Arctic Breeze Mobile by Arctic Cooling
Rating:
Price: $9.95 USD
Requirement(s):
» USB Port
Optional Requirement(s):
» None

Overview:
If you are sitting at your computer and need to cool down, this simple product, the Arctic Breeze Mobile, does exactly that at an affordable budget price. The simple design and implementation make it easily portable – as long as you have a USB port handy.

Unboxing, Package Contents, and First Impressions:
The package contents consisted of the following items:
» Arctic Breeze Mobile

There were no instructions or manual booklet included and quite frankly, you do not need one. This product is simply a plug-and-go kind of product, where you literally plug in the USB cable into a USB port and it will automatically power the fan (no drivers needed). The material quality of the blades of the fan was acceptable. They were made of a smooth yet textured plastic reduced accidental cutting caused by the blades.

Specifications & Features:
As outlined by the developers:
» Virtually Silent USB Fan
» Energy Efficient Motor
» Low Noise Impeller
» USB-Powered (will work on devices such as laptops or any other USB charger)
» Lightweight & Slim Design
» Flexible Neck For Adjustments
» Perfect For Travellers

Configuration & Setup:
Absolutely no configuration or setup is required. Simple bend the flexible neck in the direction you wish and plug in the fan into your computers USB port or a USB charger and it will automatically turn on.

Performance:
The flexibility of the fan made it very useful and portable.

I do not feel this product is ideal for desktop users unless they have a USB charger handy. However, for laptop users, this product is very useful as you can adjust the fan to blow breeze to yourself while you are at the laptop. If you look closely at the image below, you will notice a blur around the blades – that is because I took a picture while the fan was in use.

I also wanted to test out the sharpness of the blade with a piece of paper. I held the paper to the edge of the fan blades while it was on for roughly 30 seconds, and it was only able to slightly tear the top of the page. This means the product is more or less safe to use, but you should not put your fingers in the blade intentionally!

Overall:
The Arctic Breeze Mobile is a very simple yet effective product. This product is perfect for consumers who do not wish to spend much on a portable fan. It would be nice to see a power on/off button and an option to control the fan speed and we hope that future implementations of this product will incorporate these features in some way, however, for the cheap price tag, this is more than a bargain!

Rating Breakdown:
Material Quality: 95%
Specifications & Features: 95%
Configuration & Setup: 100%
Performance: 100%
Overall: 97%

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We would like to thank the developers of Arctic Cooling for providing us their product for this review.

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