Cooling Dock:
New 4th Gen DHCR Heatsink Model

Portland, OR, USA (Winter/Spring 2024) - SVALT announces the new forth generation DHCR heatsink Cooling Dock

DHCR Cooling Dock
The DHCR Cooling Dock uses silent thermally conductive laptop coupling with a massive heatsink carved from solid aluminum to create the ultimate laptop workstation.




New 4th Gen Features
The new 4th generation DHCR Cooling Dock includes extensive improvements for a substantial increase in cooling efficiency with the latest Apple MacBook Pro and MacBook Air laptops, along with comprehensive optimization for the 2021+ MacBook Pro. The 4th gen’s thermally conductive heatsink silently reduces overall laptop temperatures, while the Fx Cooling Fan boosts peak performance potential for sustained heavy workloads.

• Improved conductive cooling with increased heat transfer from flat-backed laptops like the 2021+ MacBook Pro and 2022+ MacBook Air. This is accomplished with a 6% larger thermally conductive interface for increased surface area, up to 68% thinner laptop coupling plate for increased heat distribution, and available for the first time with the 4th gen, direct metal-to-metal laptop coupling for reduced impedance and unrestricted conductive heat transfer.
  
  
• Improved heatsink cooling with increased heat transfer from heatsink to passive/active cooling airflows. This is accomplished with up to 185% deeper and 18% taller cooling fin air channels, up to 52% increased surface area, and up to 846% more continuous and interconnected cooling fin air channels for increased heat flow throughout the heatsink.
  
  
• Improved airflow cooling with increased airflow into the 2021+ MacBook Pro’s center air intake vent for direct internal processor cooling, as well as flushing out more hot air away from laptop exhaust vents. This is accomplished with 7x more through-hole openings, a 91% increase in total through-hole open area, and 151% increase in opening width. A 22% smaller front horizontal air channel with 80% deeper curving sides concentrates cooling airflow along the laptop’s bottom edge vents.
  
  Available for the first time with the 4th gen, through-holes extend below the laptop’s bottom edge with a position and angle to guide cooling airflow into the 2021+ MacBook Pro’s center air intake.
  
  Also available for the first time are three new heatsink performance pads that help to manage airflows for improved cooling performance. New performance bottom pads feature 1/8” thickness to create a large underside open air channel for improved heatsink cooling. New performance laptop support pad features 1/8” thickness with a center cutout matching the heatsink’s through-holes for improved cooling airflow into a 2021+ MacBook Pro’s central air intake vent, and features side extensions into the horizontal channel’s curving ends. Both of the new 1/8” thick performance pads are designed to work in conjunction with the new performance insulating side pads that protect the heatsink from a 2021+ MacBook Pro’s hot air exhaust vents.
  
  

Availability
The 4th gen DHCR Cooling Dock is available exclusively through SVALT with the following configurations:

Heatsink Pads

• With standard or a variety of performance pad configurations tailored to specific laptop models.

Heatsink Colors

• Silver.
• Space gray.
• Space black.
• Black.

Heatsink Coupling

• Direct heatsink and laptop coupling for unrestricted conductive heat transfer and maximum cooling performance.
• Special assembly of protective thermally conductive materials applied to the laptop coupling plate.

Accessory Cooling Fan

• With or without Fx Cooling Fan accessory bundles.

Cooling Dock and Stand:
New Dark Gray Color

Portland, Oregon, USA (Winter 2023) - SVALT announces a new dark gray color for Cooling Dock and Cooing Stand models


SVALT products are available in a space black matte anodized aluminum color to pair with Apple’s Space Black color on the new M3 Pro/Max MacBook Pros. Each of the following models are now available in silver, space gray, space black and black anodized aluminum:

• DHCR Cooling Dock
• DHC Cooling Dock
• DHCx Cooling Dock
• SRx Cooling Stand
• Sx Cooling Stand
• SRxM Cooling Stand
• SxM Cooling Stand

Cooling Dock:
New Heatsink Models

Portland, Oregon, USA (Summer 2023) - SVALT announces three new thermally conductive heatsink Cooling Docks

Cool by Design
SVALT’s heatsink Cooling Docks use an innovative thermally conductive coupling interface to silently transfer heat from the laptop to a massive heatsink carved from solid aluminum. The heatsink transfers heat to silent passive cooling airflows through numerous air channels and cooling fins that increase heatsink surface area and improve heatsink cooling. In additional to working with silent passive cooling airflows, the heatsinks have been design with angled back air channels that guide fan driven active cooling airflows through a central hole and front air channel to boost heatsink cooling, flush out hot air, and internally cool 2021-2023 MacBook Pro processors. The DHCR and DHC models use a separate Fx Cooling Fan to generate more cooling airflow with less noise, while allowing the heatsinks to be as large as possible for increased thermal storage capacity and cooling surface area. The DHCx uses a built-in fan to provide a more compact and convenient active airflow setup.

