Excellent Universal Laptop Riser - Review (Kensington Easy Riser)

Member Name: underworldmagic

Product:	Kensington Easy Riser
Date:	25/03/08 (614 review reads)
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Advantages: Solid plastic, well designed, universal

Disadvantages: None

Introduction
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I like to use my laptop when I'm out and about, but when im at home I want to use it just like a normal computer; I don't require the small keyboard, and I don't need the screen at the level of my knees - what I needed was one of these risers. They really made sense to have one. So here is my review.



Why Have One?
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Well this riser allows you to put your laptop on it and raise the screen upto eye level. In doing this the keyboard becomes angled as well; I personally don't use the angled keyboard, I just simply plug a normal keyboard up to my laptop and type that way...so in a sense - its just like using a normal computer. Typing on a normal full size keyboard takes off the strain of the small laptop keyboard.



The Riser
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I purchased the riser for £9.99 from an online store. Its dimensions are 304 x 282 x 42 cm - so it will take any laptop you throw at it.

The way the riser works is very simple. It's made from two pieces of plastic with a hinge on it. You can adjust the angle of the riser from 3 degrees all the way to 40 degrees, so no matter how tall you are, you can set the monitor to whatever height suites your eye level. And also another thing is, as its on a hinge - it can fold flat, so you can carry it around in your laptop bag and when you get to work or you're at a desk you can always pull this out.

To raise your laptop all you do is place the bottom of your laptop onto the angled raiser and set the back end to whatever suits you. The platform you place your laptop on has rubber strips running across it, this is a really good addition which makes sure your computer will never fall off.

It is manufactured from really durable strong plastic - it is not flimsy at all, you will be surprised at what you get for the price. It is a solid piece of kit. I have purchased many laptop risers in the past for much more, but this one surpasses them by a million miles!

If you suffer from neck pain, and wrist pain from using a laptop, then this is defiantly for you. With a regular laptop you have the computer on your lap and you are looking down at the screen - this causes pain in some peoples necks - and it did to me too. Also you have the option of using the laptop keyboard when it is on an angle on the riser, ive used this and it is comfortable to use when I'm out and about, but when I'm at home there is nothing better than a regular computer keyboard.

This is an excellent piece of kit - comes highly recommended.

Summary: Excellent!

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