Ranked #3 in Best Ergonomic Laptop Stands
Rain Design mStand Laptop Stand4.5
3 sourcesall derived$40as of Oct 17The Rain Design mStand is a fixed, one-piece aluminium laptop stand that lifts the screen to about 6 in off the desk and has a cable slot at the back. TechGearLab named it the best overall laptop stand in its group test, praising its solid build, rubber grips and cable management, and found it relatively stable for typing given its design. WIRED called it rock-solid and one of the most stable stands its writer has tried, while Tools and Toys reported the rubber pads were still intact after two years of use. It suits people who keep a laptop at one desk with an external keyboard; anyone who needs to change the height or pack a stand into a bag should look at an adjustable, folding model instead.
Strengths
- — Machined from a single solid piece of forged aluminium, with no joints or moving parts
- — Wide 7.5 x 10 in base makes it one of the steadier stands WIRED has tried
- — Rear slot routes charging and display cables out of sight
Watch-outs
- — Fixed height and angle: there is no way to adjust it
- — Does not fold, so it is a poor choice for carrying between workplaces
- — Works best with a separate keyboard and mouse or trackpad
