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SVALT takes product design to the extreme by obsessing over every detail to go beyond what has come before and set the benchmark for professional workstations. Select from the following tabs for comparisons, such as the Table tab below, the Models tab for an overview of models, and individual model tabs to compare that model with typical cooling devices:

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• SVALT Model Comparison Table
  
  
  

  RANKING BY COOLING	D2P2	D1P2	D1P	D	SP	S	SM
  laptop with screen open					#1	#3
  laptop with screen closed	#1	#2	(#1)	#3	#2	#3
  Mac Mini with bottom cover removed							#1
  Mac Mini with bottom cover installed							#2
  COMPATIBILITY	D2P2	D1P2	D1P	D	SP	S	SM
  designed for all Mac and PC laptops	yes	yes		yes	yes	yes
  MacBook Pro 16/15/13" TouchBar 2016+	best	yes		yes	best	yes
  MacBook Pro 15/13" Retina 2012-15	yes	yes	best	yes	best	yes
  MacBook Pro 17/15/13" Unibody 2008-12	(yes)	(yes)		(yes)	best	yes
  MacBook Air 13" Retina 2018+	best	yes		yes	best	yes
  MacBook Air 13/11" 2008-17	yes	yes	best	yes	best	yes
  MacBook 12" Retina 2015-18	best	yes		yes	best	yes
  PC laptops - large/gaming	(yes)	(yes)		(yes)	yes	yes
  PC laptops - medium/standard	(yes)	(yes)		(yes)	yes	yes
  PC laptops - small/compact	(yes)	(yes)		(yes)	yes	yes
  PC laptops - miniature/ultra compact	(yes)	(yes)		(yes)	(yes)	(yes)
  iPad and tablets	yes	yes		yes
  Mac Mini 2005-20							best
  COOLING	D2P2	D1P2	D1P	D	SP	S	SM
  passive heat sink cooling at processor	yes	yes	yes	best
  passive air cooling	yes	yes		yes	yes	best	yes
  active air cooling enclosure	best	yes			best
  active air cooling internally at processor	(yes)	(yes)	(best)				best
  AIRFLOW	D2P2	D1P2	D1P	D	SP	S	SM
  active light airflow (25-35 CFM)	med	med	med
  active medium airflow (40-55 CFM)	hi				low		low
  active strong airflow (65-75 CFM)					hi		hi
  ACOUSTICS	D2P2	D1P2	D1P	D	SP	S	SM
  whisper quiet (10-15 dBA)	low				low
  quiet in most spaces (15-20 dBA)	med	med					low
  quiet in typical office setting (20-25 dBA)	hi		med		hi		hi
  loud, wear headphones (up to 50 dBA)	max
  SYSTEM	D2P2	D1P2	D1P	D	SP	S	SM
  cooling modes	6	1	1		2		2
  fan speeds	low-hi	med	med		low/hi		low/hi
  fan color	black	red	red		gray		gray
  MODULARITY	D2P2	D1P2	D1P	D	SP	S	SM
  fully modular model conversion					yes	yes	yes
  modular cooling system	yes	yes			yes	yes	yes
  modular speed control unit					yes		yes
  user replaceable fan					yes		yes
  user adjustable laptop pads	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
  AVAILABILITY	D2P2	D1P2	D1P	D	SP	S	SM
  year of original product line release	2020	2020	2015	2019	2019	2019	2019
  month of 2020 release or update	Sept	Sept		Sept	July	July

  
  “( __ )” parenthesis indicate conditional compatibility, see the product page’s specifications section to learn more.
• SVALT Models Overview Cooling Dock
  The Cooling Dock product line runs the laptop in closed-screen clamshell mode with a leaning support milled from solid aluminum that provides passive heat sink cooling, preserves built-in screen/keyboard, reduces desktop footprint, includes a user adjustable laptop locking pad, and allows for easy clamshell mode setup with access to the laptop’s power button while connected to cables and safely held within a padded cradle.
  • D2/D1 Pro II : The new D2 Pro II (D2P2) and D1 Pro II (D1P2) models include universal support and active cooling designed for all Mac and PC laptops, with optimization for current generation Mac laptops. Both models drive airflow through vents that cool the laptop’s enclosure at the processor location as well as the surrounding enclosure. The D2 cooling system offers multiple user selectable modes, user customization, and an external thermistor to measure laptop enclosure temperatures and automatically adjusts fan speeds. The D1 cooling system uses a single speed with balanced cooling and audio performance for simplicity of operation. A modular cooling system allows for exchanging D2/D1 cooling systems, as well as easier servicing and maintenance.
  • D1 Pro : The original D1 Pro (D1P) model includes a support and active cooling system designed to internally cool processors with cooling air driven directly into a center intake vent on compatible prior generation Mac laptops (2012-2015 MacBook Pro, 2008-2017 MacBook Air, and select PC laptops). The cooling system uses a single speed with balanced cooling and audio performance for simplicity of operation.
  • D : The updated D (D) model includes universal support and passive cooling designed for all Mac and PC laptops, with optimization for current generation Mac laptops. It feature a massive 3.3 pound aluminum heat sink and a natural cooling airflow channel for silent cooling.
  
