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5.4.2016

This Kensington Laptop Cooling Stand is designed for laptops of up to 17" and is powered by a USB connection. The unit comes presentably boxed and complete with a 2 year limited warranty.The stand is finished in black and grey. Underneath the unit it features a grey non-slip fabric base which makes having the stand on your lap both comfortable and secure. There are outlets for the fans on either side and at the rear there's a flap which contains a short, captive USB lead which resides clipped into a compartment underneath the flap. If the USB lead is in use there's a cable outlet so you can shut the compartment door. If you are using the unit on a desktop the cover flap can also be used as a stand to give more rake to the cooler,plus at the front there are small rubber feet to prevent slippage. On the upper surface are four longish rubber pads to hold your laptop securely on a hard plastic platform in the centre of which are the two fan ducts. The unit has twin fans but no detail on their current consumption is given so you don't know the impact on your laptop's battery life.I've used a few of these cooler stands and this one is very quiet plus the fans seem effective. There's no on/off switch and if your laptop is running low on juice you'd just unplug the USB cable for the cooler to reduce power consumption which is practical but not elegant. Unlike some other models there's no speed switch for the fans plus there's no LED illumination of the fans either - a lot of cooling stands look rather striking thanks to the fans being backlit by switchable blue or red LEDs, although, to be fair, the LEDs serve no purpose other than to look "cool" and consume electricity.I tried this Kensington stand with my 15.3" Toshiba Laptop and it works well - it is very comfortable making my computer much more usable as a laptop. I also tried my girlfriend's 17" Asus laptop which only just fitted on the stand and was not nearly as stable - it seemed almost too big despite this stand being rated for computers up to 17". In use the fans genuinely keep the laptop cool and no heat is transmitted to your lap which isn't the case if you simply use your laptop without a cooler. However, given that this cooler is almost the size of medium laptop (although not as heavy) you are most likely to use this unit say, at home, rather than carry it around with you on your commute.This is a well made laptop cooler but could be a bit small for a 17" laptop plus, it's also a bit more bland than some models I've seen eg. there's no fan switch, no backlight and it looks rather understated although those factors don't really impact on its functionality.
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3.4.2016

My HP Envy 15.4" laptop has it's fans and grills on the underside and when I have the laptop on my lap or when I am in bed, the duvet blocks the air getting out of easily, the laptop starts to warm up quickly and the fans kick in at a higher and noisier rate.The idea with this cooling stand is simple, two fans draw in warm air from the middle of the stand and blow it out at both sides. It's USB powered, so no need for batteries and has its own USB cable built in that is stored away under a flap at the back (that also doubles up as a stand). The construction is a light plastic shell with grills on top and at the side. There are the two USB powered fans in the middle and the underside is a lightly padded fabric.There's also four low profile grippy pads at each corner to stop the laptop moving around (though my HP Envy has its own small rubber feet to do just that). Finally, there is no on / off switch. USB power automatically starts the fans. I don't know how much extra drain on the laptop battery these fansThe USB cable is long enough to reach the side USB port on either side of a 15.6" laptop, however does it stick out quite a bit. I dug out a 4 inch USB extender cable, one with a 90 degree plug on one end. That meant the cable was more flush to the side of the laptop.Do note, this cooling stand is not silent, it has it's own hum when powered up. In a rough and ready test, I used an audio level meter app on my mobile phone to measure sound levels. The laptop on a table at a distance of about 4 inches from the fan recorded a level of 28db (decibels), that's about the same as whispering. With the Kensington Cooling Stand powered up, there was about a 4db notable increase in sound. Not much, but the fans spin at a different pitch to those in the laptop, so once you hear them, they are very obvious. Anyway, if you're listening to music, watching movies or playing games (or wearing headphones) you won't notice any difference and the sounds are inaudible from the next room.In use? On my lap after an hour of browsing and game playing and I had no warmth transferred from the laptop to my legs. The laptop also did not spin up its internal fan(s), normally proof of the hardware getting hotter, so the Kensington Laptop Cooling Stand does a good job. For a newer laptop, it's a useful tool, for an older one (there's an old Microsoft Vista one at work that sounds like a jet taking off when it's been running for a while), it could be much more useful.
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17.11.2016

