Unboxing Two New Laptop Stands

Preface

After more computers piled up on the desk, it started looking a bit messy.

I've recently been planning a new round of desk & room makeover.

But before that, I first bought a new stand. On September 6 I ordered two stands on JD.com; both are from the same brand, different models. The more expensive one is all aluminum alloy and much lighter.

It's currently the Double 11 promotional sale. I see the one that was originally 69 yuan is now around 53 on discount. If it had been that price at the time, I would have just bought two all-aluminum ones.

Let's First Look at the Old Stands

I currently have an aluminum stand I bought in college. It's non-adjustable and has a nice feel, but it's only suitable for thin-and-light laptops.

I usually put a MacBook or the Jige Boundless 14x on it; putting a 2 kg laptop like the ThinkBook 16+ on it isn't really suitable.

I also have two of these folding stands. They're very portable and have decent load capacity, but the hooks at the bottom are too shallow—a gaming laptop can easily slide out.

They also take up quite a lot of space. Fine for use when going out, but if you use them at home or in the office, you can't put a keyboard in the space below, so it's not that elegant.

Packaging

Let's look at the first stand, the 69-yuan one.

This packaging can only be described as very eco-friendly, and the sides were already poking out—it wasn't even packed properly.

Let's look at the label.

After opening, it looks like this.

Now the cheaper one, the 35-yuan packaging.

It's actually the same, except this package is in better condition.

Opened.

The 69-Yuan Aluminum Alloy Model

The aluminum one is indeed a bit more refined.

It also feels very smooth to the touch, with no burrs.

The telescoping damping is quite strong.

The 35-Yuan Iron Stand

The cheaper one isn't that bad either—just a bit worse in feel, and a lot heavier. But since it's for stationary use at home, that doesn't matter.

How They Look Paired with a Laptop

Pretty decent. As long as you don't rest your hands on the laptop keyboard to type, it's still stable.

I'd still recommend pairing this kind of stand with an external keyboard; the keyboard can go under the stand to save space.