  
  Cooling Stand
  The Cooling Stand product line allows the laptop to run with the screen-open or closed in clamshell mode. All models use quiet best-in-class cooling performance, top-spec components, high-quality materials, elevated height, no bounce rigid metal structure, adjustable height leveling feet, hidden cord clutter, and a fully modular system that allows for user servicing, upgrading and converting between the three models.
  • S Pro : The updated S Pro (SP) model includes universal support and active cooling for Mac and PC laptops with optimization for current generation Mac laptops. The active air cooling system was design to deliver maximum cooling with minimal noise, and includes a user replaceable large, powerful and long-life Noctua fan with dual-speed operation.
  • S : The updated S (S) model includes universal support and passive cooling for Mac and PC laptops with optimization for current generation Mac laptops.
  • S Mini : The S Mini (SM) model includes support and active direct internal cooling for the Mac Mini. The active cooling system includes a user replaceable large, powerful and long-life Noctua fan with dual-speed operation.
• SVALT Cooling Dock model D2 Pro II and D1 Pro II
  The SVALT Cooling Dock models D2 Pro II (D2P2) and D1 Pro II (D1P2) were designed with the following innovative features to deliver the best vertical closed-screen cooling performance for current generation Mac laptops, such as the new 16-inch MacBook Pro, as well as bringing universal laptop support and cooling to Mac and PC laptops:
  
  Performance - Powerful Airflow
  The D2 Pro II and D1 Pro II models include ten side vents that drive cooling air onto the laptop’s metal enclosure at the processor location and then sends cooling airflow to the sides of the laptop enclosure. The side vents combine with cooling airflow from a lower vent that drives cooling air at the laptop’s central processor location and then sends air upward along the laptop enclosure. The combined airflow generates significant cooling without high noise levels. Typical laptop cooling devices do not deliver high cooling without also generating high noise levels.
  
  Performance - Directed Airflow
  Raised laptop pads on the leaning vertical face allow for more effective airflow. The pad design and placement works with the ten side vents and single bottom center vent to direct airflow for optimal cooling, as well as house the D2’s laptop temperature sensor. Pad size is minimized to reduce contact area on the laptop, reduce heat trap and maximize cooling. The managed airflow helps generate more efficient and quieter cooling. Typical laptop cooling devices do not manage airflow with low noise levels.
  
  Performance - Heat Sink Cooling
  Locating the cooling vents along the side edges of the Cooling Dock’s interior air chamber generates maximum cooling airflow while leaving the center portion of the 1.8 pound aluminum heat sink solid to better absorb heat from the laptop processors. Typical laptop cooling devices are made of plastic or thin metal and do not provide heat sink cooling directly at processor location.
  
  Performance - Fan Screen
  Design extends the fan screen out away from the fan intake and uses a more open screen pattern for higher airflow with minimal noise generation. Typical laptop cooling devices place a fan screen right against the fan, and use high-surface area screens, which results in reduced airflow and increased noise.
  
  Performance - Fan Unit
  Use of a high-quality and thick fan with long bearing life. This single fan configuration efficiently generates more cooling power with less noise, and for this particular application the smaller fan size more effectively builds pressure to push cooling air through the exhaust vents. Typical laptop cooling devices use a cheap and thin fan, and when multiple fans are used, the system often creates inefficient air turbulence with compounding noise levels.
  