I have a 15.6" Lenovo Z50 so this riser seemed ideal being designed for 15.6" laptops.As always you must be aware that using a riser means you must use an extension keyboard since typing on the laptop's own keyboard simply isn't possible. You're even warned against it by a simple diagram showing the use of the laptop's inbuilt keyboard with a huge letter X beside it. So now you know.Assembling the riser is pretty straight forward and the abysmal multilingual instruction sheet, written rather like an Ikea construction sheet can almost be ignored.The one interesting page is that showing the outline of a hand in four different colours. These colours correspond with the colour coded holes on the adjustment positions on the riser's rear bars.The idea being (I assumed) that you place your hand on the pattern, decide the colour that fits your hand size and then set the height by screwing the thumb screw into the hole of the matching colour.Nice idea but it's a shame it didn't work in practice.The problem is that, depending on the height of the table or desk you are using, if you need to set it for the largest hand size (like I do) you will end up virtually staring at the ceiling to view the screen. This was the problem I experienced when using the riser on my conservatory table which was my intended usage location.Even if I dropped the riser to the lowest height I still found, on a normal height table my head was held with my neck bent backwards. Not comfortable. It also meant that I couldn't place the extension keyboard On a lower height table or desk then it would work a treat, anything above a 28" floor to top height and you're likely to be suffering this problem.Over all, as it goes, this is a better-than-many example of a riser; it is well made and my Lenovo sat on it well and very securely. It is nicely finished and feels sturdy. It will also take a Kensington zero footprint docking station (if you've got one).
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14.5.2015

This is a handy piece of kit if your neck and back are beginning to cause you some pain. It helps you look up and sit up straight which naturally takes some of that pain away. A little pamphlet opens up inside telling you how high you should have it set based on your hand size - make what you will of that, I just use the setting that feels most comfortable to me.The reason for it losing 1 star is for 2 things:1. The mechanism used for tightening the hinge up just seems to have the potential to break. I have no idea what it is, seems like some sort of spring mechanism, but because I have to tighten it up pretty tight to cope with the weight of my laptop (I have a 17" screen)it makes think that if I have to repeat this process a number of times (say if I was to move it around in a laptop case) it might break. This sounds a bit trivial, but just something to think about. Luckily I stay in one place so I've not had to do that much, and it's held in place well for few months now.2. The bottom edge of my laptop is half curved and half square (i.e. if my laptop thickness is 150 mm, 75 mm is a curve and 75 mm is flat) which means there's not a great deal in contact with the bottom lip of the bracket which supports the weight of the laptop. This means that if the laptop or bracket is nudged a little, the laptop slides straight off the bracket which could cause damage to something. This is the main reason I gave it 1 less star.Overall I'm very glad I bought it and would recommend it for the 11 pounds I paid. Unfortunately I can't compare it against anything else as I've not really bought anything else like this. The main reason I bought it is because I am doing a lot of computer programming and coding as part of my masters course so I tend to spend a lot of time at my laptop. Naturally your body is strained when doing activities like this, but this Kensington laptop stand has helped to alleviate some of this strain.
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14.4.2013

We have a number of laptops in our home and required a solution to an unusual problem! We have a cat .... well you know that should read "the cat chose us as her staff". Like all cats she likes comfort so needs to find some warm place to snooze and do whatever it is that cats do when pretending to be asleep.Our astute lady cat chose our laptops. They are warm enough to balance out the slight inconvenience of a lumpy keyboard, but then that tends to mould to the body shape a bit. Turn our backs for 10 seconds and she was there, causing havoc with part completed emails, printing processes and anything that would respond in some awful way to random key presses.Experiments with an ever so cheapand flimsy angle stand revealed that a medium angle of incline would be enough for her to slide off and understand that clinging on was not worth the effort. She never went near it again. Family score 1, cat zero!Now to replace that flimsy stand with quality. I know Kensington having used their excellent laptop security products so took a look at the Easy Riser. The Amazon reviews that mentioned the strong plastic used in manufacture clinched it, I paid the very reasonable price and within a few days I was admiring the tough build, simple construction with a minimum of parts and the generous use of softer material to protect the laptop.Setting up with a variety of laptops took a matter of seconds; MacBook Pro, Macbook and a large Dell all relaxed into its welcoming arms.It may be that you are considering the Easy Rider to improve the ergonomics of your workspace. It certainly does that very well with the better viewing angle helping to avoid neck and back strain. It helps cooling too when undertaking processor intensive tasks.But don't forget, the Kensington Easy Rider will "cat-proof" your laptop- unless of course your cat is a Mountain Lion and likes climbing!Thank you Kensington for a quality product.
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21.10.2018

