Customer Reviews

Allsop 29528 Redmond Notebook Stand

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This is an excellent laptop stand. I currently am supporting my 8lb hp 17" laptop with it and the space underneath and airflow around it is great. It's extremely sturdy, which is what I was looking for. Quality product for the price!

I was looking for a heavy, sturdy, and adjustable stand to hold my laptop. This stand qualified on all fronts and I think it's a great product. I didn't want some cheap plastic stand that would slide around if you bumped into it. I would recommend this product to anyone looking for a nice notebook stand.

Rating: 3 stars for ease of setup and ease at which you can set up the angle ot the stand.

1 star for stability as it doesn't support a 17" laptop very well. Also, doesn't support ANY laptop without a totally flat and square from edge!!! Tried it on a brand new Toshiba,

HP and ASUS. Keeps sliding off the front of the stand. I shouldn't be looking to rivot on a piece of angle iron (aluminum) to modify the structure of the stand as to keep my

laptop from sliding into my lap everytime I accidentally nudge my desk.

Over all rating: 2.5 stars. A good concept. Strong, but has shortcoming in design.

I own a Dell Inspiron 9300 17" laptop (4 years old) and find that, while this product does exactly what I want (frees up desktop space and moves my laptop monitor up to a more convenient level) it does contain a serious flaw that should be taken into consideration before purchasing it. If your laptop doesn't have a perfectly square from edge then this product probably won't hold your laptop in place. Many Dell laptops have a front edge that is somewhat curved. To be more descriptive, at the front edge of the laptop (toward the user) the top portion of the laptop (keyboard area and adjoining top shell) joins the bottom portion (the portion of the laptop that comes into contact with the desk and has access to components suck as memory cards, HDD, etc) of the laptop to form somewhat of a pointed edge. They do not join to form a perfect right angle or flat surface as some do (picture the boxy look of a ThinkPad).... The ALLSOP laptop stand has a metal edge in the front to support the laptop and keep it from sliding off when the stand is angled up. Well the pointed or curved front edge of my Dell doesn't allow for enough contact with the front edge of the stand to keep it from sliding off and into your lap. Now. This is the sturdiest stand I have found so I'm off to Home Depot for a piece of angle aluminum to attach to the front of the laptop stand so that I have enough surface contact with the front of my laptop to keep it from sliding off the laptop stand and into my lap. Until then, I am walking on eggshells trying not to bump my desk as to avoid my laptop being just that, in my lap.

Pros: Sturdy, will support a heavy 17" laptop. Good angle adjustments. I like the ratchet design used to hold the stand at the desired angle. I was expecting some form of wing-nut tightening device.

Cons: If your laptop doesn't have a completely square from edge surface, expect the machine to slid off the stand into you lap everytime you lightly bump you desk. I work in desktop support and can say that 80% of the laptops I see on a daily basis have the rounded front edge that will make this laptop stand difficult if not impossible to safely use.

The manufacturer needs to go back to the drawing board and either make the front edge of the stand a bit bigger or adjustable in height as to meet the needs of laptop without a totally flat front edge.

I've been using this stand at work for two months now, and I really like it. They've pretty much thought of everything... Sturdy, varying positions, vent holes for heat, durable non-skid surface, sleek design. And it has really helped some of the neck/back issues I was having when I tried using my laptop right on the table, without a separate keyboard.

Rock solid, good angle. My laptop has audio out in the middle of front panel and the holding lip doesn't block it because of its curvy shape. But if your laptop is too flat, it can be a problem.

I turned to Amazon when I needed a Laptop Stand to read reviews and figure out what I needed. I wanted something that gave me lots of options in terms of how high I wanted it to be. Something stable, steady and lasting. Also of course I wanted something that looked good.

Some Pros:

1.) This product looks awesome!

2.) It's very stable and can hold large laptops

3.) The dip in the middle let me easily get to my front loading memory stick ready and other front function buttons.

4.) The hoes in the bottom allow my laptop to stay cool and not run hot.

5.) Soft rubber surface protects my computer from scratches.

6.) It has a LOT of adjustments so I could find that perfect height that worked for me.

7.) Something I like personally is it has some space under it for my cords, charger and stuff to help me keep things organized and nice and neat.

8.) The lip is high enough to not let the computer slide off but also not too high like some I've seen.

I use it everyday all day at work so I get a lot of face time with it and I'm very happy with my decision. I know it will last and I like it a lot. I use it along side of a 19" Samsung SyncMaster 245bw and it works great. Everyone in the office has commented on it. My manager said just yesterday how awesome it looked. At the same time it's not hot pink or bright red so it blends in well and looks professional.

You could use this anywhere. One reviewer said it was heavy and I almost didn't buy it because of that but it's not heavy at all. Hope this helps. I'm always grateful for people who review products so that I can make the right decision when buying.

Does what it's supposed to as far as raising up the laptop screen. It's also made of quality materials and looks good. The only issue is that it can be tricky to move around with the laptop on the stand, since you have to be careful you don't change the angle or collapse the stand. Also be sure to lift the stand up when moving it, as the rubber feet slid off on mine and the adhesive streaked across my desk.

Also as one reviewer said, large/bulky laptops probably won't work. I have a pretty standard sized dell lattitude d630, and that fits perfectly.. anything larger probably wouldn't work so great.

Minor complaints though, and no reason not to get the stand.

A great stand that allows you to have your notebook in a more comfortable position to prevent neck strain. I bought this product after finding out I had lost 80+% of my natural neck curvature from looking down at a laptop screen over a period of 4 years. I am now trying to create a more ergonomic workstation.

Pro's

Solid steel construction

Contemporary design

Keeps notebook running cool with perforations on the mat

Adjustable (several different angles)

Con's

If you have audio input jacks, mic input jacks or an SD media card slot on the front of your laptop (as such with my Dell Vostro 1510) BEWARE as you might lose functionality of these with the small lip on the front of this stand.

In my case, I never use the mic input so that was no problem but not having access to the audio/headphone jack is a major problem. My solution involved a drill bit and a metal file to make it work! My modification looks pretty much factory so I am happy with the result.

Oh should mention, my SD media card slot is in the middle where there is slightly less of a lip so it was unaffected.

I know this info would have been appreciated before I bought so figured I would post a review of my own.

I like this product very much. I did not want a plastic stand for my laptop computer, and I appreciate the sturdiness and good appearance of this design. Holes in the stand ensure good ventilation, and adjustment of the angle is simple.

One reviewer commented on a tendency for their laptop to slide off the stand. This is not a problem for me, even though my Toshiba Satellite Pro laptop computer does not have a square front edge. The lip of the stand that stops the computer sliding off measures about 18mm deep, while the nose of my computer is about 15mm above the surface it sits on.

When deciding to buy this stand, I was concerned that it might raise my computer too high above the desk surface. (My desk surface is already quite high.) With the stand set at the angle I want, the front part of my computer is about 6.5cm (2.5 inches) above the desk surface. This actually works OK for me, although I do use my laptop mainly for reading material on the screen and not much for typing.

This is a great stand, very sturdy, and the fact it's adjustable is fantastic. It would be perfect, except that my computer has a front headphone jack. I thought the lip on the front of the stand would be low enough to allow access to the jack, but it really is taller than it seems. Since I love listening to music on my computer while working, I have to hook the little rubbery feet of the rear of my laptop on the back of the stand to sort of "hang" the computer away from the lip on the bottom of the stand. Otherwise, the jacks on the front of the computer are inaccessible. This wouldn't be a problem for any computer without front jacks, and for those, I think this stand would be perfect.