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The Lapinator™
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The Lapinator™
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The only
portable laptop computer desk that keeps your lap cool and your laptop cooler! It is the ideal accessory for optimizing
notebook ergonomics for the mobile professional, active home user or busy student.
An independent study shows that the LapinatorTM blocks 95% of Laptop heat,
making computing comfortable and safe. The lightweight design of
this portable lap top desk make it easy to slip into your laptop bag. This is the most effective and least expensive product of its kind. |
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Original Lapinator™
13"x12"x1"
11 oz.
Just right for regular size laptops
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Lapinator™ Plus (Wider!!)
18"x12"x1"
15 oz.
Great for larger laptops
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Lapinator™ Plus works well with larger
laptop computers |
With small laptops, you have room for your
mouse |
Details
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It keeps your lap and your laptop cool.
Not only can laptop
heat be uncomfortable, but it can also be bad for your health.
Recent
medical studies indicate that
laptop heat can contribute to
male infertility. The Lapinator™ uses 3M's Type B Thinsulate™ insulation as the main barrier to the
heat generated by laptop computers. The cross-linked molded foam bottom also acts as an insulator. In tests,
the Lapinator™ blocks up to 95% of the heat from a laptop
(as proven by The Gageteer), keeping you cool while you compute
and extending the life of your computer.
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It keeps your laptop in your lap. Another problem that frequently occurs during "in your lap" laptop use is the tendency for the unit to slide towards your body. This slippage results in a rather uncomfortable typing position. The bottom of the Lapinator™ is constructed of a flame-laminated colorfast pique cloth that will neither slide on nor snag your clothing. Its also comfortable when wearing shorts.
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It is lightweight
and portable. For quick and portable storage the Lapinator™'s
legs compress, allowing the Lapinator™
to easily slip into the outside pocket of your laptop bag. At 11 ounces, the
Lapinator won't weigh you down when your traveling light. Road warriors soon
learn that they can't live without their Lapinator™.
It makes mobile computing more
comfortable and productive.
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Features
- ThinsulateTM material keeps
your lap cool by blocking 95% of laptop heat
- Extends the lifetime of your laptop by keeping it as much as 11o
cooler
- Helps you maintain a more ergonomic posture, increasing your comfort
and productivity
- Velcro loop keeps cords and cables out of your way
- Non-skid rigid polyethylene top keeps your laptop in position
- Non-slip fabric base is padded for comfort
- Self-adhesive rubber bumpers are included to help angle laptop and
provide air circulation
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Reviews
'Of the
laptop lap desks we tested, the Lapinator™ was by far the most effective
at blocking heat, and, it's also the lightest, most comfortable, and the
least expensive.' -
CNET Laptop Luxuries
'It worked well for us'
- Tim Gideon,
PC
Magazine
'It's quite cool really' -
James
Coates, Chicago Tribune
'The Lapinator™ is a great product
available at a great price. Keeps lap comfy and cool' - Jullie Streitelmeier,
The-Gadgeteer.com
'...our laptop did seem to run cooler'
- Bob & Joy Schwabach,
On
Computers
'The Lapinator™... adds
very little to the overall burden, while adding greatly to the system utility.'
- Laptop Magazine
*Lapinator™
is a trademark of Lapinator, Inc.
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Lapinator™ slips into
the bag
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How It Works
Insulating Material
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The Lapinator™ laptop desk uses
3M's Type B Thinsulate™ insulation as the main barrier to the
heat generated by laptop computers. The Lapinator™ employs
Type B Thinsulate™ , typically used in footwear, which is
pre-compressed and will never lose its ability to block the
heat. The cross-linked molded foam bottom also acts as an
insulator. We tested the Lapinator™ using a Dell Inspiron
running on the Lapinator™ for an hour sitting on a wooden desk
in a 70 degree room. The top of the Lapinator™ reached 125
degrees, however, the temperature between the Lapinator™'s
legs and the desk was a cool 73 degrees! Only 3 of the extra 55
degrees could make it past the Lapinator™! |
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Heat
Dissipation |
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As proven by
The-Gadgeteer.com, the Lapinator keeps your laptop computer
cooler too! In fact, it reduces the CPU temperature 11 degrees
more than the same laptop running on a wooden desk. Better yet,
it cools your laptop CPU 16 degrees more than LapLogic's top of
the line laptop desk which is twice as expensive! How is this
possible?
When a laptop runs on a desk,
the wood or metal surface acts as a "heat sink." It doesn't
take long to realize that your legs also act as a heat sink.
This heat conductivity creates a "hot spot" right under your
laptop that makes it much more difficult for your laptop's
cooling system to work efficiently. A Gadgeteer.com review
illustrated this effect. They showed that LapLogic's best
product, which uses a conductive top layer, actually raises the
CPU temperature by 9 degrees despite their claims to the
contrary!
The Lapinator™'s
surface and core plastic layers are not heat
conductors. This means that laptop heat dissipates. Your
laptop is not sitting on a "hot spot" so it's
cooling system works much more efficiently. Almost all of our
competing products claim that resting your laptop on heat
conductive materials is a good thing! It isn't. |
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Ventilation |
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The Lapinator™
laptop desk provides two levels of ventilation.
First, in addition to the
insulation, the Lapinator™ delivers more airspace between it and
your lap top than any other "in your lap" product. That space
is created by two 3M self-adhesive bumpers that lift the back of
your laptop 1/2 an inch off the Lapinator's surface. The
combination of the non-conducting plastics and added air space
maximizes heat dissipation.
This ventilation
is especially critical for the many notebook computers whose fan
vents heat directly through the bottom! One of our customer's
bottom venting Hewlett Packard laptops would simply turn itself
off when it go too hot! The Lapinator™ laptop desk solved her
problem.
The second level
of ventilation is provided by the Lapinator™'s
offset "legs" that lift the insulation up and off of your lap.
This space created between your lap and the Lapinator™ permits
body heat to dissipate keeping your lap extra cool! |
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The Upper
Surface |
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The Lapinator™
's
durable polyethylene top provides a non-skid surface that still
allows for easy laptop position changes during use. For those
laptops without their own rubber feet (older Compaqs), or if an
extra measure of stability is desired, please use the
self-adhesive bumpers which prevent any movement. Though the
Lapinator™ 's
surface may distort a little bit during use as it dissipates the
heat, it's melting point is well over 200 degrees. |
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The Lower
Surface |
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Another problem
that frequently occurs during "in your lap" laptop use is the
tendency for the unit to slide towards your body. This slippage
results in a rather uncomfortable typing position. The bottom
of the Lapinator™ consists of a flame-laminated colorfast pique
cloth that will neither slide on nor snag your clothing. Its
also comfortable when wearing shorts.
The laptop/Lapinator™
combination easily slides across across a desk or table when the
need for space arises. Our customers pointed out that during a
phone call or meeting they no longer had to stand, lift, and
move their laptops.
For quick and
portable storage the Lapinator™'s
legs compress, allowing the Lapinator™ laptop desk to
easily slip into the outside pocket of your laptop bag.
However, when weight is distributed across the Lapinator™ during
use, the legs will not compress. |
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Cord Management |
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Each Lapinator™ employs a 4 inch
strip of One Wrap
Velcro in the center
of the back of the unit. This strip will neatly and securely
contain the power, modem and network cords often attached to
your laptop at home or in the office. Through the stress of
normal use, laptop power connectors and cables can contribute to
failure of the receptacle or be damaged themselves. The Velcro
strip secures your cables and prevents this stress.
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