Heat dissipation is always a major issue with laptops and the keyboard can get uncomfortably hot when performing complex tasks such as intense photographic or video editing. In the last days of my MacBook Pro 17”, I used a folding X-shaped stand to help with this problem. However, it was really irritating to use as the lugs which supported the laptop were right under my wrists and I abandoned it when I upgraded to my new MacBook Pro last year.The stand doesn’t require any assembly. It just opens up with a choice of two places for the metal support, giving options of a 7 degree and 11 degree angle.My MacBook Pro 15” 2017 was placed on the stand where it was suspended above the table,with plenty space for the air to circulate underneath the laptop. In a MacBook, the ventilation ports are underneath and to the side. These were lifted far above the desk. Typing on my MacBook Pro whilst it is on the stand itself feels less secure as the stand is just a piece of semi-rigid plastic so the whole thing does bounce up and down in use. However, unlike the X-shaped stand, there are no awkward edges under my wrists.I experimented with the stand at both angles. I enjoyed typing with the stand set to both 7 and 11 degree angles. However, the 11 degree angle looked far steeper and I was concerned that my MacBook could easily start to slide downwards if the non-slip part failed. I therefore set the slide to the 7 degree angle, which still gives plenty of ventilation above the desk. It also lifts both screen and keyboard closer to the ideal typing and viewing height.Having spent several hours typing away at my MacBook Pro on the new stand, I am pleased to say that it has reduced wrist and eye strain and been a pleasure to use. However, it is a little wobbly, which is somewhat disconcerting.
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9.10.2018

This laptop support is made from two pieces of grey plastic held together by two chunky hinges near your wrists. To use it you open it up, which is a bit easier if you have fingernails, fold out the small metal bar and prop the two pieces of plastic in one of two positions to get the height and angle you require.When you carry this support around using the handle it looks okay. When you open it up to use it though, the inside surface of the plastic has a raised grid of plastic to give it strength but this is not what you'd call attractive. Given that the idea behind this laptop support is that it's lightweight - 513 grams - and portable and therefore likely to be used in places like coffeeshops you'd have thought that Kensington would have figured out some way to make it look attractive when it's actually being used. They chose to make it look its best when it's being carried around and not supporting your laptop.Anyway... it's mainly grey plastic, has a metal support bar, and on the top surface is a loop of dark grey grippy rubber that holds your laptop firmly in place. On the underside are four rubber feet that stops the whole thing sliding across your desk or table.In summary, this is a portable device and some concessions have been made in the way it looks in order to keep the weight down. It doesn't lock shut, is a little hard to open if like me you bite your fingernails. It will no doubt keep your laptop cooler, and might help you work in a more ergonomic posture. It does enable you to raise your laptop screen something like 9cm higher than if it were resting on a table which is a slight improvement but is nowhere near enabling you to keep your eyes and head level looking forward to see your screen, you still have to look down, just less so.
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1.12.2017

I have tried a good few laptop risers/stands, but this is by far the best I've had.All the others had adjustable height fittings, but could just never get me the exact height I wanted.I was forever getting a sore neck & back from leaning/hunching over my laptop and I couldn't stand it any more.So I decided to browse Amazon and see what I could find.This stand has the benefits of being adjustable in height from quite low, to really quite high.It also has, as you can see from the pictures, little cut out sections to allow air to circulate around the bottom of your laptop and thus by enabling your laptop to stay cooler and avoid it overheating.It comes with instructions on how to adjust the height,and what heights are suitable for whichever situation you may be in. However I just picked the height I found the most comfortable for me. After all, each person is different and we all have our own individual likes & dislikes, so why should adjusting the height of the stand always be set to whatever the manufacturer thinkss is most suitable. Just adjust it to suit yourself and if it doesn't feel right after trying it for a while, there's absolutely nothing to stop you readjusting it. Is there?It's quite sturdy once set to your chosen height, but to be on the safe side, just make sure if you're using it on a slippery/shiny surface to have a mat or something under it to stop the stand from slipping. The stand has little rubber pads on the front feet which hold it steady enough, but the rubber strip on the back underneath side of the stand isn't so great and the stand will tend to slip if it isn't placed on a mat of some sort.So to sum up, I like this stand and the price is acceptable.
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10.11.2009