  Performance - Fan Power
  Use of 12-volt fan with wall outlet power supply for more power and more cooling performance. Typical cooling devices use 5-volt power and often pull power from the laptop’s USB port, which not only results in reduced cooling power, but results in additional heat generation within the laptop to supply power to the fan, and when maxing out laptop systems, can result in processor power throttling, which in turn leads to reduced performance.
  
  Performance - User Control
  The D2 Pro II’s cooling system includes multiple user selectable modes, user customization, and an external thermistor to measure laptop enclosure temperatures and automatically adjusts fan speeds. The D1 Pro II's cooling system uses a fixed-speed for simplicity of operation and balance of cooling and audio performance. Both models use a modular cooling system for exchanging D2 and D1 cooling systems, as well as servicing and maintenance. Typical laptop cooling devices do not bring this level of refinement and consideration for cooling and audio performance.
  
  Workstation - Leaning Support
  Design uses a leaning support system to accommodate a wide range of laptop models and thicknesses, as well as provide for an easier clamshell mode setup process. The laptop can sit safely within the dock’s padded cradle and stay connected to cables when opening the laptop’s display to automatically start current generation Mac laptops or accessing the power button on older generation Mac laptops. This helps to avoid awkward handling and risking a laptop drop. Typical vertical closed-screen laptop stands require the user to hold and balance the laptop in hand while connected to cables during clamshell setup.
  
  Workstation - Flexible Laptop Support System
  High-grip non-slip pads are used throughout the product. A user installed laptop retention pad locks the laptop in place, and three pads are included for reinstallation and use with a laptop of different thickness. A top layer of 1/16” padding on the vertical leaning pads is user removable to help accommodate thicker laptops. Typical vertical closed-screen laptop stands do not accommodate a wire variety of laptop models and thicknesses.
  
  Workstation - Desktop Space
  Designed with a compact pyramid shape with high-density mass increases stability and frees up desktop space. The dock’s dimensions are careful set to work with Mac laptop vent locations and for support stability. The bottom of the dock includes two threaded holes for securing to a media cart or workstation theft prevention. Typical vertical closed-screen laptop stands have a larger footprint and cannot be secured in place.
  
  Quality - Materials
  Designed and made with high-quality materials to provide a solid support with extra strength and durability. The dock is milled from 6061 aluminum, then anodized to provide exceptional strength and a Made for Mac aesthetic. Typical vertical closed-screen laptop stands lack the same level of material quality and ability to support larger laptops.
  
  Quality - Made with Care
  Designed and made locally with care for the intention of lasting 100 years. This care can be found in the high-quality metal materials, local manufacturing, and personal customer service. Typical vertical closed-screen laptop stands do not go to all of this effort, which can compromise performance, quality, durability, people and planet.
• SVALT Cooling Dock model D1 Pro
  The SVALT Cooling Dock original model D1 Pro (D1P) was designed with the following innovative features to become the ultimate cooling solution specifically for prior generation Retina MacBook Pro and pre-Retina MacBook Air laptops:
  
  Performance - Direct Internal Cooling
  Design drives cooling air directly onto internal components and processors for instant and dramatic cooling, as well as helping to flush out hot air from the system. A raised lip edge creates an air-sealed connection with a compatible laptop’s intake vent, while an adjustable pad pushes the laptop against the raised lip edge for a tighter seal. A cooling fan creates a pressurized air chamber within the dock, which then pushes cooling air through the laptop vent for internal laptop cooling and to flush out hot air through the laptop’s unrestricted exhaust vents. Typical laptop cooling devices do not directly cool internal components.
  
  Performance - Fan Screen
  Design extends the fan screen out away from the fan intake and uses a more open screen pattern for higher airflow with minimal noise generation. Typical laptop cooling devices place a fan screen right against the fan, and use high-surface area screens, which results in reduced airflow and increased noise.
  
  Performance - Fan Unit
  Use of a high-quality and thick fan with long bearing life. This single fan configuration efficiently generates more cooling power with less noise, and for this particular application the smaller fan size more effectively builds the required air pressure to push cooling air through the laptop’s intake vent. Typical laptop cooling devices use one or more cheap and thin fan, and when multiple fans are used, the system often creates inefficient air turbulence with compounding noise levels.
  
  Performance - Fan Power
  Use of 12-volt fan with wall outlet power supply for more power and more cooling performance. Typical cooling devices use 5-volt power and often pull power from the laptop’s USB port, which not only results in reduced cooling power, but results in additional heat generation within the laptop to supply power to the fan, and when maxing out laptop systems, can result in processor power throttling, which in turn leads to reduced performance.
  
