All-Aluminum Laptop Stand

Seven inches of lift from 5mm CNC-cut aluminum alloy, rated to 22 lbs (10 kg) — a considerable margin, and the reason it stays planted under a full-size machine.

Straight from the maker's own testing: at full height, typing straight onto the built-in keyboard can introduce a little movement. Pair it with a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse and the stand simply holds the screen, which is what it does best.

It breaks into three parts for storage and goes back together cleanly — the machining is tight enough that reassembly needs no fiddling.

Large rubber pads across the surface hold the machine, more underneath stop the stand sliding, and both they and the alloy body draw heat away. The back is left open, so a hard-working notebook or gaming laptop vents freely.

It suits machines from 10 to 16 inches: MacBook 12 and 13, MacBook Air 13, MacBook Pro 13 and 15, Pixelbook, Dell XPS, HP, ASUS, ThinkPad, Acer, Chromebook.

• Raises the screen 7 inches
• Load capacity 22 lbs (10 kg)
• 5mm CNC-cut aluminum alloy
• Detaches into 3 parts
• Large rubber pads above and below
• Open-back ventilation
• Fits 10 to 16 inch laptops