Kind of a silly recommendation request...

by Lisa Gergets

Posted: 13 years ago 15 replies

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So, I want to take my laptop in the living room with me in the evenings, but I don't want it sitting directly on my lap because it's kind of heavy.

Does anyone have a recommendation (a link would be GREAT) for some kind of lap desk that doesn't sit directly on your lap? Like a tray-type thing with legs or something is what I'm thinking. I have a 17" laptop so it's kinda big.

I've looked on Amazon, but jeez, there are SO many to choose from. So I thought I'd ask for a recommendation here!

Thanks in advance!

#kind #recommendation #request #silly

tpw 13 years ago

Silly questions demand silly answers.

I'd have to look, but at my dad's estate, I am sure he still had those TV dinner trays he used to eat dinner on in the living room.

I could try to find those for you?

p.s. Seriously, there are so many choices. We went with what is basically a pillow, with a plyboard on top of it. Got it at Wal-Mart for like $10.

But I doubt you shop at Wal-Mart anymore, eh?
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cindybidar 13 years ago

We're strictly low-tech here (and cheap), so we just use inexpensive cutting boards we picked up at Big Lots for like $3. They're a perfect fit for a 17" laptop, and they keep the fan opening on the bottom clear, where a pillow or other soft item can block it and cause overheating.
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Lisa Gergets

13 years ago

Yeah, I have something already that rests on my lap, and I put my laptop on it. But I want something that isn't on my lap...so something that's raised up somehow.

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Danny McConnell 13 years ago

How about looking for one of those breakfast-in-bed trays. I've never used one, so I can't say for sure, but it seems like it might work.

Dan
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- Lisa Gergets 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by danleigh57
  
  How about looking for one of those breakfast-in-bed trays. I've never used one, so I can't say for sure, but it seems like it might work.
  
  Dan
  
  That's what I was thinking too...they fold up for storage, are light, and pretty inexpensive too!
  
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Dan C. Rinnert

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Lisa Gergets

Yeah, I have something already that rests on my lap, and I put my laptop on it. But I want something that isn't on my lap...so something that's raised up somehow.

Like this?

Amazon.com: Laptop Computer Stand with Adjustable...

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tpw 13 years ago

Originally Posted by Dan C. Rinnert

Like this?

Amazon.com: Laptop Computer Stand with Adjustable Height in Black Finish: Kitchen & Dining

That looks like my dad's TV Dinner trays...
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- Lisa Gergets 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by tpw
  
  That looks like my dad's TV Dinner trays...
  
  Bill, you know I'm going to be upset now if I don't get your dad's TV trays...
  
  And today, I was at Target. Is that close enough to Walmart?
  
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Lisa Gergets 13 years ago

Originally Posted by Dan C. Rinnert

Like this?

Amazon.com: Laptop Computer Stand with Adjustable Height in Black Finish: Kitchen & Dining

Yeah, like that, but I want something that gets good reviews. Because my kids? They can break ANYTHING....:rolleyes:
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- Dan C. Rinnert 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Lisa Gergets
  
  Yeah, like that, but I want something that gets good reviews. Because my kids? They can break ANYTHING....:rolleyes:
  
  Print out a picture and make friends with a welder.
  
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  Lisa Gergets 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Dan C. Rinnert
  
  Print out a picture and make friends with a welder.
  
  LOL...I know how to weld. Just don't have the equipment...yet.
  
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JOHN_RODRIGUEZ 13 years ago

Hey Lisa,

Check this out: Air Desk Laptop Desk Laptop Stand Free Standing Swing Away

It has gotten rave reviews from Jason Moffatt and Allen Says here: http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ves-about.html

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mrspids 13 years ago

This might be a silly answer but why dont u just rest it on your lap?
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- CDarklock 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by mrspids
  
  This might be a silly answer but why dont u just rest it on your lap?
  
  Probably because it gets too hot. Every laptop I've used in the past three years has gotten uncomfortably hot on the bottom, enough that I rather don't like having it there, and I expect Lisa's more fragile and delicate than I am.
  
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Bremaine 13 years ago

I found this for a Computer chair: Mobo Ergonomic Computer Station - Home Page

And this is what I found on Amazon: Amazon.com: My Place Myplace Laptop Table...
The bottom one I posted looks promising. Hope that helps!
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