not made of money

 

In a way yes but the issue would be some wide screens put a vent or two on the outer edge which would not be reached by the design of the Aeolus being made almost for a standard screen (due to the fan being a circle of course ) instead of the daily wide screen

 

I think this would be better for my dv6700. Since for the same reasons as insaneXIII said, the fan/vent is near the top and the Zalman's vents are near the bottom.

Though the other contender is the NotePal Infinite. What do you think X2P?

 

Do you have a pic of the bottom?

 

I can take one right now with my phone, it'll be bad quality though. Give me a few mins.

Edit: here you go X2P/Padme

 

nice review, but no offense, for having a 250mm fan, that cooler is pretty bad. Come on, the largest difference in temperature was 20F, which is a pretty low temperature drop. Hardly worth the cost of the cooler. Size does not = greater cooling potential. I bet that 250mm fan outputs less than 10cfm of air volume, which is why it does not cool very much.
If you want more cooling potential, you want to get fans which generate more pressure. The pressure is what cools the system. You can have a huge fan, but without pressure, the air is not going to even get into the vents of the system.

K-TRON

 

Have anything in mind K-TRON? I would like to upgrade the system fan of my laptop, but I don't think I can...for warranty purposes.

 

very good review.......thanks

 

very good review...thanks

 

i dont like this cooler... and how he fits 17" notebook, i have same hp dv9000
and zalman nc2000 fits it perfectly even with some extra space in the back, and here on this cooler notebook hangs out... looks lame, and effect of cooling is lame too, go zalman go

 

what are the temps of your dv9000 with and without the cooler, catbuster?

 

By the reviews of the Zalman ive read, it doesnt cool the CPU by 22 degrees like this one does... And the GPU cooling is approx the same, but the Aeolus was a little higher. Build Quality is better too.

Just stating info i found, please correct me if you have found other information.

@Catbuster, I understand what you mean. It doenst really bother me though. A 15" fits perfectly.

If anyone wants me to, i can post a couple pics with a 15" NB on it... Tell me if anyone does.

 

I'd like those pics please.

 

Could you also put up some pics of the vent positions on the dv9000 ? Im looking for a cooler for my m15x which has the cpu and gpu in the upper left and right corners respectively. I would imagine that a cooler with smaller fans but directly under those areas would be more effective since the cooling capacity of the enermax would be the lowest at those points. I am not TOO concerned about HDD, RAM, Chipset and palmrest temps as these are decent even without a cooler.
Still the 22 degrees Centigrade reduction in temps by the Enermax is quite impressive.

 

That is only a sensor on a specific part of the motherbaod. Look at the other temps such as cpu etc. Take a look at the NZXT Cryo LX for the M15X its got all its fans in the area you are looking for.

 

X2P you never commented on the CoolerMaster vs this.

Mortis - the vent positions should be the same as the dv6700, which I posted a picture of.

 

It cooled all of the components. Cooled CPU and Chipset by 22 degrees, GPU by 13 degrees and the HDD by 5.

Those are all of the components... Plus it decreases the outside temp to almost nothing.

Overall Cooling was 58 degrees. Which is more impressive than most coolers. Including the Zalman.

I would like to see a review of the Cyro LX with temp stats. I read 5+ reviews of it, and none say anything about the actual cooling ability. It looks very good. It would be a good competitor to the Aeolus. If I had the money to spend, i would buy it... But i dont.

Ill be getting those pics in a few minutes.

 

Although I'm sure the cooler does a decent job, I think some of the decreases in temps might be exaggerated, due to only have a sample size of 1. For example, my laptop temps during normal web browsing fluctuates a lot depending on background processes, when the fan last came on, etc. An example of this, in your first pic, your cpu temps are at 57 degrees, which is pretty high just for web browsing. In fact you can see the min temp next to it is 44 which is more reasonable temp for general web browsing. In fact, your CPU temp is lower in your second gaming test (at 50 degrees) which is odd because gaming should cause a higher cpu temp than just web browsing. The problem lies in that its possible that the dramatic drop you saw in test 1 was not completely due to your cooler, but rather to other external forces (fan kicking on, less cpu use, etc).

Plus, in your web browsing test, your hard drive temp was at 52 degrees, which indicates a lot of disk activity was occurring (that is extremely high for such light usage, maybe antivirus scan was going).

