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It really makes the best use of limited space and I would recommend it. i recently starting working at home several times a week, and I found that the table I was using did not have enough room for the laptop AND an external keyboard. This product fits the bill and is also very sturdy.
To sum it up, the 3M stand is currently holding my laptop and the Rolodex is on the far side of my cubicle with papers and misc junk stacked on top of it. I wish the bottom of the stand was solid plastic to make it a more convenient storage area, but I can overlook that because it fits my workspace so much better. I also agree that the stand is a bit pricey for what it is, but its a much better buy than the Rolodex stand.
The Rolodex has a nice cooling mesh top, looks nicer, and has a drawer underneath for storage, but the build quality sucked, and its not height adjustable (luckily its height is perfect for my application). So far it seems to cool just as well as the Rolodex, and it adjusts to the same height as the Rolodex (although I wish the adjustment process was easier; I have to take everything off the stand and use a bit of force to take it apart and adjust it). I bought this 3M laptop stand and a mesh Rolodex monitor stand Rolodex 82412 Wire Mesh Large Monitor Stand, 18 7/16w x 14 3/8d x 4 11/16hat the same time to see which one would work better to elevate and cool a Dell Latitude D630 laptop (14in widescreen) with docking station attached.
I don't use the included shelves because I have an external mouse, keyboard, monitor attached and the laptop just sits to the side as a second monitor, but I have to agree that they seem pretty cheaply made and will probably break off easily if used. Need I say more. There also is not a convenient size of the Rolodex stand (4-5 sizes in slightly different configurations/intended purposes), and to fit my laptop, I ended up with one that is larger than the laptop and takes up a lot of desk space.
The 3M stand on the other hand is the exact same size as my laptop with docking station, so it takes up much less space.
They still work, they are just not as secure.I use a Dell Latitude E5500, which I generally like, however the main draw back is all the ports (e.g., USB) are on the sides so it is not easy to pull all the cables together and you can't really use the rear portion of the riser. This is a pretty basic piece of equipment - no frills here. Again it works fine, however if you are looking for some flexibility in quickly adjust height and/or moving it from a different workspace I would recommend checking out some of the different risers out there. I have had to adjust the riser level so the cords do interfere with my Dell 22" monitor just to the left of it.Once you get it set up you will not likely want to adjusting the riser as it requires both hands to adjust it. It does fine job holding my notebook computer. It does seem overpriced in my opinion for what is does.I did not know about the side attachments when I bought it and thought it would be a nice addition, however it did not take but a few minutes for me to bust off the little hooks on the bottom (be careful).
So the entire solution set came in @ about $40/person. We have standardized on that model, coupled with a Logitech keyboard (Deluxe 250 Vista Qualified USB Keyboard - Black). We wanted a moderately priced laptop stand to raise up the screens for all the laptops used in our office and tried out a few different products. This product was OK, but our "testers" universally preferred the Kensington Easy Riser Cooling Notebook Stand.
I learned this from hard lesson as a programmer and now pay 200% attention to this details.Gonna buy the 3rd now for my office laptop so not only raise the screen but also more align with my external 20" monitor. It even creates a small storage space underneath the laptop but guess a minor benefit.If you are a long-time laptop user, you want to make sure the center of your screen is in line or slightly below your eyes so your neck won't hurt. It's not sexy nor high-tech but it works great for me. I bought two for me and my wife at home and it's great so far.
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