mStand Laptop Stand By Rain Design
- Designed to uplift, mStand is made of a single solid piece of aluminum that matches Apple’s MacBook Pro’s
DesignMade of a single sturdy piece of aluminum, mStand transforms laptops into stunning desktop counterparts of the Apple iMac and Apple Cinema Show with its elegant curves and silver-anodized end. The single piece design solidly holds a laptop while the aluminum panel acts a heat sink to keep the laptop cool. A cable hole in the back of the stand routes wires to reduce clutter.ErgonomicsLong-term use of a laptop as the main computing device can strain the body as the user hunches down to
List Price: $ 19.99
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MacBook Pro 15″,
I bought this for use with a MacBook Pro 15″. I really agree that the stand is of very high quality and perfectly designed.
Unfortunately, I haven’t found the product useful because the “slope” of the mStand is quite steep and the lid of the MacBook Pro cannot be pushed back very far. Sitting at my desk, I would need to open the laptop a bit further to get the screen angle just right, but I cannot push the MBP screen back any further, unfortunately, and the mStand’s angle is fixed, so…
This product would be very excellent with a laptop where you can push the screen open to a honestly wide angle or where the balance of screen angle, mStand angle, chair-desk-your height are all perfectly aligned. Otherwise, the mStand won’t work so well “out of the box” and you might need to “help” it by placing things under it to play with the height further, thereby distracting from the “clean” design.
Yes, the latch of the MBP is covered by the “lip” of the mStand, so you’d have to lift the laptop off the stand to open the computer or just leave it permanently open or not quite fully closed. Having said this, the optical drive is completely accessible when using this stand, not covered by the lip at all.
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|Don’t hesitate – certainly a keeper!,
I saw many of the reviews who had used this with a 15″ laptop, and wondered how well it would work with my 17″ MBP. I don’t know anyone that owns one, so I was a small uncertain. No worries – it works PERFECTLY! See the image I loaded that shows it in use, along with a 22″ Gateway monitor, and a 24″ HP monitor that complete my workstation.
The design leaves room underneath the unit, which is fantastic for extra storage, or sliding a keyboard under (although it’s not quite high enough if you tried to type under it). Solid construction that should last, quite simply, forever. The unit positions the laptop’s screen to a height that works perfectly with my other external monitors.
Fascinatingly enough, the packaging it came in even reminded me of how Apple would have packaged it. It’s a wonderful product that fills an obvious need, and is one of those “why didn’t I reckon of that” items. Simple design, gorgeous, and very functional.
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|Brilliant product, and it’s updated for the MacBook Pro now.,
There’s not much to say that hasn’t been said before. This is an brilliant product that keeps my MacBook Pro nice and cool. There is indeed a notch cut out now toward the bottom so you can now open and close the lid without lifting the laptop out of the holder.
Well worth the money, and probably the best MBP stand out there. Lowered my idle temperatures about 6 degrees over the Logitech Alto Express stand. Boy did my MBP get warm sitting on that puppy, plus you couldn’t eject discs while using it. Wish I hadn’t wasted the money… You live and learn!
Bottom line: Buy the Mstand. It’s superb.
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