I'm not saying your cooler doesn't work, but a little more extensive tests may give a better idea on the real cooling potential of the pad. Doing several "n"'s for the experiment allows for you to see if the drop was really due to the cooler or if the drop was observed because your starting point was rediculously high in the first place and would go down anyway without the pad.

 

Enermax Aeolus CP001 with dv6500t (15.4")

 

Ok, i understand, i will run tests again. Ill post my results when im done. Exppect them later tonight or tomorrow. Also Ambient Temps were different in both tests. I understand, ill do again for verifacation.

 

Mullers post is linked to the post above IMO, the problem with all these cooler reviews is that they are done in different enviroment's with DIFFERENT test methods and as Muller stated different pre conditions and every review also uses a different notebook making reviews in comparable

 

The only thing preventing me from trying out this cooler is the fact that it would block my headphone jack in the front of my laptop...

 

I didn't think of that....that is indeed a big dealbreaker.

 

All you must to is lift up the laptop and plug in the cord, then you just put the NB on top of the hand rest peice. Pic Attached.

 

i'm gonna have to agree with x2p and mullenbooger here. cooler and notebook pairing is a very sketchy subject. it's kind of like wine preferences. some people prefer a nice german reisling for their appetizers and others will stick to their bold, dark wines. how can u tell which wine u prefer? well u have to do a test. no matter what kind of testing or experimenting, there has to be a controlled variable. in this case, the appetizer is our controlled variable.

u have to remember to keep a constant/controlled variable when it comes to testing, especially with notebook coolers. room temp, ceiling fans, how long yur notebook has been on and what it was bein used for, rest/cool down periods between each tests, etc. those are all examples of variables that could play a big role in results from user A and user B.

try to implement a controlled variable into yur tests. for example, most of the "good" notebook reviews here will have rest/cool down periods between each test. when u keep a constant variable, its much easier for someone else to compare their results with yurs. it's a more "fair" comparsion.

sorry if its kind of hard to understand or lengthy. if u want to look at some temps with my m1530 and cryo LX. u can search up some of my previous cryo LX posts. i've posted lots of temp pictures and have done lots of personal testing myself. feel free to ask if u wanna know somethin about it. keep up the good work ahl.

 

Thats why I gave up two pages ago; the only was to tell which cooler is better is to use my notebook on each, both in controlled environments and with same testing procedures. Its going to be hard to test both though, insufficient funds

 

u could always check out x2p's cooler buying guide. it'll help u have a better understanding of what to look for, if u are a first time buyer.

or u could always ask whats recommended for yur specific notebook. if i couldn't help u find a cooler, i'm sure there are plenty of good people here that would be glad to.

edit: i just noticed yur sig the newer sager/clevos generally have good thermal control right out of the box. but if u do alot of heavy gaming and/or graphic intensive programs. yur p9500 and 9800m (i'm jealous ) are gonna love a NZXT cryo LX.

 

what wouldnbe recommended for a dv6700 houstoned?

 

I understand what you are saying Houstoned.

If anyone is interested in those pics still, see my updated above post.

Im going to run my tests again too, like i said i would ina previous post. Ill post results when im done.

 

Ok, this was after 4 mins. The results this time are not as stellar, although room temp was higher. This was NBR'ing , Burning a CD, Downloading, and Web Browsing.
Its been on for a few hours doing basically the same thing.

Ambient is: 75F (24C)

No Cooler:


Cooler after 4 mins:

 

Your review is very good (",)

What do you think the performance would be if it was used with the m17x?

I have 8800GTX Sli, 2 x 250GB HDD's by the way... So far i've reached 81 DegC on my gpu when playing bioshock for 6+ hours...

OB

 

Post number #16

 

possible to buy in the uk?

 

from the pictures, i don't think this cooler would be very efficient with 17"+ notebooks.

 

Nice review, just wondering what about the mic, spks exit on xps m1530 (in front)... some one with m1530 did use this?

 

Post number 17 = the picture attached.

 

See post #36 on Pg. 4

You can lift up the NB slightly and rest it on the wrist rest part, then the ports are accesible, a couple pictures are attached also.

 

Harper2.0:

Sorry bout that, I missed the pic >.<

Anyways if measurements work out a Zalman NC2000 would work. Also I would take a look at the Cooler Master Notepal Infinite.