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Cheap laptop cooler and expansion unit, AND poor man's docking station

Cheap laptop cooler and expansion unit, AND poor man\
Have you got a laptop with only one or two USB ports on it? and as a result you end up with a desk covered in wires and add on's all connected to a hub, or do you have a laptop with quite a few USB sockets, and you spend precious time plugging and unplugging dongles and leads and a whole host of other things.

Well this Instructable goes some way to resolving that, but the best bit of all it costs less then £5 and if you are lucky, no soldering required!

This instructable is limited by your own imagination.
 
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Step 1The base unit

The base unit
I purchased this cheap laptop cooler from our local pound shop, and it cost..£1..!! for the money its quite a bargain and contains a blue illuminated USB driven fan and the plastic base is angled to give a more comfortable typing access to the keyboard.
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3 comments
Jan 15, 2011. 12:37 PMAdrian Indrabayu says:
Where is your favourite colours.?? ;)
good job, i like..
Dec 23, 2010. 2:01 AMlemonie says:

Good idea.

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A semi retired engineer with too much time on his hands, I just love, building and tinkering with anything electrical or mechanical. I also love chatting to people and swapping ideas. Just send me a m...
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