Targus Chill Mat for Mac review

We spent a day with the Chill Mat for Mac plugged into our previous-generation black MacBook, which once got so hot that it stuck to the finished-wood table we were using as a work space. The stand held the laptop at a very slight angle that was nevertheless comfortable for typing. And the fans ran so quietly that we had to double-check that they were even on. Though we were initially irked at sacrificing one of our few USB ports to run the Chill Mat, our anger was lessened after several hours of use, when our laptop had not even begun to approach its normal scalding levels. (We also found the fans useful for quickly cooling a cup of tea that was too hot to drink.) Fifty bucks is a steep price for a laptop stand, especially one that hogs a USB port without doubling as a USB hub. But the Targus Chill Mat for Mac may nevertheless be worth the expense to Mac users for whom heat is a major problem.