mStand aluminum laptop desk stand for MacBooks

If there’s something I like about Apple products are their flawless hardware design that leaves nothing to desire, that’s why if you own a MacBook of any kind you’re better of with a special designed accessory that’s in the same design league as you beloved Apple product. The same stands for laptop stands, and if you’re looking for a laptop desk stand it’s best to go for the mStand, an aluminum stand with a simple design, with no adjustment options.

mStand during normal use

The mStand is made from a single piece of aluminum, that goes perfect with the latest unibody MacBooks. It has a simple shape, with the foot resembling the one on your iMac and a sloped part where the laptop will sit, hold only by a small vertical raised part. The mStand is good for 15 and 17 inch Macs but can also be used with any laptop with a depth no more than 265 mm (10.4 inches). I buess you could mount a bigger one but the overall balance will be compromised so do it on your own risk.

What I don’t understand is why on earth the bottom of the stand, that holds the laptop is not shaped in such a way to allow the air to flow beneath it. I know Macbooks have side ventilation holes but the bottom of the laptop still gets hot after prolonged use, plus if you’re planning on using the mStand with a non-Apple notebook you’ll have 99% chance to have ventilation holes on the bottom part. And I don’t believe the “aluminum acts like a large heatsink” saying. A cable organizer comes in handy allowing you to route cables in the back of the stand through a special hole shaped like the Apple logo.

As with any Apple accessory, the mStand doesn’t come cheap, but 48$ is not the end of the road. Remember that you’ll have to use a regular keyboard to type while your Macbook sits on the mStand, because the the laptop is raised too much from the ground to allow your hands to rest on the table.

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