  Performance - User Control
  The original D1 Pro uses a fixed speed cooling system for simplicity of operation at a fan speed that balances audio and cooling performance. Typical laptop cooling devices do not bring this level of refinement and consideration for cooling and audio performance.
  
  Workstation - Leaning Support
  Design uses a leaning support so that when opening the laptop display to access the power button or Apple Touch ID the laptop can sit within the dock’s cradle and stay connected to cables. The leaning configuration and adjustable pad help to accommodate a wide variety of laptop models and sizes. Typical vertical closed-screen laptop stands require the user to hold and balance the laptop in hand while connected to cables if they need to power on the laptop or access Touch ID.
  
  Workstation - Desktop Space
  Designed with a compact pyramid shape and high-density mass for increased stability and smaller desktop footprint. The dock’s dimensions are set for compatibility with laptop vent locations and for leaning support stability. The bottom of the dock includes two threaded holes for securing to a media cart or workstation. Typical vertical closed-screen laptop stands have a larger footprint and cannot be secured in place.
  
  Quality - Materials
  Designed and made with high-quality materials to provide a solid support with extra strength and durability. The dock is milled from 6061 aluminum, then anodized to provide exceptional strength and Made for Mac aesthetics. Typical vertical closed-screen laptop stands lack the same level of material quality and ability to support larger laptops.
  
  Quality - Made with Care
  Designed and made locally with care for the intention of lasting 100 years. This care can be found in the high-quality metal materials, local manufacturing, and personal customer service. Typical vertical closed-screen laptop stands do not go to all of this effort, which can compromise performance, quality, durability, people and planet.
• SVALT Cooling Dock model D
  The SVALT Cooling Dock model D was designed with the following innovative features to become the ultimate silent vertical closed-screen passive cooling solution for current generation Mac laptops like the 16-inch MacBook Pro, as well as the industry-leading vertical closed-screen accessory for all Mac and PC laptops:
  
  Performance - Passive Cooling
  Design uses a sculpted 3.3 pound aluminum heat sink to pull heat from the laptop, and facilitates natural cooling airflows to silently and passively cool the laptop. The large aluminum heat sink sits next to laptop processors to extract heat through the laptop’s metal enclosure. An air hole through the aluminum heat sink channels air currents from behind the dock and up between the dock and laptop. The narrow padding creates a larger central open air channel for hot air to exhaust out the top and pull cool air from below through the hole in the aluminum heat sink. The passive cooling system works with the laptop’s built in cooling system to silently help cool the laptop. Typical vertical closed-screen laptop stands do not encourage passive cooling performance, and instead often inhibit passive cooling and/or block laptop vents.
  
  Workstation - Leaning Support
  Design uses a leaning support so that when opening the laptop display to access the power button or Apple Touch ID the laptop can sit within the dock’s cradle and stay connected to cables. The leaning configuration also helps to accommodate a wide variety of laptop models and sizes. The model D includes a steeper angle laptop support shelf and grippy non-slip padding to accommodate an even wider range of devices. An optional user installed laptop stop pad locks laptop in place. Typical vertical closed-screen laptop stands require the user to hold and balance the laptop in hand while connected to cables if they need to power on the laptop or access Touch ID. They also tend to support a more limited range of devices.
  
  Workstation - Desktop Space
  Designed with a compact pyramid shape and high-density mass for increased stability and smaller desktop footprint. The dock’s dimensions are set for compatibility with laptop vent locations and for leaning support stability. The bottom of the dock includes two threaded holes for securing to a media cart or workstation. Typical vertical closed-screen laptop stands have a larger footprint and cannot be secured in place.
  
  Quality - Materials
  Designed and made with high-quality materials to provide a solid support with extra strength and durability. The dock is milled from 6061 aluminum, then anodized to provide exceptional strength and Made for Mac aesthetics. Typical vertical closed-screen laptop stands lack the same level of material quality and ability to support larger laptops.
  
