On Stage LPT5000 Laptop Computer Stand

I began looking into desktop stands for my laptop for one reason, to improve my ergonomic environment. Like many of us my work involves using the computer every day, and I was having severe tension issues in my neck with the laptop sitting down on the desk. As an audio producer I wear headphones frequently as well, and they added weight, increasing the strain on my neck.

Prolonged work with my head in this forward tilt resulted in severe tension, and believe it or not, I developed a whooshing sound in my left ear due to muscle pressure placed on an artery in my neck.

One computer desktop stand and a series of massage therapies later and I'm as good as new. Posture is important, and raising the computer has helped immensely in creating an ergonomic environment. I now look straight ahead at the monitor and there is no strain on my neck.

Since owning it I have noticed a secondary benefit: I now have room for my wireless PC keyboard. My varied tasks require the use of a Windows PC as well as my Macintosh, and I've always had a problem with the extra PC keyboard taking up space on the desk. Now, when I'm not using the PC, the keyboard stows nicely beneath the new laptop stand, and with the elevation tabs in the up position it fits perfectly over the stand supports.

Since the Mac laptop is now elevated, it's keyboard is up in the air too, so I purchased an Apple Bluetooth Keyboard to keep on the desk, as well as a bluetooth track pad. Both, having a streamlined design, take up very little room so they have not really added to desk clutter. Most of the clutter on my desk is not a result of computer equipment anyway.

Other laptop stands I found through my researched did not have sufficient elevation. The lowest setting on the LPT5000 is high enough for me, and actually higher than the maximum setting on most other stands, plus it's adjustable up from there. As a musician I work with a small MIDI keyboard controller on occasion, and it fits partway under this stand, increasing ease of use (since I do my music work on the Mac) and reducing desktop clutter.

Other reviews online mention that the design of the bottom supports prevents certain equipment from fitting beneath the stand. That may be true, but it depends on the application. Also, you could easily put some rubber feet on the bottom of any component to raise it a half-inch and it would fit better.

It's a little bit of a pain in the neck to assemble, no pun intended, but it makes up for that in performance. Don't worry about the sturdiness or quality of this stand, it is solid and very secure.

For enhancing the desktop work environment and preventing neck strain the LPT5000 is a worthwhile investment.

Drew Vics writes reviews and features for various web sites, including EclecticReviews.com which features book, music movie and product reviews.



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