SVALT’s heatsink Cooling Docks have been designed to seamlessly merge with built-in cooling systems of the 2021-2023 MacBook Pro and all other Apple laptops from the last decade. The heatsink aligns with processors to extract heat at the heat source, while the heatsink width, front curving air channel and central through-hole supply cool air to the laptop’s center intake and flush out hot exhaust air. The dock’s leaning support allows for a stable and easy clamshell setup by opening the lid with the laptop connected to cables and safely held in a padded cradle. Protective edge pads wrap around all four sides of the thermally conductive interface and a retention pad locks the laptop in place. Heavy heatsink mass and non-slip pads securely support larger laptops like the 16-inch MacBook Pro.



DHCR Cooling Dock
The new 3rd gen DHCR Cooling Dock offers the ultimate in silent heatsink cooling performance tailored to Apple’s latest flat backed laptops (2021-2023 MacBook Pro and 2022-2023 MacBook Air), as well as working with current and prior generation Apple laptops. The new 3rd gen design has been updated with the following features for improved cooling performance, especially with long-duration and high-intensity workloads:

• 13 square inch extra large thermally conductive interface with 23% thinner material assembly for reduced impedance and significantly improved heat transfer from the laptop to heatsink.
• 163 square inch surface area with 11 cooling fin air channels that are up to 112% deeper for significantly improved heat transfer from heatsink to cooling airflows.
• 2.6 pound heatsink milled from solid aluminum for continuous material construction with increased heat flow and cooling efficiency.
• Enlarged through-hole, angled vertical cooling air channels and angled horizontal cooling air channel for improved heatsink passive cooling airflow, as well as improved internal processor cooling when used with compatible laptops (2021-2023 MacBook Pro) and the Fx Cooling Fan accessory.
• Fully modular Fx Cooling Fan accessory with exchangeable three-fan configuration or Noctua variable-speed fan configuration.

DHC Cooling Dock
The new 3rd gen DHC Cooling Dock offers more affordable silent heatsink cooling performance for current and prior generation Apple laptops. The new 3rd gen design has been updated with the following features for improved cooling performance, especially with long-duration and high-intensity workloads:

• 9 square inch thermally conductive interface with 23% thinner material assembly for reduced impedance and significantly improved heat transfer from the laptop to heatsink.
• 95 square inch surface area with 5 cooling fin air channels that are up to 96% deeper for significantly improved heat transfer from heatsink to cooling airflows.
• 2.3 pound heatsink milled from solid aluminum for continuous material construction with increased heat flow and cooling efficiency.
• Extra large through-hole with angled vertical cooling air channels for improved internal processor cooling when used with compatible laptops (2021-2023 MacBook Pro) and the Fx Cooling Fan accessory.
• Fully modular Fx Cooling Fan accessory with exchangeable three-fan configuration or Noctua variable-speed fan configuration.

DHCx Cooling Dock
The new DHCx Cooling Dock offers heatsink cooling performance with the convenience of a built-in cooling fan for current and prior generation Apple laptops. The DHCx model is based on the new 3rd gen DHC design and includes the following features for improved cooling performance, especially with long-duration and high-intensity workloads:

• 9 square inch thermally conductive interface with thin material assembly for reduced impedance and significant heat transfer from the laptop to heatsink.
• 67 square inch surface area with 4 cooling fin air channels for significant heat transfer from heatsink to cooling airflows.
• 2.0 pound heatsink milled from solid aluminum for continuous material construction with increased heat flow and cooling efficiency.
• Extra large through-hole with angled vertical cooling air channels direct active airflow driven by the built-in fan for internal processor cooling when used with compatible laptops (2021-2023 MacBook Pro).
• Fully modular integral fan cooling system with exchangeable three-fan configuration or Noctua variable-speed fan configuration.

Cooling Dock, Fan and Stand:
New Ultra-Quiet Noctua Fans

Portland, Oregon, USA (Spring 2023) - SVALT announces ultra-quiet Noctua fan configurations

SVALT products set the standard for both audio and cooling performance through innovative first-of-kind and best-in-class designs. SVALT has tested most available quality fans and has found that Noctua consistently delivers fans that not only produce some of the lowest noise for a given amount of airflow, but deliver these results with a long service life. One or more Noctua fan models are available for configuration with the SVALT products listed below. And to help ensure performance endures, SVALT products use modular right-to-repair cooling systems that ship with all of the tools required to clean and replace fans.

