Sometimes, you have to make sacrifices in the gear you make when traveling, and the great weight savings and slim form factor make it perfect from a perspective of practicality. It’s PracticalĪlthough it’s not too aesthetically pleasing (to my eye), it makes up for that in uniqueness, and in function (portability). With 6 inches of adjustability (lifting your laptop between 6-12 inches total), squirming around those kind of awkward cafes and coworking space seating situations are a thing of the past. Often times, especially in cafe’s and lower-rent coworking spaces, your chair (or your body, if you’re a standing-desk kind of person) and your desk area are going to be fixed and unadjustable. Not all work environments are created equally. Plus, at less than half a pound (~160 grams – don’t you love these mixed measurement systems?), it’s almost undetectable when you’re carrying it around day-to-day, and it’s nothing more than a rounding error in your luggage weight. Part of the reason for its design, is that despite taking up a significant portion of my 15″ MacBook Pro’s foot print (therefore supporting it with ease), the Roost folds down to slightly less than the Macbook’s total length (and less than 1/8 of its total width), meaning it will fit comfortably in any laptop bag that can hold your 15″ laptop.įor those of you who dabble in precision, its folded dimensions are 13″ (L) x 1.2″ (H) x 1.3″ (W).
#ARE LAPTOP STANDS WORTH IT PRO#
Testing it as I write this, I got to a healthy ~45 degree tilt before my 15″ Touch Bar MacBook Pro began to slide off – and it’s just as resistant to pushing/slipping as you’d expect rubber pads to be under a 4lb machine (much more so than the pads on the bottom of the computer itself). Its sparse design is deceptively sturdy (apparently capable of holding over 50 lbs), and thanks to rubber pads in the feet, holster, and back support of the stand, it is both slip and tilt resistant. Nowadays, the perch on which my MacBook roosts, is fittingly called, The Roost. The Perfect Solution – The Roost Laptop Stand I learned my lesson – no more metal, bulky laptop stands for me. Not only did it do almost nothing for the viewing angle of the laptop (which is the main benefit of a good laptop stand – besides cooling), its fans scratched/dented the bottom of the laptop I had at the time. So big, in fact, that it took up most of my laptop bag, and so I had to carry my laptop by putting it in the hollow part of the stand. The first laptop stand I travelled with (pretty much the exact model pictured) was from Cooler Master, made of metal, and was bigger than my laptop.
The Predecessor If you’re currently traveling with this kind of a stand, you’ll be glad you upgraded it.
#ARE LAPTOP STANDS WORTH IT PORTABLE#
The ideal laptop stand is both light and portable – meaning plastic and compact – yet sturdy and reliable. No, we’re travelers, so every kilogram and square inch counts. This isn’t going to be a comparison of 50 different laptop stands, so you’re not going to find any stands made of metal, or ones that take up more space than your laptop – except in comparison. Although perfect ergonomics while traveling is a pipe dream, a laptop stand is a practical, lightweight, low-cost way to make a big leap in that direction.Īs they cry tears of tension headaches, complaining of neck and back pain, and an over-heating laptop, I am seated comfortably, loose and limber, looking professional, and my laptop has all the ventilation it needs (and indeed, more than the late Dr.
While the other people around are hunched forward in their seats like a super villain’s henchperson, I’m sitting all the way back in my chair, in a comfortable position, with my body relaxed, and in an ergonomic position, looking straight into my laptop’s monitor. Indeed, often times I’m standing out like a sore (yet handsome) thumb, because while perched on its roost, my Macbook is literally head-and-shoulders-above the other laptops around. Besides “how are you so handsome”, one of the questions I get asked most by strangers when I’m sitting in cafe’s or coworking spaces, is about my laptop stand.
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