I bought a tablet stand for my grandson's tablet but it was way too small. His tablet has a kind of rubber cover over it that makes the edges about an inch thick. Then I saw this stand in an email I got from Monoprice. Knowing that laptops are thicker than tablets I figured this would be what I needed. And sure enough it works great and it doesn't slide around because of the rubber pads underneath it.

Offers good diagonals options for optimal viewing angle. It's firm regardless of the weight and size of the laptop. Definitely a good buy.

This stand worked in lot of different ways that I didn't imagine when I bought. Very sturdy, stable. Good quality. I used it for a smartphone, and various size of tablets in my home that I have. Indoor, outdoor, on the carpet, on bed without failing. Recommended.

The purpose of a stand like this is to raise up the display so it's closer to eye level. This helps avoid neck and back problems from looking down at your laptop. Because of the high angle of the keyboard, you can't type on the laptop's keyboard and you're supposed use an external keyboard and mouse.For the money, this little stand does a pretty good job *if* you have a thin laptop like a Mac Book Air, etc. For bigger/thicker laptops, the lip that keeps the laptop from sliding down/forward is really too short and the stand is not useful.Examples: my Google Pixelbook works great (bottom maybe 0.3" thick), but a Dell E6520 slides right off (bottom is about 0.5-0.75" thick). It's a shame they made the lip so short, because it's fairly sturdy for office use otherwise (it wouldn't stand up to much abuse though). I bought two and on one of them I added a piece of 1"x 6"x 1/8" aluminum bar at the bottom (attached with pop rivets) to raise the lip and that works pretty well .

This item makes typing on my computer easy. I never knew the joy of typing until I got this. Thanks again for the great product.