• DHCR Cooling Dock with Fx Cooling Fan
• DHC Cooling Dock with Fx Cooling Fan
• DH Cooling Dock with Fx Cooling Fan
• DHCx Cooling Dock
• SRx Cooling Stand
• Sx Cooling Stand
• SRxM Cooling Stand
• SxM Cooling Stand

Cooling Dock:
New 2nd Gen Heatsink Models

Portland, Oregon, USA (Late-Summer / Fall 2022) - SVALT announces new second generation DHCR, DHC and DH Cooling Docks

DHCR Silent Conductive Cooling Dock
The 2nd generation DHCR offers the ultimate in silent cooling performance tailored to Apple’s latest flat backed MacBook Pro laptops (2021-2023 MacBook Pro and 2022-2023 MacBook Air), and features a massive heatsink sculpted from solid aluminum with rectilinear styling, extra large thermally conductive coupling interface, numerous cooling fins and air channels for passive and active airflow cooling. The DHCR's 2nd generation updates include the following:

• Front horizontal air channel includes curving cutouts for improved airflow and heatsink cooling, especially with 2021-2023 MacBook Pros (M2/M1 Pro/Max).
• Back horizontal air channel and air through hole includes curving cutouts for improved active cooling airflow with the Fx Cooling Fan accessory.

DHC Silent Conductive Cooling Dock
The 2nd generation DHC offers less expensive silent conductive cooling performance optimized for a wider range of laptops, and features a heatsink sculpted out of solid aluminum with a thermally conductive coupling interface, cooling fins and extra large air channels for passive and optimized active airflow cooling. The DHC's 2nd generation updates include the following:

• Front horizontal air channel includes curving cutouts for improved airflow and heatsink cooling, especially with 2021-2023 MacBook Pros (M2/M1 Pro/Max).

DH Silent Passive Heatsink Cooling Dock
The 2nd generation DH offers less expensive and stylish silent passive cooling optimized for a wide range of laptops, and features a massive heatsink sculpted from solid aluminum with extra large air channels for passive and active airflow cooling. The DH's 2nd generation updates include the following:

• Thinner edge laptop protection pad system for improved heatsink cooling.
• Front horizontal air channel with curving cutouts for improved airflow and heatsink cooling, especially with 2021-2023 MacBook Pros (M2/M1 Pro/Max).
• Laptop support revised for improved fit compatibility with current and prior generation Apple laptops, especially with 2021-2023 MacBook Pros (M2/M1 Pro/Max) and 2022-2023 MacBook Airs.

Unmatched Innovation in Design and Performance
The 2nd generation DHCR, DHC, DH heatsink models include air channels to work with an optional Fx Cooling Fan accessory to boost cooling performance with active airflow cooling and direct internal laptop processor cooling on compatible laptops. All Cooling Dock models feature a unique and stable leaning configuration for easy closed-screen clamshell setup while the laptop remains connected to cables and safely in a padded cradle with adjustable / replaceable laptop support pads. All SVALT products are made with enduring metal construction milled from solid aluminum in the Pacific Northwest. All SVALT products use modular bolted / snapped assemblies and ship with the tools required for right-to-repair servicing, exchanging and upgrading.



Compatibility and Availability
The 2nd generation DHCR, DHC and DH models are compatible with all current and recent Mac laptops as well as most PC laptops that have a metal enclosure (see product specifications for details). Each model is available now with black, gray or silver anodized aluminum finish.

Cooling Dock, Fan and Stand:
2022 Product Line

Portland, Oregon, USA (Early 2022) - SVALT announces all new products and updated models for 2022


SVALT’s new 2022 product line brings silent and ultra-quiet cooling to Apple’s latest Apple Silicon laptops, along with the last decade of Apple laptops:

• DHCR: The new DHCR Cooling Dock model brings rectilinear styling and silent heatsink cooling to the latest generation of flat-backed Apple laptops.
• DHC: The new DHC Cooling Dock model brings a lower-cost, universal support and silent heatsink cooling.
• Fx: The new Fx Cooling Fan brings active airflow cooling to the existing and new heatsink Cooling Dock models to boost heatsink cooling performance and internally cool processors with compatible laptops.
• SRx, SRxN and SRxM: The new SR series brings rectilinear styling and a detachable legs support system to the fully modular Cooling Stand product line.
• Sx, SxN and SxM: The S series has been updated with the new 3rd Gen Laptop Support Arms from the new SR series that is part of the fully modular and exchangeable Cooling Stand product line.

