But while cooling is decent, it didn’t reach the frosty temperatures of some other budget pads.

As such, there are better options available for less, making the TopMate C12 more difficult to recommend.

As such, I was expecting to see some seriously frosty cooling here.

A closeup of the TopMate C12 Laptop Cooling Pad showing its USB ports and RGB lighting.

Should I buy the TopMate C12 Laptop Cooling Pad?

Thanks to its flip-up rests, your laptop shouldnt slip or slide about, even during frantic Counter-Strike matches.

You want competitively quiet runningThe TopMate runs as quietly as the best laptop cooling pads weve tested.

A closeup of the TopMate C12 Laptop Cooling Pad showing its controls and RGB lighting.

Even at max cooling, it should kick out less noise than your laptops fans straining on their own.

So you’re free to definitely get better cooling for your cash.

Its well worth a look.

The TopMate C12 Laptop Cooling Pad showing RGB lighting, featuring the Acer Predator Helios 300.

I also tested how noisy it was with a sound level meter.

I then compared this to benchmarks of the noise generated during a stress test by the laptops fans alone.

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