I purchased the `Kensington Easer Riser' after looking at the various options on the market having suffered constant neck & shoulder ache after several years of laptop use.This product is foldable (so will fit in most laptop bags), is sturdy and is an open frame box design which leaves room for the fan to work properly (especially) if your fan is situated under your laptop (this will stop your processor overheating, speed up your machine and prolong its life!)The riser has good rubber feet, rubber support (to sit your laptop on) and a rubberised lip at the front to stop your laptop falling off!A supplied instruction sheet gives indications of how high to set the riser.GOOD Design Points:-- TheLip at the front is lower in the middle (allowing for plugs to be attached to the front of your laptop for headphones etc)- There is a `twist knob' at the right hand side of the unit to lock into place the riser into one of 4 height settings:- 4.5", 6", 7" and 7.75".- Good access for under laptop fans- a SIMPLE screw knob at the right hand side to adjust the height settingsPOINTS to NOTE:-The first height setting of 4.5" is `quite high' - your laptop Lid will need to open 135 degrees (halfway between upright and fully flat open) for this first setting. The higher setting will require the lid to be opened progressively wider - towards opening flat for the highest setting. My Laptop (an HP) only opens wide enough to use the 1st height setting - but this is more than adequate for me. Also bear in mind that your keyboard will become quite upright on the highest settings.Overall, a great product - well worth your consideration!
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31.12.2011

I have had one of these for 3 years and been very pleased with it, for use with a large-screen Dell Latitude D530 (front to back 27 cm, 1050 pixel height). I have now changed to a Vostro 3350 laptop with a rather shallow screen depth (768 pixels on a 13" screen - front to back 22 cm) and with a limited screen/body angle (won't go to 180° - only about 135°). On this it sits quite low and due to the limited angle of the laptop I would like to have the support lie back further. However, the net effect is the screen is very low, plus you lose a lot more desk - the rear support of the Kensington is formed in a widening "A" with the front support, and to get a shallow angle you have to widen the A a lot (imagine doing the splits),so that the depth of the support front-to-back on the desk is 37 cm, even for the last-but-one sdjustment - so you lose a lot of desk space.As a positive, it's good to fold up and pop in the laptop case - fairly thin when folded.Another thing is that over the years I've been constantly wanting to put the keyboard somewhere out of the way for a moment, e.g. to sign something, and there's nowhere to put it. I'm going to try the Griffin Elevator as my next purchase - (this doesn't fold very "thin", though!)So, in summary, if you want it for a laptop with a large screen physical height, using it at a high angle, and with a laptop whose screen bends way back, it's great. For a shallow-depth screen and/or a shallow angle and/or a screen that won't bend all the way back, this ends up with the screen too low, and using up too much desk space.
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17.11.2011

This is the first laptop riser that I have purchased for home use - although I have used them at work too, including adjustable docking stations.The kensington is a well made quality laptop riser.The design enables it to fold flat for storage and then easily opens out to provide a stand.Things I like....I like the design, the feel and quality of the unit. It perfoms well, in providing height adjustment for the laptop screen - if you couple this with a usb keyboard and mouse, either wired or wireless then you are going to be much more confortable after an extended period. No more slouching with your laptop on the kitchen or dining table.The riser comes with good clear instructions in diagram form.Strangely you first measure your handsize: on a chart. Then depending on your handsize (green, blue, red or yellow) you adjust the riser to match the handsize colour. I guess there is probably some correlation between handsize and height.Adjusting the riser is easy - with four angle(height) positions. In addition the riser can be used completely flat, and it'll lift your laptop about 1" off the worksurface providing improved ventilation for increased cooling. The riser clicks into the set four positions - and there is a lock screw on one size to secure the riser in position.The stand has rubber feet - so it stays firmly secure on the worksurface. Rubber strips on the riser also keep your laptop firmly in place, so it won't fly off if accidently knocked.A simple product that is well designed, well manufactured and provides great benefits.
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11.2.2016

