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6 Top Laptop Stands to Help You Work Better From Home

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You might not have been prepared to set up the home office that you’re currently working from for the next few weeks. In particular, your desk is probably no longer a spacious surface. A laptop stand can free up some space, provide some ergonomic comfort, and prevent overheating. These laptop stands are affordable, portable, and versatile.

MeFee Laptop Stand

MeFee Laptop Stand Keep your phone visible right next to your laptop with the MeFee Laptop Stand, which also has a turntable for easy rotation. $19.88 at Amazon

AmazonBasics Laptop Stand

AmazonBasics Laptop Stand This AmazonBasics stand is inexpensive, sturdy, and has a cable organizer to keep things neat.  $21.49 at Amazon

AmazonBasics Ventilated Adjustable Laptop Stand

AmazonBasics Ventilated Adjustable Laptop Stand The AmazonBasics Ventilated Adjustable Laptop Stand is made of mesh to allow airflow and draw heat away from your laptop. There is a six-slot cord organizer, too.  $21.49 at Amazon

Homder Laptop Stand

Homder Laptop Stand The Homder Laptop Stand lets you store a keyboard and mouse underneath. There's also a holder to keep your phone handy.  $35.99 at Amazon Free Shipping

Rain Design iLevel2 Adjustable Height Laptop Stand

Rain Design iLevel2 Adjustable Height Laptop Stand The Rain Design iLevel2 Adjustable Height Laptop Stand adjusts height easily with a front slider and tilts for viewability. $71.35 at Amazon

Roost Laptop Stand

Roost Laptop Stand The Roost Laptop Stand stores easily and adjusts from six to 12 inches.  $95.00 at Amazon

About Our Expert

Chandra Steele

Chandra Steele

Senior Features Writer

My Experience

My title is Senior Features Writer, which is a license to write about absolutely anything if I can connect it to technology (I can). I’ve been at PCMag since 2011 and have covered the surveillance state, vaccination cards, ghost guns, voting, ISIS, art, fashion, film, design, gender bias, and more. You might have seen me on TV talking about these topics or heard me on your commute home on the radio or a podcast. Or maybe you’ve just seen my Bernie meme

I strive to explain topics that you might come across in the news but not fully understand, such as NFTs and meme stocks. I’ve had the pleasure of talking tech with Jeff Goldblum, Ang Lee, and other celebrities who have brought a different perspective to it. I put great care into writing gift guides and am always touched by the notes I get from people who’ve used them to choose presents that have been well-received. Though I love that I get to write about the tech industry every day, it’s touched by gender, racial, and socioeconomic inequality and I try to bring these topics to light. 

Outside of PCMag, I write fiction, poetry, humor, and essays on culture.

My Areas of Expertise

  • Making incomprehensible tech news easy to understand
  • Expanding the boundaries of topics covered in the industry
  • Figuring out tips and tricks in apps and on devices and letting you know about them
  • Putting together gift guides for everyone in your life 

The Technology I Use

All that gadgets is gold for me: my iPhone 11 Pro, my fifth-generation iPad that I use only for streaming videos and music, my iPad mini 4 that I like to take with me whenever I carry a bag that can fit it, and my MacBook Pro. Why are they all different shades of gold, though? What’s going on, Apple? 

None of them quite live up to my two past loves: my LG Lotus LX600 phone and my Sony Walkman NW-E005 MP3 player. 

I've never given up wired earbuds so I was ahead of all those trend pieces. I use a Mangotek Lightning-to-3.5mm headphone jack adapter to connect them to my phone. 

I have had so many ebook readers, but I prefer paper to them all. Still, my Kindle Paperwhite is perfect for traveling or when I’m too impatient to wait for a book to be released in paperback.

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