This Cheap Lap Desk Made My Best-Purchases-of-the-Year List
The desk is made by some company I've never heard of called Huanuo, and I found it by randomly browsing Amazon, but I love it. It takes care of one thing I need, and it does it very well: It raises my laptop screen higher so I don't have to bend my neck down as far to see it clearly.
Without a lap desk, I find myself looking down uncomfortably at the screen. That became more of an issue when I got progressive lenses, which require me to bow my head farther to get the screen in focus. Raising it up to where I can see it better is a game-changer (literally, because I also play games on a laptop).
The Huanuo can raise the screen to different levels and it's big and sturdy enough to handle my 2021 MacBook Pro 16. To save space, I like to stash my phone and charger in the gap created underneath. The lap desk has nice cushioned pads and collapses to fit inside my backpack. I also use it at home on the couch or in bed.
One downside is that the angle of the keyboard and touchpad can get awkward after a while. And I'm sure you could get a nicer lap desk for a bit more money, especially if you don't need it to collapse or fit on a single seat on a commuter train. But this one works great for me and the price is (very) right.
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