My latest toy - mStand by Rain Design
Well, I was hoping that I'd be able to say that my latest toy was the new Canon Powershot G9 - and I'm sure I'll be saying that at some point soon - but today I got a new laptop stand for my 15" MacBook Pro.
It's the mStand from Rain Design Inc. and it is, hands down the best accessory I've ever purchased for any laptop I've ever owned. Now, I don't include bags and mice or my Wacom tablet as accessories - those to me are essential, must have items, but for years, I've used an old cigar box that I've had for over a decade as my laptop stand to raise it up a bit and get it close to the same level as my 23" Apple Cinema Display. The cigar box was cool and all, but a laptop stand is not what it was ever meant to do.
This new mStand though is fantastic. It doesn't budge - and I mean, it doesn't budge - on the desk so there's no fear of bumping it. The angle that it places the MacBook Pro is perfect and is much, much, much easier for me to see now. Even the keyboard is up and more accessible for the occasional times I use it's keyboard instead of my external keyboard that I typically use. To top it off, the design, color, etc match the style and color of the MacBook Pro and the aluminum bezel Cinema Display.
I can't say enough good things about this laptop stand. If you have a MacBook Pro or an older PowerBook G4 that you hook up to an external display or with an external keyboard and just want to get the screen at eye level, you need one of these mStands. For me, it's no longer an accessory, but an essential item to own.