  Quality - Made with Care
  Designed and made locally with care for the intention of lasting 100 years. This care can be found in the high-quality metal materials, local manufacturing, and personal customer service. Typical vertical closed-screen laptop stands do not go to all of this effort, which can compromise performance, quality, durability, people and planet.
• SVALT Cooling Stand model S Pro
  SVALT Cooling Stand model S Pro (SP) was designed with the following innovative features to become the ultimate active cooling solution and stand for current generation Mac laptops like the 16-inch MacBook Pro, as well as the industry-leading cooling solution for all Mac and PC laptops:
  
  Performance - Directed Airflow
  Design directs fan airflow for optimal passive and active air cooling performance. Once the cooling air leaves the fan, it is initially directed by the laptop’s raised angle that sends the majority of the cooling air towards the back of the laptop to cool processors and to then exhaust hot air away from SVALT’s cooling fan intake and the laptop’s intake vents. This directed airflow not only results in improved initial cooling, but it also avoids hot air recycling. Next the support arms use an upward and outward angle to direct the air upwards at the laptop’s underside surface and outwards to the laptop’s back. The Cooling Stand includes new laptop support arms and adjustable laptop pads that shift the laptop position forward, have 77% larger air channel cutouts for improved cooling airflow along the surface of the laptop’s aluminum enclosure, and use adjustable padding for a tailored laptop fit that only covers 0.1% of a 16-inch MacBook Pro’s bottom surface area, which leaves 99.9% of the laptop’s aluminum enclosure exposed for improved heat extraction and help the Cooling Stand exceed its previous unmatched levels of cooling performance. Typical laptop cooling devices do not direct ether passive or active cooling airflow for efficient and quiet cooling, and often create inefficient air turbulence along with hot air recycling, which results in reduced cooling and additional noise. They often also cover up all or a larger percentage of the laptop’s bottom surface, which reduces cooling efficiency.
  
  Performance - Open Space
  Design creates 1-3 inches of open space above the fan and 2.5 inches of open space below the fan. This open space allows the fan to operate without lost performance or the generation of additional noise. Typical laptop cooling devices provide little to no open space above or below fans, which stalls out the fan resulting in reduced performance and increased noise.
  
  Performance - Fan Screen
  Use of a fan screen with maximum open space and a smooth round structure for higher airflow with minimal noise generation. The fan screen is also raised above and below the fan with a 3/16 inch gasket so that air moving through the fan does not hit the guard when at maximum velocity, which further increases airflow efficiency and decreases noise. Typical laptop cooling devices place fan screens right against the fan, and use high-surface area screens, which results in reduced airflow and increased noise.
  
  Performance - Fan Unit
  Use of a high-quality, large and thick fan with long bearing life. This single fan configuration efficiently generates more cooling power with less noise. A bolted/snapped modular system also allows the user to install a different fan per their preferences and cooling system requirements. Typical laptop cooling devices use one or more cheap, small and thin fan, and when multiple fans are used, the system often creates inefficient air turbulence with compounding noise levels.
  
  Performance - Fan Power
  Use of 12-volt fan with wall outlet power supply for more power and more cooling performance. Typical cooling devices use 5-volt power and often pull power from the laptop’s USB port, which not only results in reduced cooling power, but results in additional heat generation within the laptop to supply power to the fan, and when maxing out laptop systems, can result in processor power throttling, which in turn leads to reduced performance.
  
  Performance - User Control
  Designed to provide an effective and simple to operate speed-control interface. Extensive research and testing was performed with a variety of fans at different speeds to create a speed control systems that meets cooling and audio performance requirements. A front user facing push button switches the system between 1) off for silent passive cooling, 2) low for standard all-day cooling and 3) high for when maximum cooling is needed during intensive tasks. A bolted/snapped modular system also allows the user to install a different fan per their preferences and cooling system requirements, as well as installing a new speed-control cooling system if SVALT were to release a different system in the future. Typical laptop cooling devices do not bring this level of refinement and consideration for cooling and audio performance, much less include top-spec components with the ability for component changes and upgrades.
  
  Workstation - Raised Height
  Design elevates laptop display approximately eight inches above a work surface, which brings the display closer to eye level for improved screen viewing ergonomics with less neck / back strain and improved workstation productivity. This higher display height also helps to align the laptop display with an external display. Typical laptop cooling devices and/or stands raise laptop one to six inches, which does not bring the center of the screen to sitting or standing eye level.
  
