LapWorks Laptop Desk 2.0
Manufacturer: LapWorks Part number: LTD20
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- Editors' review
- User reviews
- Specifications
- Manufacturer info
- Bottom Line:
- Portable and sturdy, this lap desk is moderately effective in protecting your lap from heat.
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CNET editors' review
LapWorks Laptop Desk 2.0 price range: $19.95
- Reviewed by: Lara Luepke and Dan Ackerman
- Edited by: Lindsey Turrentine
- Reviewed on: 03/18/2005
The good: Portable; sturdy.
The bad: Heavy; provides only moderate protection against heat.
The bottom line: Portable and sturdy, this lap desk is moderately effective in protecting your lap from heat.
The LapWorks Laptop Desk 2.0 is a heavyweight in its class. At almost 1.5 pounds, it adds significantly to your back strain. Luckily, its price of $29.99 (as of March 2005), its versatility as a lap desk and a laptop stand, and its sturdy construction make up for its awkward size. As a lap desk, the Laptop Desk measures more than 20 inches long, with room for the largest laptops and an external mouse, but it folds in half to 10.5 inches long and 11 inches wide, so it'll fit in most laptop bags. The desk's surface is striped with rubberized material, which securely grips your laptop, and it has grooves, which increase airflow under the laptop for cooling. The thick plastic desk did an adequate job of insulating our laps against heat in our informal tests, but after about 20 minutes of use with a hot laptop, we noticed some warming. With a quick flip, the Laptop Desk can be transformed into a sturdy laptop stand for your desktop. In our tests, the stand supported our 8-pound laptop with ease.
The LapWorks Laptop Desk 2.0 can sit flat across your lap, or for maximum cooling, it can fold in half and sit at an angle, allowing for air to move underneath the system. This raises the back of your laptop about three inches from the table (or your lap), and this was how we set up the LapWorks 2.0 for our test.
Using a popular business laptop, the Lenovo T60, we put the LapWorks Laptop Desk 2.0 to the test by running CNET Labs' grueling Multitasking test on the system and recording the CPU temperature.
Running the test without the laptop desk, the CPU got as hot as 80.8 degrees. After a cooldown period, we ran the test again, this time with the laptop sitting on the LapWorks Laptop Desk 2.0. The highest temperature recorded during the second test was 78.8 degrees, a fairly minor decrease. We saw a much bigger drop, to 74.4 degrees, using the Xpad Laptop Desk, which leaves more of the laptop's surface area exposed to the air. The LapWorks Laptop Desk 2.0, however, is lighter and more portable than the Xpad, which resembles a bulky kitchen cutting board.
User reviews
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Enables me to use large laptop plus mouse comfortably in bed
by bpstein on July 5, 2005
Pros: Sturdy; very easy to use; optional Mouzpad attachment is great
Cons: Does not insulate heat all that well; somewhat small in the forward-to-back direction for large laptops
Summary: The CNET review of the Laptop Desk v 2.0 is pretty much on target. It is well-made, sturdy, and easy to use. However, you can still feel the heat ...
Summary: The CNET review of the Laptop Desk v 2.0 is pretty much on target. It is well-made, sturdy, and easy to use. However, you can still feel the heat from the laptop after a short amount of time. Still, I think it does help make the laptop feel a bit less hot. Also, my laptop is a large desktop replacement model and its dimension in the front-to-back direction exceeds that of the laptop desk; but this is not a problem as the laptop balances on the desk well and the setup feels very stable. The best thing about the desk is the optional Mouzpad, which allows me to attach a mouse and use the whole setup, laptop plus mouse, fairly comfortably on my lap in bed. You can buy the Mouzpad separately or as a package deal if you order from the company's website. The Mouzpad alone makes the Laptop Desk worthwhile.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Makes gaming in bed possible!! Enough said.
by EricSherman on September 13, 2005
Pros: Makes gaming in bed possible!! Enough said.
Cons: Surface area for front-to-back too small; makeshift feel
Summary: I have a Dell XPS GEN 2, which is quite large. I did not find it to feel too secure on the lap desk, however, it sufficed meaning you can ...
Summary: I have a Dell XPS GEN 2, which is quite large. I did not find it to feel too secure on the lap desk, however, it sufficed meaning you can make it work.
For the price and the ability to use a mouse and play Battlefield 2 laying in my bed easily makes it all worthwhile!
Specifications
- Manufacturer: LapWorks
- Part number: LTD20
- Description: The Laptop Desk version 2.0 is identical to the Laptop Desk Original with one significant advantage: the new support arm lets you use the Laptop Desk v2.0 as a desktop stand as well as a lap desk. In the new desktop application, you can choose from one of five positionable, ergonomically comfortable typing angles. Positioning the keyboard in an incline has been proven to reduce shoulder and back strain. Another benefit of the new desktop application is the super-gripping feature, which allows anchoring you notebook computer to your desktop like no other product can. With normal use of your notebook on your desktop, you will often hear the cooling fan turn on to cool the computer. With the Laptop Desk v2.0, you will hear the fans turn on much less often. Ventilation channels in the product cool you notebook through convection and contact with the no-slip rubber surfaces cool you notebook by conduction. Overall, the Laptop Desk v2.0 has been scientifically proven to reduce heat build-up in your notebook computer by 15% to 20% guaranteed! Heat reduction in your notebook translates into extended life expectancy.
General
- Product Type Notebook stand
- Width 20.6 in
- Depth 11.5 in
- Height 0.5 in
- Weight 1.4 lbs
- Color Black
Miscellaneous
- Features Non-slip feet
Manufacturer info
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- Manufacturer:LapWorks
- Address:
7955 Layton Street, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 - Phone: 877-527-9675
- Email: sales@laptopdesk.net
