Grey Laptop Stand

Elevating your screen to an ergonomic height is important for relieving neck strain on your muscles and vertebrae. A quality laptop stand will do just that for you.

One of our favourites is the Curve, available in Apple-friendly matte black and white.

It raises your MacBook6.5 inches off your desk so you cansit up straight and look directly at your screen- and feel less tension in your neck and shoulders.

It also keeps your laptop cool with air flowing underneath it.

It's a one-piece metal design withnon-slip silicone grips on the bottom and arms. It looks fantastic, just like your MacBook.

Twelve South now has a companion stand for the external display you might connect to your MacBook. The Curve Riser will put your second screen at a similar height to the laptop, and includes a handy shelf for a docking station or other device.

Satechi's Aluminum Laptop Stand is more portable than most, being collapsible and lightweight [under 500g].

You can simply fold it up, and pack it in your bag or suitcase for travel.

It doesn't raise the laptop as high as the Twelve South Curve or Beststand Cooling Stand, but it does bring the screen closer to eye level than sat flat on the desk.

It suits MacBooks in looks, as it is available in Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Space Grey and Black, but will work with any laptop 12in-17in.

The base is rubberised to keep it secure on your desk.

Most of the laptop stands tested here are beautiful, ergonomically beneficial and dissipate heat well, but are otherwise dumb.

UGreens X-Kit hub-stand fulfils the role of both stand and USB hub. And it's 40% lighter than the Satechi Aluminum Laptop Stand.

Its a small, foldable laptop stand for 11-17in laptops, with an integrated 5-in-1 USB-C hub and docking station.

Its a great X-shaped design in cool Obsidian black, but its the hub that really makes this stand, er, stand out. Its lightweight [283g or 10oz] and small enough when folded for you to slip into a small travel bag.

The hub enables you to tidily connect storage drives, memory sticks, a wired mouse and keyboard, and an external display via the included USB-C cable without a dangling dongle in sight.

It works with both USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 laptops, although the 40Gbps T3 laptops will throttle back to 5Gbps when interacting with any devices connected to the X-Kit.

Compatible with both Mac and Windows laptops, iPad Pro/Air/Mini, and Android tablets, the aluminium Hub-Stand features the following ports:

• Two USB-A 3.0 ports [5Gbps]
• HDMI - 4K at 30Hz
• UHS-I SD and TF card slots for adding affordable, portable storage

It has four adjustable heights that should offer ergonomic benefits to reduce neck and wrist strain.

Slip-proof silicone bands and protective hooks keep your portable workstation stable.

Its airy construction should help dissipate heat, too.

Until January 10, 2021, its available via Indiegogo at a reduced US$49 - about £35. After that, it will go on sale at regular online retailers for $98 [£70]. UK buyers might want to wait, as purchases from crowd-funding sites sometimes incur customs charges when the product hits the UK.

Working from home and remote learning is forcing a lot of to work in small, tight spaces.And, in safer times, that coffee shop is convenient, but not designed for healthy laptop use.

The adjustable, aluminium-alloy Urmust Laptop Notebook Stand Holder raises the laptop to a more ergonomic height - between 0-90° - and leaves the little desk space you have for you to spread out papers and books, and maybe room for that cup of coffee.

Theres anti-slip rubber on the feet, so shouldnt scratch your surface, while remaining stable while in use. It can hold 4kg and up to 15.6in laptops.

Super narrow, it works well in small spaces. Plus, its lightweight and foldable, so can be stored away out of sight when not required - or carried around with you.

Its even available in seven colours, from Silver, Black, Rose Gold and Grey, to Red, Blue and Blueish Grey.

The PWR+ Ergonomic Laptop Stand is like a small Transformer, which can morph into just about any shape you need from a laptop stand.

It has varying heights [much higher than most of the laptop stands reviewed here], and can be angled as you please as a traditional stand or have its surface flat to be used as a table.

It even has two USB-powered fans in its tabletop, which will keep your laptop cooler and more efficient.

It's versatile enough to be used as a standing tray in bed if you fancy - handy when you fancy stretching out in your "home office".

It's not heavy, but it is bulkier than some other collapsable stands. It can easily be folded up to store, however.

If you need a stand that keeps the MacBook open with screen showing, the Bestand Aluminum Cooling Stand looks the part in either Silver or Grey to match your Apple laptop.

