Comments on: The DIY Cheapskate Laptop Stand

By: Rose

Rose — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:47:40 +0000

I love your laptop stands. I was googling for “cardboard joints” to make a desk tidy, now I think I’ll make one of these too. Thanks so much for sharing.

By: ALLEN SKINNER

ALLEN SKINNER — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 21:09:19 +0000

Great suggestions and ideas for making a notebook stand…especially the template!

A couple of comments:

1. The material you are using is actually corrugated fiberboard, not cardboard (sorry, used to work in the industry and there is a considerable difference in the material)
2. For durability and weight bearing, suggest using double wall corrugated, if you can find it. Normally double wall is used for shipping heavy objects such as appliance containers.
3. If all you have is a single wall box, use the highest edge crush test (ECT) number = indicates the strongest material. You will find the ECT mark on the bottom of the container, and higher is better.

Good luck!

By: Cristian Stefan

Cristian Stefan — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:17:45 +0000

Amazing idea man, love it.

But I think I have a better idea, that doesn’t need that much work it’s very simple.

I’m not looking to advertise my website, I just want for the people loving this idea that I have a much much simple one.

Here’s the link: for the simplest DIY macbook stand: http://oneway-up.com/?p=873

Hope that’s ok with you Tomas.

By: Michael Bryne

Michael Bryne — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:19:35 +0000

Thanks very much for the instructions, I put this together using plywood and it turned out great!

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By: Harvey

Harvey — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:27:39 +0000

Wal-mart sells a laptop stand for <$15 that does the same thing, has adjustable height, and hides cables well using a heavy duty office paper clip (route the cables under the stand and then through the clip attached to the side of the stand).

http://www.amazon.com/Rubbermaid-Rolodex-Ventilated-Adjustable-48626/dp/B002QA3XQA

I like the home-built solutions, but for $15, the rubbermaid can't be beat.