Nowadays, laptops have become an essential tool, even more so when many of us use them to work -whether in the office or from home-. For this reason, everything that makes its use more comfortable is usually welcome. An accessory that can be really useful and bring many benefits is the laptop stand.
On many occasions, prolonged use of the laptop can cause some problems, especially since its size forces us to position ourselves in such a way that we are not comfortable. Already in DownGamer, we recommend you use a second monitor to allow us to have a better posture.
But it is likely that the support for the laptop is unknown to you or, even, it may seem that its usefulness is limited. Something very far from reality.
What advantages does a support have?
The supports are a really useful accessory in order to improve our workspace. This is an element that, in most cases, raises the laptop and slightly tilts it forward.
The first advantage offered by using one of these supports is that it greatly facilitates the ventilation of our laptop. Although we already made a cleaning guide for our computer, many of us overlooked or forgot about it.
This causes that, after two or three years of use, it can start to turn off periodically because it reaches high temperatures. The stand, by raising the laptop off the table, allows air to circulate underneath and the fans are not obstructed. Some models even have their own fans.
The second advantage is that the supports are of great benefit to our health. Without realizing it, when using our laptop during long working hours, we adopt uncomfortable postures: which can cause tendinitis or back pain.
So that a support that allows us to better position the laptop, and even that can be adjusted, improving our posture and ergonomics.
First of all, being higher, it prevents us from having to raise our arms or having our wrists hit the table. Secondly, for the same reason, the height will allow us not to tilt our neck excessively.
Do supports have disadvantages?
Although everything seems positive, choosing a bad support can bring with it a series of problems. The most common, and annoying, is that the support is not firm, so the laptop shakes when we type. Another is that we do not look at the inclination of the support and the size of the screen, so the height or slope of the accessory can be annoying.
What should we pay attention to?
When choosing between different supports, assessing the advantages that they can bring, it is necessary to take into account:
- Material and weight. Stands made of metal usually ensure greater stability, but they also make it very tedious to transport it along with our laptop. While those that use plastic are much lighter, but unstable.
- Design. Some supports are bases that are placed on the table with grids to facilitate ventilation, others are more similar to a lectern with legs and much higher, others are like small tables… Depending on which laptop we have, a base may be better adapted large or we are more interested in one with fans rather than with height.
- Accessories. The supports can have some interesting “extras”. Some models have their own fans to facilitate ventilation and avoid overheating, an important point if we are a bit lazy when it comes to cleaning it or we have a very powerful laptop. Other models, in addition, may have a platform for the mouse or keyboard and even some extra USB ports.