  Workstation - Leveled Stability
  Design includes four adjustable height feet, one at each corner, for leveling out uneven work surfaces and creating a more stable laptop support. The adjustable feet are integrated into the base support that includes additional non-slip pads so the adjustable feet do not need to be deployed if working on a level surface, or can be removed in order to secure the base to a media cart or workstation. Typical laptop cooling devices and/or stands lack adjustable height feet which compromises stability when working on a desk that isn't perfectly level, and do not offer the ability to secure the device in place.
  
  Workstation - Hidden Clutter
  Design hides cable / cord clutter and can hide user accessories, such as hard drives and docking stations per product specification requirements. A solid front panel screens cables and other items from forward view, while cable straps along the support arms hide cable routing, as well as hold cable ends in place of quicker laptop setup. Typical laptop cooling devices and/or stands do not hide cables and users accessories, or ease the setup process.
  
  Quality - Materials
  Designed and made with high-quality materials for rigid no-bounce laptop support with extra strength and durability. The base is milled and formed from quarter inch thick 6061 aluminum, then anodized to provide exceptional support strength and Made for Mac aesthetics. The arms are cut and formed from heavy gauge steel with a beam design to create an exceptionally rigid laptop support. The cooler support frame is also cut and formed from heavy gauge steel, which provides a strong support for the S Mini configuration. The cooling system’s pushbutton switch is milled form 6061 aluminum and anodized with heavy spring action for a satisfying click interface. Typical laptop cooling devices and/or stands are made from plastic or thin metal, lack a high-level of material quality and durability, bounce when typing, and cannot rigidly support large PC gaming laptops.
  
  Quality - Modular System
  Designed from the ground up to be a modular system for increased product flexibility and longevity. The modular system uses top-spec components with bolted and snapped connections for easy non-destructive disassembly. This modular system allows users to easily convert their model into one of the other two model configurations. It also allows users to change the fan per their preferences and per cooling system requirements, or to work with SVALT on servicing components, either by sending the component in for serving, installing a replacement provided by SVALT, or performing DIY serving. Typical laptop cooling devices and/or stands are not designed for modularity and so lack workstation flexibility. They also do not use top-spec modular components, and when a component failure occurs, repair will be more difficult or impossible.
  
  Quality - Made with Care
  Designed and made locally with care for the intention of lasting 100 years. This care can be found in the modular system, high-quality metal materials, top-spec components, user upgradeability and repairability, local manufacturing, and personal customer service. We’ve even designed the packaging so that the customer can use the same packaging with any Cooling Stand model configuration. We also used post-consumer recycled packaging materials that can be recycled at end of lifecycle, and designed the product packaging so that an outer shipping box with additional interior cushioning is not required when shipping. Typical laptop cooling devices and/or stands do not go to all of this effort, which can compromise performance, quality, durability, people and planet.
• SVALT Cooling Stand model S
  The SVALT Cooling Stand model S (S) was designed with the following innovative features to become the ultimate passive cooling stand for current generation Mac laptops like the 16-inch MacBook Pro, as well as the industry-leading stand for all Mac and PC laptops:
  
  Performance - Passive Cooling
  Design facilitates natural cooling airflows that silently and passively cools the laptop. A large open space under the laptop allows for cooling air to freely circulate, while the laptop’s upward angle helps exhaust hot air out the back and pull cool air from the front and sides. The support arms use an upward and outward angle to direct airflow upwards at the laptop’s underside surface and outwards to the laptop’s back. The Cooling Stand includes new laptop support arms and adjustable laptop pads that shift the laptop position forward, have 77% larger air channel cutouts for improved cooling airflow along the surface of the laptop’s aluminum enclosure, and use adjustable padding for a tailored laptop fit that only covers 0.1% of a 16-inch MacBook Pro’s bottom surface area, which leaves 99.9% of the laptop’s aluminum enclosure exposed for improved heat extraction and help the Cooling Stand exceed its previous unmatched levels of cooling performance. Typical laptop stands do not aid passive cooling, and instead often inhibit passive cooling.
  
  Performance - Active Cooling
  Design uses a modular system that allows user to purchase and install an active cooling system to convert their S model into a S Pro model. Typical laptop stands do not offer modular flexibility and active cooling upgrades.
  
  Workstation - Raised Height
  Design elevates laptop display approximately eight inches above a work surface, which brings the display closer to eye level for improved screen viewing ergonomics with less neck / back strain and improved workstation productivity. This higher display height also helps to align the laptop display with an external display. Typical laptop stands raise laptop one to six inches, which does not bring the center of the screen to sitting or standing eye level.
  