This a nice little stand to elevate the Laptop screen for easier viewing. The stand has has 4 preset angles which will elevate the screen at different heights depending on the angle of the stand. There is a knob to tighten the frame to the desired angle. just make sure you do tighten it and not be fooled by the locating notches to secure the position.I ignored the "Smart fit" recommendations because there are too many other variable which come together to determine the appropriate angle and height of the laptop screen. desk height, laptop size, seating position torso length and so on.the construction of the stand is well thought out although not necessarily suited to all laptops.on the plus side;The unit folds flat for easy storage and transportation.When in use the stand has little rubberized feet to aid stability.There are rubberized inlays on the main support surface and a rubberized lip at the base of the stand to reduce the risk of your precious laptop sliding off.These work up to a point.Due to the curve and diminishing surface area of the lip and depending on the front edge profile of your laptop. There may not be a substantial amount of contact area between the lip and the laptop edge. a slight knock of the desk or the laptop could jog it loose from the stand which may lead to some expensive repairs.Does it matter what it looks Like? No when in use you don't see it and you just care that it functions reliably.Overall: a good product but just make sure it is a good fit for both you and your laptop.
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26.11.2016

Kensington K52784WW SmartFit Laptop Riser with Wireless Phone Qi Charging Pad for 15.6-Inch Laptop - Black is a very light weight laptop riser which can hold a small laptop comfortably.I do like the fact it holds the laptop comfortably and is very comfortable to use. I do find it quite unstable as the main laptop holder does have a bit of bounce. The phone charger which is only for Wireless QI charging works as long as you put the phone directly placed on the space provided.One main reason I do like using this Laptop riser desk is how I am able to bring the laptop to my eye level which is easier on my eyes and more comfortable to hold.The actual product looks good and will add to the look ofany office or desk.The instructions are good and the manI found the actual riser table easy to put together but I did find some of the screws far too small to hold securely and when I had to use a screwdriver on them I have, to be honest, and admit I had to use a magnifying glass to help me see the screws properly. The manufacturer adds to the instructions by providing a guide to judge what size your hand is which provides an indicator of the height of your desk.I do like the Kensington K52784WW SmartFit Laptop Riser and it would suit a lot of laptop users a comfortable way to hold the laptop which is especially useful as I no longer feel the heat of the computer on my lap.
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17.12.2018

I think this stand have a slightly clunky feel to it. It's thick plastic (which doesn't have too high a quality finish) and when expanded sticks out like a sore thumb on your desk. The functionality of it is excellent though, and so the "clunkiness" doesn't matter too much to me.It's pretty simple to set up – you just measure your hand on the coloured hand prints in the booklet and then open up the stand to the corresponding colour setting, which is meant to be the ideal setting for your size I guess. My hand best fit the purple setting, so I used that and I've been really pleased and haven't changed it up. Apart from the obvious cooling benefits of this, I most liked the way it raises my shoulders up slightly to type,and with it my back. I've never had the greatest posture from working on my laptop for years, and I liked that this typing setup changed that where before I tried to sit up perfectly straight and then got lazy and stopped after a few minutes.I also like that the angle of the stand raises the screen more to my eye height, as if you're working on a desktop computer. I guess if you liked this but not the fact that you have to then type on a sloping keyboard, you could just connect a wireless keyboard, but for me the whole setup works very well. Good product – another winner from Kensington.
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25.11.2018

This stand is supplied in a branded box with instructions and is available in both black and grey. It folds flat but is also adjustable low, to high which is useful for my Dell laptop that does not open very far. I use a 3M LX550 stand at home which is sturdy but expensive and does not fold in the same way and will use this one during my travels.The stand has a colour coded scale that is supposed to help you set your correct height but this looks a bit gimmicky to me. It has cut out sections to allow air to circulate around the bottom of your laptop which is much more useful in helping your laptop to stay cooler and avoid it overheating.The stand is reasonably sturdy once set to your chosenheight and locked it in place although the support stand at the back sticks out a long way and far more than the 3M stand which may be an issue on some desks unless adjusted to a very steep angle. The stand has rubber feet on the front and a rubber strip on the back to help stop it moving around and is reasonably stable in use although of course this will normally be used with a separate keyboard and mouse it can be used to type on if required.Overall this is a useful device to carry with you helping to maintain the correct posture and reduce back and neck strain when using your laptop for extended periods.
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