Griffin Elevator Computer Laptop Stand - Matte Space Grey/Clear

It's simple, elegant, looks nice. I've had it for 10+ years, and when I decided to setup a standing desk to work from home on separate from my personal computer, I bought another one.

Ich habe zuvor bereits drei Griffin Elevator gekauft, zwei benutze ich selbst, einen habe ich verschenkt, und ich und die Beschenkte sind total zufrieden. Das Teil hat eine prima Höhe, ist sehr stabil (bei mir steht ein 13-Zoll-MacBook Pro drauf), lässt unterhalb des Halters viel Platz für z. B. externe Festplatte oder CD-Drive und ist für den Transport sehr einfach auseinanderzunehmen und sehr platzsparend zu verstauen.Darum habe ich nun ein weiteren Elevator zum Verschenken gekauft. Beim Zusammenstecken der Metallbeine in die Plexiglas-Halterung entstanden auf beiden Seiten sofort tiefe Kratzer, da offenbar die Kanten die Metallfüße vorn sehr scharf waren. Die Kratzer lassen sich nicht mehr entfernen, was unglaublich hässlich aussieht. Die Funktion des Elevators ist dadurch nicht beeinflusst, aber die stylische Optik ist dahin.Ich würde ihn trotzdem immer wieder kaufen, aber vorm Zusammenstecken darauf achten, dass die Kanten rund und abgeschliffen sind.

I like the stand, I think it's a cool idea, and it feels really sturdy when you pull it out of the package.I have a 17-inch laptop that weighs about 9 pounds that I wanted to put on this stand. Judging by how solid it feels, I figured it was perfect. And it definitely holds the laptop up just fine. But the problem comes in when I would touch the laptop in any way, such as to type on it.When applying any pressure at all, such as to type, the stand would start wobbling and slightly bouncing a bit as I would type (just gentle typing, nothing hard), which was incredibly distracting and annoying. It'd get into a groove sometimes and just bounce up and down a bit the entire time I was typing, then slow itself down and stop after I'm done.I think a smaller/lighter laptop might work fine with the way this stand is designed, but it seems like in my case it just wasn't providing enough support. The front of the laptop is what takes the brunt of the force when you're typing on it, and this stand offers nothing to hold up that front part, you're relying on the metal curves on the back not to flex at all, but they inevitably do.I ended up sending it back and purchasing a stand which offers support both to the front and back of the laptop (the "elago L4 Stand") and I could not be happier with it--it doesn't budge a single mm when I apply force to the top of the laptop!

Great stand, lifts the laptop to a perfect height to be beside my monitor and makes for a perfect dual screen set up.Style - If your laptop is silver this will look great. The simple look of silver and clear plastic makes for a very clean desk set up and the for factor allows you to put stuff like books, files, etc under the laptop, freeing up even more space on the desk.Functionality - Supports my 13" laptop perfectly, and in the office my coworkers have the same one that supports their 15" MBPs. The grippy grey parts work as advertise. The open space on the bottom also allows for better air circulation so that's a huge plus. (I used to stack my laptop on top of books, and let's just say things got loud under there)Height - It brings up your laptop screen about 6" off the base of the desk (See photos). Puts it right in the sweet spot beside my 22 inch monitor.Price - Okay it is kind of expensive, compared to my previous solution of textbooks, but it looks good, adds to a very clean desk, and will transcend any one laptop, it'll probably be functional until laptops are obsolete. I mean, I can always sell it to someone else?Overall, the look and functionality of this stand makes it worthwhile, expensive, but I'd buy this again if it was required for my new office, no regrets. If you're looking for the cheapest solution, hit me up and I can tell you the ideal way of setting up your textbooks to make a stand.

The Griffin Elevator Computer Laptop Stand - Silver/Clear came very well packaged and protected, eash item was bagged and in a box with protectors to stop anything knocking about.The stand requires assembly but this is not difficult as all, I would say this is a good think as it makes it portable which is a good bonus should you need to move it to another area. There is instructions with the stand for assembly too in case you should need them.The stand itself is very sturdy when assembled, the legs are made from what I think is Aluminium, and are held into place by a plastic housing. the legs have rubber feel to prevent the stand slipping on your desk surface, and two stripes of rubber on the top of the legs to hold your laptop securely and prevent it from slipping off the stand too, this is further secured with plastic clips on the end pf the legs to hols the laptop in place.The stand has my laptop sitting at a perfect height for me, I use my laptop with an extra monitor and a wireless keyboard/mouse combo while I have my stand further back on my desk to free space.The stand aids greatly with cooling, barely have any temperature fluctuations with my laptop as there is much better airflow access to the vents,I would highly recommend this product for a desk setup with a laptop.