Comments on: XT-Stand Review

By: asil

asil — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:47:09 +0000

Hello,

Sorry to restart an old topic, but I was wondering what maximum height the XT-Stand props one’s laptop up to. One person’s comment below mentions 2 inches, but is that the highest that it goes?

Thanks,

Lisa

By: doug-jensen

doug-jensen — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 01:10:17 +0000

If you have a very hot laptop (my Dell D800 falls into that category) and especially if you leave it running for many hours (several days at 24H/day in my case), this is the perfect stand. Better than XBRand because it lets air flow under the laptop with minimal obstruction — but also you can add a Stinger crossflow fan … Google “Stinger fan” or go to

http://www.hifisoundconnection.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/1331967/vpcsid/0/SFV/30046

and a little 12VDC power supply (send me email if you want instructions how to do that) and keep your laptop totally cool.

By: troydsherman

troydsherman — Thu, 12 May 2005 05:02:24 +0000

xbrand has a product that collapses and weights only 6.25oz + looks cool for about half the price http://www.xbrandproducts.com – it’s called Cool Travel

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 19:05:05 +0000

nyc10021:

Great news! Glad you agreed with my findings This stand definitely compliments a Powerbook!

By: nyc10021

nyc10021 — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 17:58:42 +0000

I bought this stand based on the Gadgeteer review, and absolutely love it! I’ve long used a Roadtools Traveler CoolPad swivel stand, but now can’t use anything but the XT-stand. The stability is unmatched, the height is fully adjustable, and in fact the apparatus is quite portable with the included case. My Powerbook G4 12″ seems like an entirely new machine with this stand; heat dissipates better and the additional two inches for the screen makes the viewing angle much better.

By: Julie

Julie — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 19:21:09 +0000

Sounds like a good Macgyver solution!

By: LeoB

LeoB — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 14:29:31 +0000

I have been using a plastic laptop stand with my ThinkPad while traveling to get the angle of the keyboard slightly raised and to let air flow underneath it. I often work for long periods in hotel rooms and my ThinkPad has a permanent raised stand on my office desk.

However, I have been working hard recently at cutting down the amount/weight of stuff I travel with. The laptop stand is solid plastic, but still weighs 8-9 oz, I think, plus the size. What I did was take a dried sponge, cut off a piece about 5″ long, 1″ high, and 1-1/2″ thick. Then I stick pieces of eGrip to both sides. This was a used dried sponge that’s fairly stiff, not a new sponge that’s still springy.

I stick it under the laptop at the back under the battery and it holds it at the right angle and doesn’t slide at all. And the sponge weighs so little I can’t get it to register on the kitchen scale.

Cheers,
Leo

By: johnsoax

johnsoax — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 03:17:14 +0000

This looks like a great product, and I was really excited about it till I saw the price. I wouldn’t use it enough to be able to justify the cost. But boy would I like too.