Customer Reviews

Old School Lap Desk by Creative Manufacturing

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4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

This is a beautiful, well-made lap desk. The wood is solid and of high quality. The inside has enough room for several pens in addition to books or writing paper. It is very comfortable to use. I looked at many lap desks while searching, and am delighted that I chose this one.

This lap desk is brilliant. It is made to a high standard and looks decent enough to be presented as a gift. It is also comfortable to use, the finish is lovely, as is the interior design. I am glad that I purchased it, although I did so from B&N as it was only $40 ($10 less, plus $5 for shipping). I expect it will last- great find.

Very comfortable lap desk. The cushion is soft but offers a lot of support. There's also a lot of storage space inside. Very sturdy, a little bit heavy, but this isn't terribly bothersome. Unlike some desks, there is enough surface area to rest your arms and use it as a writing surface. I also like to use it for my laptop computer when it gets too hot for my lap. Be careful how you store it, as the wood scratches easily. Overall, great desk!

Right, so my husband purchased this for me for mother's day. I was so excited when I saw what it was. It's gorgeous, the wood is good quality, the bottom is ridiculously comfortable and the storage compartment is a very good size. I have a lot in there.

The big giant glaring problem? It broke the very first time I actually opened the top. The hinge is so tight it pulled the back of the desk clean off before I'd even gotten it fully opened, right after I took it out of the box. This desk is not cheap. I was not impressed with that. I've continued to use it, though, because we couldn't afford to replace it right away and I really needed it. The thing is, after using now for several months, the back is completely off and I've been so careful. I almost never open it, and the few times I've done so was to slip papers in and I never opened it more than an inch. It's still falling apart. I'm so disappointed, this is a really nice desk except for the whole back falls right off part. :(

The lap desk is very nice. The quality is high in appearance and construction. The insides are nice and the "pool table" felt both looks good and feels good. The size is large enough to have a good work surface without being overlarge. Insides are large enough for the normal things that you would think of putting in there. It is perfect for use when writing or reading.

I use mine as a computer laptop desk. For this it has a couple drawbacks. It is a little too thick. My laptop is too high to type comfortably on. I can do it. It is just not comfortable. Also, my laptop has lost the little rubber feet on the bottom. This make it slide easily on the desktop. My wife has a lap desk and it has a small rectangular piece of wood attached to it along one edge. I suspect it is for a pencil stop and I suspect I have the desk reversed. But it does work well for keeping the computer on the desk:)

Anyway. I am happy with the purchase and have ordered new rubber feet for my laptop.

I was a bit worried after I placed the order seeing that the last reviews before me were over a year old. However, I'm happy to say that I received this item as described and am extremely pleased with it!

The desk looks exactly as it does in the picture. It's well-made inside and out. The storage area is divided into 2 areas (left and right). The left storage area is good for pens, pencils, highlighters.. things of that sort. It's big enough to store my Olympus DS-40 digital voice recorder. The right storage side allows for bigger items. I like to store my textbook that I'm currently reading. You can probably store things that are smaller than a 1" regular binder (which my textbook is). The Lap Desk is comfortable - the cushion is also well-made. They didn't skimp on the little tiny balls, which the cushion is made up of (I have no idea what they're called) which is nice because my lap is never exposed to the hard surface.

Overall, I recommend this product.

It was defective in that when I opened the lid, the back attachment was totally unattached from the base. It seemed to be poorly assembled.

When we got it we thought it was great. That was about 2 weeks ago. As of this morning when we lifted the top it came off!!!! I would NOT recommend this product to anyone.

Its exactly what I was looking for.I do crosswords and watch sports on TV. This has worked very well since I got it. The desk sits well on my legs and the angled writing surface is big enough to rest my forearm while fuming over the crossword. I also write letters (who does that anymore?) with fountain pens (old or what) and the surface is great to write on. I had to tighten the hinges when it first arrived but other then that it works great.

I love it. Very pleased with this product. Quality materials and finish. Handy pencil holder indentation at top of desk along with reasonable room inside. Good size without being too large. Desk top is 17 1/2" wide and 14" top to bottom. The inner compartment is about 2" deep. The "bean bag" bottom keeps it in place.