The 2022 product line launches with a new website redesigned to help customers find the best solution for their laptop model and workstation needs. Improved product selection can be found through the following new website pages:

• Shop All Products: view complete product and view products by filter criteria.
• Compare: compare product features and specifications.
• Laptops: learn what products are recommended for a particular laptop model.
• Performance: learn about product performance and testing with a variety of laptops.

Cooling Dock and Stand:
Fully Modular Product Line

Portland, Oregon, USA (Late-Summer / Fall 2021) - SVALT announces new and updated Cooling Dock models with fully modular cooling systems

The updated Cooling Dock Dx and DLx models now use a fully modular cooling system to join the existing Cooling Stand models and create a complete SVALT product line designed to endure with sculpted metal structures, modular bolted assemblies, and cooling systems that use standard fan 2/3/4-pin snap connections for unrestricted customer right-to-repair servicing, exchanging and upgrading of components to help maximize longterm durability and reduce environmental impact.

Cooling Dock:
New Pro Models

Portland, Oregon, USA (Late-Summer / Fall 2020) - SVALT announces new Cooling Dock models D2 Pro and D1 Pro.


SVALT is dedicated to making the best performance laptop workstation products in the world for professionals and other demanding users. The Cooling Dock product line was developed to help professionals tame heat buildup, preserve reliability and reclaim performance potential from heat limited closed-screen laptop workstations, and has now been expanded with new next generation D2 Pro and D1 Pro models (Dx). Both models include universal support and active cooling designed for all Mac and PC laptops, with optimization for current generation Mac laptops such as the 16-inch MacBook Pro.


Cooling Performance
The D2 Pro and D1 Pro (Dx) use a passive and active cooling system. The passive cooling system features a 1.8 pound aluminum heat sink located next to laptop processors that absorbs heat through line-of-sight radiant heat transfer. The active cooling system features 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 enclosure’s central processor location and then sends air upward along the laptop enclosure. Raised laptop pads 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.


Cooling System
The D2 Pro and D1 Pro (Dx) active cooling systems use a powerful and high-quality 12-volt fan with long life bearing to efficiently generate more cooling airflow with less noise. 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 D2 Pro is available with either a standard D2 cooling system that prioritizes high-speed cooling performance for maximum cooling potential or a D2n cooling system that prioritizes low-speed audio performance for noise critical environments. The D2 cooling system uses a 800-4200 RPM speed range that delivers significant cooling airflow with high noise levels at max-speed. The D2n cooling system uses an ultra quiet Noctua fan with 500-2200 RPM speed range offering quieter operation at overlapping 800-2200 RPM speeds and offering essentially silent operation at lower 500-1200 RPM speeds. The D1 cooling system uses a single speed with balanced cooling and audio performance for simplicity of operation. All three models use a modular cooling system that allows for exchanging cooling systems, as well as easier servicing and maintenance.


Flexible Leaning Clamshell Support
The D2 Pro and D1 Pro models (Dx) use 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. A user installed laptop retention pad locks the laptop in place. The product includes three pads for reinstallation with a different thickness laptop. A top layer of 1/16” padding on the vertical leaning pads is user removable to help accommodate thicker laptops.


Stable Compact Form
The D2 Pro and D1 Pro model’s (Dx) aluminum dock is milled from 6061 aluminum, then anodized to provide exceptional strength and a Made for Mac aesthetic. The dock’s compact pyramid shape with high-density mass increases stability and frees up desktop space. The dock’s dimensions are carefully 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 for workstation theft prevention.

Cooling Dock:
Updated Heatsink Model

Portland, Oregon, USA (Late-Summer 2020) - SVALT announces updated Cooling Dock model D.



New Laptop Retention Pads
The updated D model (DH) now includes the same Laptop Retention Pad from the new D2/D1 Pro (Dx) models. The user installed pad allows customers to custom fit their laptop to the Cooling Dock and lock it in place. Three pads are included to accommodate a different thickness laptop in the future. The Laptop Retention Pad works in conjunction with the Cooling Dock product line’s innovative leaning vertical closed-screen setup to provide increased stability, to support a wide range of laptop thicknesses, and to allow the screen to be opened for easier clamshell model activation while connected to cable and resting within the padded cradle.

New Black Aluminum Anodize Color
The updated D model (DH) is now available with a black aluminum anodized finish. The black body color seeks to aid in heatsink heat exchange as well as heighten the sense of mass when looking at and handling the Dock. The design is about more than laptop cooling, it is also about placing a sculpted object carved from solid metal on your desk. It is an opportunity to interact and hold an elemental object made from only two materials with immense weight and a solid presence. This is an uncommon experience in the modern world, which has brought delight to everyone that has seen and held a model D.

