Whether you are starting to or have been working from home or are gaming with your laptop, having
a good laptop setup on the desk is important for optimizing space, ergonomics and laptop cooling.
Having a good laptop stand is a good way to achieve this and today we have one of the
best portable aluminum laptop stands available. Use it for a permanent desk setup or bring it
along with you to the office, coffee shops, LAN parties, traveling and more! In this video, see
what this must have laptop accessory has to offer. FRAKKING CREATIONS a YouTube variety channel that
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we use our laptops a lot. Like many that work long hours on laptops, not having a proper
laptop setup can be an issue that affects your productivity, health and laptop reliability.
Before getting these portable laptop stands our setup was less than optimal. Less desk space
for use, neck pain, less than ideal laptop cooling and just plain terrible portability.
So I scoured online and looked over the many laptop stands available today,
to finally land on these cool portable aluminum stands for PC laptops and MacBooks.
These come in a basic box but packaged nicely inside in a drawstring carry-bag
with a small instruction card. Though, not needed as it’s straight forward to use.
It’s made out of aluminum so it has a very nice finish on it and is very sturdy.
This model can hold up to 11 lbs of weight. My Alienware 15 R3 laptop
is a tank but comes in at just under 8 lbs so is suitable for this too.
It is supposed to support up to 15.6” laptops but this Alienware is an oversized 15” that come
closer to a 17” sized laptop. Still works well but because the Alienware is slightly
heavy at the rear, I can’t use the lower height settings because it is unbalanced.
You can see the arms aren’t quite long enough. Though this is not an issue for me
since I only use the higher settings to have proper height for preventing neck
strain. When you compare to an MSI 17” laptop, it fits just fine.
Check our video description below as we have links to this and other similar stands.
Ones that have longer arms, others that have a wider stance or even a double decker.
Here’s what it looks like with other laptops, tablets and smartphones.
A 12” laptop
A 15” laptop
An oversized 15” laptop
A 17” laptop
A Tablet
And a smartphone
What’s great is the thick, non-skid, silicone pads. These are better than
rubber pads and are quite grippy with a high-quality feel to them.
For helping with proper neck posture, you can see that with this aluminum stand
the screen is brought to a proper height for better ergonomics.
Most modern laptops have great cooling abilities already but that’s negatively affected when you
place your laptops on the desk like this. The low clearance hinders the airflow to the fans
so they work less than ideally. A stand like this allows the laptop fans to work optimally
thereby allowing the laptop to cool more efficiently as designed and prevent damage from
heat. This is a must for all laptop owners from entrepreneurs, content creators, gamers and more!
We love that it folds up nice and compact, easily slides into the laptop bag to
bring with us anywhere. At only 231g it’s a little heavier than my Essential smartphone
so it’s a no brainer for bringing with us while traveling with our laptop.
To setup, just pull apart the base to fully extend. Then raise the platform frame to the
desired angle and position the support arms to one of six adjustable ergonomic height levels.
The lowest setting raises the laptop at a 10 degree angle. The highest setting
raises to about 40 degree angle. You can also just use it without using the support arms.
You can even have it setup like this to type when you are out on the move
and don’t have much desk space. It’s quite stable and there no issues typing directly
on the laptop in this configuration. I think it will be really useful on the
airplane or train as the footprint should fit the tray table. This might even make
it easier to type while preventing strain on your neck in those cramped conditions.
This is the perfect solution for us and we have been enjoying using it.
It has helped with my neck pain and helped my wife reclaim a lot of desk space on a small desk.
We can’t wait to start traveling with this stand!
Remember to checkout the links in our description below for this model and several others! It might
just be the right portable laptop stand for you too. If you enjoyed our review, please share it
and subscribe if you haven’t already. Let us know how you like it if you decide to try this out!