It lifts your MacBook to eye level, which should be better for your posture, back and neck.

There are three strip-shaped holes to the pad that the MacBook sits on, which should offer some degree of cooling compared to stands without such basic ventilation.

Another hole at the back allows for cable management and can be used as a handle, too.

There are optional extras that allow you to add your iPhone to the stand.

The mTower from Rain Design is a simple, minimal vertical [closed] stand that saves you desk space and elevates the MacBook's vent to keep your laptop cool.

Its anodised aluminium body - that allows the MacBook to "float" above it - neatly matches the design and colour of the Space Gray and Silver MacBooks.

It raises the laptop 88mm [3.5in] off the desk, and fits the 12in MacBook, 13in and 15in MacBook Pro and 11in and 13in MacBook Air. It includes a number of inserts to make sure your MacBook fits snuggly.

It's for use in setups where you have a second or third screenas the screen remains closed.

The BookArc, from Twelve South, is a simple, elegant stand that lifts your closed Apple laptop off your desk, and supports the MacBook in closed-display mode for a less cluttered desk when paired with one or two external displays.

It has been designed to match the design aesthetic of Apple's laptops, and works with the MacBook, MacBook Air [2018-2020] and MacBook Pro [2016-2020] including 13in, 15in and 16in models.

An insert is included with the BookArc so that each laptop fits perfectly.

Matching perfectly with its stablemate the Henge Stone tethered dock, the Henge Vertical Dock is a stand of real beauty, and one that has visitors to my desk salivating over in jealousy.

It's a dock in that it has fast Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports [one or two depending on the model of MacBook you buy it for], but it doesn't boast extra USB-A ports, or other connections to add extra displays or devices.

You can pull it out when you need to move your laptop, and then just place it back in when you're back at your desk - without having to touch a cable.

Standing proudly upright, itfeatures intake and exhaust vents that move additional air to and from the MacBooks cooling system.

Of course, it will work alongside other non-Henge docks, such as the CalDigit TS3 Plus.

Satechimakes some fine accessories that are "universal" but clearly styled to fit with the design aesthetics of Apple's products.

This elegant but sturdy Universal Vertical Aluminum Laptop Stand might not have a fancy name but it does tick both the "Universal" and MacBook boxes. It's adjustable, with a knob that tightens or loosens the stand width from half an inch to 1.25in so will fit all but the fattest laptops. It will even take a laptop in a shell case.

As a "vertical" stand it will save you valuable desk space, although of course it requires an external display as the laptop will remain closed. Twin it with a Docking station that includes HDMI or DisplayPort for the ultimate MacBook setup.

There's a chamber at the bottom of the weighty anodised aluminium body [7.05-x-3.9-x-2.75in] to allow air to flow and keep the laptop cool.

It's available in Silver, Space Grey and Black.

The curved Belk MacBook Laptop Stand doesn't follow the trend for stark metal design like most of the stands reviewed here.

Instead, it is a pleasing arc in either Walnut or Black Walnut wood. This natural look might not look much like your laptop, but it may well fit in with your desk more sympathetically.

It comes with two different silicone gaskets so it should fit most laptops. The slim MacBook Pro wobbles a little in even the thinnest, but it's not a problem unless you are in the habit of violently shaking your desk.

Underneath, there's cable management to keep your desk a little tidier.

It measures 26.4cm x 12.5cm x 7.5cm, and weighs 195g.

The OMoton Vertical Laptop Stand is a simple, small-footprint design, but with a clever underside.

Flip the aluminium stand over and you'll find four adjustable screws [it comes with a tool to turn them] so you can determine its width to fit your laptop - from 14mm to 40mm.

Really skinny laptops will still feel some wobble, but you wouldn't want it gripped too tight anyway. It's reassuringly heavy at 600g.

The inner [and bottom] features anti-slip silicone, which should also stop any scratching of the laptop shell.

The OMoton stand is available in Black, Grey, and silver.

It measures 150mm x 97mm x 47mm.

There's also a double version, if you want to keep your tablet nearby.

There are a lot of very similar laptop stands out there, and Lention makes one that looks and works just like the Omoton.

It's a closed design that can be adjusted from 0.36 to 1.2 inches in width to fit most laptops.

It has a non-slip protective rubber mat.

Available in Space Grey or brushed Silver.