Silent Passive Heatsink Cooling
The D model (DH) uses a massive 3.3 pound aluminum heatsink and air channel with natural air currents to provide silent cooling 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.

Cooling Stand:
New Laptop Support Arms

Portland, Oregon, USA (Early-Summer 2020) - SVALT announces new Laptop Support Arms with new Adjustable Laptop Pads for the Cooling Stand modular product line.


SVALT is dedicated to making the best performance workstation products in the world for professionals and other demanding users. The Cooling Stand modular system has been updated with a new second generation Laptop Support Arm and Adjustable Laptop Pad design that helps the Cooling Stand exceed its previous unmatched levels of cooling performance.


Cooling Performance
The Cooling Stand model S Pro (Sx) was designed, developed and tested to be the world’s best cooling solution for all laptop makes and models, but was specifically optimized for current generation Mac laptops such as the 16-inch MacBook Pro. Every element of the model S Pro was designed for efficient cooling, which allows it to achieve higher cooling airflow with lower noise. The new Arms and Pads continue to advance that pursuit of extreme but quiet cooling performance. The new arms and pads shift the laptop position forward, include 77% larger air channel cutouts for improved cooling airflow along the surface of the laptop’s aluminum enclosure and include 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.


Modular System
The Cooling Stand (Sx) not only goes to extremes for cooling performance, it includes a fully modular system with a robust bolted metal construction and high-end components such as a long-life Noctua fan and dual-speed pushbutton fan control. Each component is designed to endure, and is otherwise easily serviceable, replaceable and upgradeable. The new Arms and Pads are compatible with all Cooling Stand models in support of existing and future customers.


Additional Features
Cooling Stand models S (SxN) and S Pro (Sx) include cable management and hidden cable clutter, a higher and more ergonomic raised screen height, adjustable height feet for leveling uneven surface and that can be removed for a secure bolted-down workstation setup, and sustainable packaging system with new removable accessories box.

Cooling Stand:
New Product Line

Portland, Oregon, USA (Winter 2020) - SVALT announces its new Cooling Stand product line.


The new Cooling Stand product line uses best-in-class cooling performance with top-spec components and a user reconfigurable modular system to go beyond what has been done before and help reclaim performance potential from heat limited hardware for those that demand the most from themselves and their equipment.


Cooling Stand (S)
The model S (SxN) has been designed as 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. Model S features include:

• optimized silent passive cooling
• ergonomics raised higher
• no bounce support w/ adj height feet
• hidden cord clutter and accessories
• high-quality and durable materials
• user reconfigurable modular system
• made in Portland, Oregon with care

Cooling Stand Pro (S Pro)
The model S Pro (Sx) has been designed as 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. Model S Pro features include:

• optimized silent passive cooling
• optimized powerful active cooling
• dual-speed for quiet and max cooling
• large, powerful and long-life fan
• user serviceable/upgradeable fan
• ergonomics raised higher
• no bounce support w/ adj height feet
• hidden cord clutter and accessories
• high-quality and durable materials
• user reconfigurable modular system
• made in Portland, Oregon with care

Cooling Stand Mini (S Mini)
The model S Mini (SxM) has been designed to bring the Pro to the Mac Mini with the ultimate active cooling solution and stand for all Mac Minis. Model S Mini features include:

• optimized silent passive cooling
• optimized powerful active cooling
• direct internal component cooling
• dual-speed for quiet and max cooling
• large, powerful and long-life fan
• user serviceable/upgradeable fan
• no bounce support w/ adj height feet
• hidden cord clutter and accessories
• high-quality and durable materials
• user reconfigurable modular system
• made in Portland, Oregon with care

Cooling Dock:
New Heatsink Model

Portland, Oregon, USA (Winter 2020) - SVALT announces a new heatsink Cooling Dock model D with silent passive cooling and universal Mac/PC support.


The new Cooling Dock model D (DH) uses a massive sculpted aluminum heatsink and flexible leaning vertical configuration to provide an elegant workstation solution for those that demand the most from themselves and their equipment.

Cooling Dock (D)
The model D (DH) has been designed as the ultimate vertical closed-screen 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. Model D features include:

• optimized silent passive cooling
• massive 3.3 lbs heatsink at processors
• revised leaning cradle supports all laptops
• sculpted and compact desktop footprint
• made in Portland, Oregon with care

Cooling Dock:
New 2nd Gen Model

Portland, Oregon, USA (Late-Summer/Fall 2016) - SVALT announces the new second generation Cooling Dock model D2

Cooling Dock:
Company Launch

Portland, Oregon, USA (January 2015) - The SVALT company launches with the original Cooling Dock model at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2015)