Rain Design m-Stand Tabletop Laptop Stand, Space Gray (Patented)

Mine is ten years old and still going strong. Heavy, stable and overbuilt.It's a bent piece of aluminium with some holes in it.

Got it both for me & my wife, feel much better for the neck!

I wanted a simple and neat laptop stand that can elevate my laptop as well as help with cooling/ventilation. Now, I use a Dell XPS 13 Plus which weighs 1.28 kg. I found three similar looking options on Amazon, namely:1) the BUTTERFLY-US aluminium laptop holder (£18.99) – left in photo2) the RAINDESIGN mstand (£39.99) – middle in photo3) the BESTAND aluminium laptop stand (£42.98) – right in photoSince they all look rather similar and all had good reviews, I initially went with the cheapest option, thinking that they are all just a bend piece of aluminium. Not so!On receiving the BUTTERFLY-US aluminium laptop holder, I noted that it has a good weight, the surface finish is a light matt grey. The 4 little rubber pads stuck onto the bottom surface and the 4 rubber pads on the top surface are small and rather thin. The square hole in the top surface is a good size and would provide good airflow. However, some of the metal edges are a bit rough with sharp burrs which can scratch you laptop or cut you hand if you are not careful. The angle of the top surface is quite horizontal. The thin strip of foam stuck onto the front hooks to protect the front edge of the laptop was already coming off and clearly the adhesive is too weak. The main issue was that the top surface is quite springy and flexes when typing on the laptop keyboard. If you typed at speed, it would actually start to bounce. If you rest your palms on the front edge of the laptop with too much force, the whole thing could tilt forwards.So, I decided to try the next one up which was the RAINDESIGN mstand at more than double the cost of the BUTTERFLY-US laptop holder. The Raindesign mstand comes in either gold or space grey - the silver option is only available for the version with the rotating base which I didn’t want. So, I went with the space grey one. The surface finish is a mid-grey, slight smoother than the BUTTERFLY-US laptop holder. They call this "space grey". It looks smart but I would have preferred a brighter silver finish to match my Dell XPS13. The 4 rubber pads stuck onto the bottom surface and the 4 rubber pads on the top surface are larger than the BUTTERFLY-US and a tad thicker. Since these just use adhesive, other users have reported that they came come loose when the heat from the laptop softened the adhesive. For a £40 product, you would expect a more secure fixture. The single raindrop-shaped hole in the top surface is quite small and would only allow limited airflow. The silicone pads stuck onto the front hooks to protect the front edge of the laptop are nice and large, covering virtually the whole metal surface of the hooks - these are the best of the 3 laptop stands that I compared here (see photo). The top surface slopes forward a bit more than the BUTTERFLY-US and is certainly more rigid and better damped. However, there is still a slight “bounce” when typing fast and there is also a slight tendency for the Raindesign mstand to tilt forward if you rest your palms on the front edge of the laptop. This is somewhat disappointing considering the good reviews from many Amazon buyers and also from other professional comparison review sites.Since the BESTAND is only a few quid more than the Raindesign mstand, I decided to give that a try. The Bestand has a very high-quality textured silver surface that stands out from the other two. While the 4 silicone pads on the bottom are stuck on, the 4 protective silicone pads on the top surface are inserted through the full thickness of the top surface. This meant that there is no chance that the adhesive on the pads would “melt” with the heat from the lap and allow the pads to come loose. The silicone pads are about 2mm thick which raises the laptop to allow better airflow between the stand and the laptop. The 3 longitudinal ventilation slits on the top surface potentially provide airflow to the widest area underneath the laptop. When typing on the laptop, there is absolutely no give to the top surface. The only slight downside to the Bestand is that the silicone pads on the front hooks to protect the front edge of the laptop are quite small compared with those on the Raindesign. Time will tell how durable these are.In summary, even though these three fixed-height metal laptop stands look similar on paper, they are very different in the flesh, especially when tested side-by-side. If you just wanted something to elevate your laptop screen and you always use a separate keyboard anyway, the BUTTERFLY-US will suffice at a low price. However, if you wanted to type on the laptop keyboard directly with it on the stand, the Bestand is the one to go for. Even though it looked like a simple piece of bent aluminium, there had clearly been a lot of attention paid to small details and the quality is superb. In my opinion, the Bestand is well worth the extra cost if you wanted the most rigid laptop stand that also looks sleek and oozes quality.My search for the best laptop stand is complete. I shall happily keep the BESTAND and return the other two.

Very sturdy stand that matches my space grey Mac perfectly. I had this in my cart forever and totally forgot about it. So glad I finally purchased and can stop using a stack of books for a laptop stand, lol!I purchased the regular stand, not the 360 one.

Support tout en métal de couleur Space Grey, doté d'une protection en caoutchouc au niveau du point de contact avec l'ordinateur portable. Il est livré bien protégé, sans crainte qu'il soit plié pendant le transport.Une fois placé, l'ordinateur portable ne bouge pas et ne glisse pas, et le pavé tactile et le clavier restent facilement accessibles. Elle est vraiment solide, et ne pliera pas sous le poids du Mac.Sous la "tablette" de l'ordinateur portable, il y a un espace pour une sacoche, une station d'accueil ou un clavier, par exemple. Le trou à l'arrière est vraiment pratique pour la gestion des câbles. Je suis entièrement satisfait de cet achat.

Ich habe den Laptop Ständer noch für 59 Euro gekauft, also recht am Anfang (War aber schau schon ein Angebot der OVP 69 Euro war). Nach Erhalt musste ich aber feststellen dass die Farbe SpaceGrey von Rain Design nicht komplett identisch ist. Sie weicht leider ziemlich von dem SpaceGrey von Apple ab (Bild 1).Auch die Phase (schräge Kante an den Seiten) ist leider nicht ganz sauber gearbeitet (Bild 3). Im direkten Vergleich zu den Amazon Laptop Ständern, die fast identisch aussehen, aber über 20 Euro billiger sind, schneidet der Laptop Ständer von Rain Design in der Verabreitungsqualität doch eher mässig ab (Bild 2). Leider gibt es die Amazon Ständer nicht in SpaceGrey, sonst hätte mir den geholt.Damit man sich ein Bild davon machen kann habe ich ein paar Vergleichsbilder eingestellt. Der heller Ständer ist das Amazon Modell in silber.