  Workstation - Leveled Stability
  Design includes four adjustable height feet, one at each corner, for leveling out uneven work surfaces and creating a more stable laptop support. The adjustable feet are integrated into the base support that includes additional non-slip pads so the adjustable feet do not need to be deployed if working on a level surface, or can be removed in order to secure the base to a media cart or workstation. Typical laptop stands lack adjustable height feet which compromises stability when working on a desk that isn't perfectly level, and do not offer the ability to secure the device in place.
  
  Workstation - Hidden Clutter
  Design hides cable / cord clutter and can hide user accessories, such as hard drives and docking stations per product specification requirements. A solid front panel screens cables and other items from forward view, while cable straps along the support arms hide cable routing, as well as hold cable ends in place of quicker laptop setup. Typical laptop stands do not hide cables and users accessories, or ease the setup process.
  
  Quality - Materials
  Designed and made with high-quality materials for rigid no-bounce laptop support with extra strength and durability. The base is milled and formed from quarter inch thick 6061 aluminum, then anodized to provide exceptional support strength and Made for Mac aesthetics. The arms are cut and formed from heavy gauge steel with a beam design to create an exceptionally rigid laptop support. The cooler support frame is also cut and formed from heavy gauge steel, which provides a strong support for the S Mini configuration. The cooling system’s pushbutton switch is milled form 6061 aluminum and anodized with heavy spring action for a satisfying click interface. Typical laptop stands are made from plastic or thin metal, lack a high-level of material quality and durability, bounce when typing, and cannot rigidly support large PC gaming laptops.
  
  Quality - Modular System
  Designed from the ground up to be a modular system for increased product flexibility and longevity. The modular system uses top-spec components with bolted and snapped connections for easy non-destructive disassembly. This modular system allows users to easily convert their model into one of the other two model configurations. It also allows users to change the fan per their preferences and per cooling system requirements, or to work with SVALT on servicing components, either by sending the component in for serving, installing a replacement provided by SVALT, or performing DIY serving. Typical laptop stands are not designed for modularity and so lack workstation flexibility. They also do not use top-spec modular components, and when a component failure occurs, repair will be more difficult or impossible.
  
  Quality - Made with Care
  Designed and made locally with care for the intention of lasting 100 years. This care can be found in the modular system, high-quality metal materials, top-spec components, user upgradeability and repairability, local manufacturing, and personal customer service. We’ve even designed the packaging so that the customer can use the same packaging with any Cooling Stand model configuration. We also used post-consumer recycled packaging materials that can be recycled at end of lifecycle, and designed the product packaging so that an outer shipping box with additional interior cushioning is not required when shipping. Typical laptop stands do not go to all of this effort, which can compromise performance, quality, durability, people and planet.
• SVALT Cooling Stand model S Mini
  The SVALT Cooling Stand model S Mini (SM) was designed with the following innovative features to bring the Pro to the Mac Mini with the ultimate active cooling solution and stand for all Mac Minis:
  
  Performance - Direct Internal Cooling
  Design cools a Mac Mini with or without the Mac Mini’s bottom cover removed. With the bottom cover in place, the upper level of support pads elevate the Mac Mini above the fan so that cooling air flows around the bottom and sides of the Mac Mini’s metal enclosure. With the bottom cover removed, the two levels of pads lock the Mac Mini in place with the Mac Mini’s opening centered directly over the fan. This coupling allows the fan to drive cooling air directly onto components for instant and dramatic cooling, as well as helping to flush out hot air from the system. Typical cooling devices do not directly cool internal components.
  
  Performance - Open Space
  Design creates 2.5 inches of open space below the fan. This open space helps the fan to operate without lost performance or the generation of additional noise. While having open space above the fan would also help with airflow and noise levels, the open space below the fan plays a more significant role in the fans efficiency and noise generation. In addition, by coupling the Mac Mini directly onto the top of the fan, an even higher cooling performance can be achieved by building pressure that flushes out hot air from within the Mac Mini enclosure. Typical cooling devices provide little to no open space below fans, which stalls out the fan resulting in reduced performance and increased noise.
  
  Performance - Fan Screen
  Use of a fan screen with maximum open space and a smooth round structure for higher airflow with minimal noise generation. The fan screen is also raised above and below the fan with a 3/16 inch gasket so that air moving through the fan does not hit the guard when at maximum velocity, which further increases airflow efficiency and decreases noise. Typical cooling devices place fan screens right against the fan, and use high-surface area screens, which results in reduced airflow and increased noise.
  
  Performance - Fan Unit
  Use of a high-quality, large and thick fan with long bearing life. This single fan configuration efficiently generates more cooling power with less noise. A bolted/snapped modular system also allows the user to install a different fan per their preferences and cooling system requirements. Typical cooling devices use one or more cheap, small and thin fan, and when multiple fans are used, the system often creates inefficient air turbulence with compounding noise levels.
  
  Performance - Fan Power
  Use of 12-volt fan with wall outlet power supply for more power and more cooling performance. Typical cooling devices use 5-volt power and often pull power from the computer’s USB port, which not only results in reduced cooling power, but results in additional heat generation within the computer to supply power for the fan, and when maxing out computer systems, can result in processor power throttling, which in turn leads to reduced performance.
  
  Performance - User Control
  Designed to provide an effective and simple to operate speed-control interface. Extensive research and testing was performed with a variety of fans at different speeds to create a speed control systems that meets cooling and audio performance requirements. A front user facing push button switches the system between 1) off for silent passive cooling, 2) low for standard all-day cooling and 3) high for when maximum cooling is needed during intensive tasks. A bolted/snapped modular system also allows the user to install a different fan per their preferences and cooling system requirements, as well as installing a new speed-control cooling system if SVALT were to release a different system in the future. Typical cooling devices do not bring this level of refinement and consideration for cooling and audio performance, much less include top-spec components with the ability for component changes and upgrades.
  
  Workstation - Leveled Stability
  Design includes four adjustable height feet, one at each corner, for leveling out uneven work surfaces and creating a more stable Mac Mini support. The adjustable feet are integrated into the base support that includes additional non-slip pads so the adjustable feet do not need to be deployed if working on a level surface, or can be removed in order to secure the base to a media cart or workstation. Typical cooling devices and/or stands lack adjustable height feet which compromises stability when working on a desk that isn't perfectly level, and do not offer the ability to secure the device in place.
  
  Workstation - Hidden Clutter
  Design hides cable / cord clutter and can hide user accessories, such as hard drives and docking stations per product specification requirements. A solid front panel screens cables and other items from forward view. Typical cooling devices and/or stands do not hide cables and users accessories.
  
  Quality - Materials
  Designed and made with high-quality materials for rigid support with extra strength and durability. The base is milled and formed from quarter inch thick 6061 aluminum, then anodized to provide exceptional support strength and Made for Mac aesthetics. The cooler support frame is cut and formed from heavy gauge steel, which provides a strong support for the Mac Mini. The cooling system’s pushbutton switch is milled form 6061 aluminum and anodized with heavy spring action for a satisfying click interface. Typical cooling devices and/or stands are made from plastic or thin metal, lack the same level of material quality and durability.
  
  Quality - Modular System
  Designed from the ground up to be a modular system for increased product flexibility and longevity. The modular system uses top-spec components with bolted and snapped connections for easy non-destructive disassembly. This modular system allows users to easily convert their model into one of the other two model configurations. It also allows users to change the fan per their preferences and per cooling system requirements, or to work with SVALT on servicing components, either by sending the component in for serving, installing a replacement provided by SVALT, or performing DIY serving. Typical cooling devices and/or stands are not designed for modularity and so lack workstation flexibility. They also do not use top-spec modular components, and when a component failure occurs, repair will be more difficult or impossible.
  
  Quality - Made with Care
  Designed and made locally with care for the intention of lasting 100 years. This care can be found in the modular system, high-quality metal materials, top-spec components, user upgradeability and repairability, local manufacturing, and personal customer service. We’ve even designed the packaging so that the customer can use the same packaging with any Cooling Stand model configuration. We also used post-consumer recycled packaging materials that can be recycled at end of lifecycle, and designed the product packaging so that an outer shipping box with additional interior cushioning is not required when shipping. Typical cooling devices and/or stands do not go to all of this effort, which can compromise performance, quality, durability, people and planet.

Please see the Cooling Stand and Cooling Dock product pages to learn more, and if you have any questions, feedback or general inquiries, then please contact us.