Many of us prop laptops on blankets or pillows to avoid the heat, but these inevitably obstruct air circulation and cause overheating. This DIY stand made from a serving tray and a bit of wood helps keep your computer — and legs — cool.
We’ve seen IKEA-driven laptop stands in the past made from a CD rack and a bookend. Here’s another one for the collection, this time built from a dish rack.
At IKEA Hacker, Andrew details how he converted the $5.99 Magasin dish drainer into a laptop stand designed for in-bed use. You could apply a similar hack to any wooden dish drainer. For more laptop stand ideas, check out our Top 10 DIY laptop stands.
Laptop stand for working in bed [IKEA Hacker]
Reader Tim Melideo has seen some of our finer DIY laptop stands, but he’s got his own simple but fun method of letting his laptop and other electronics breath some elevated air on the cheap. The key: pipes.
How can you free up space on your desk and still put your laptop screen at eye level? Float it in the air.
We’ve always been keen on DIY laptop stands, but reader Aaron Kravitz—inspired by an attractive $US50 stand—went above and beyond, creating one of the most attractive DIY laptop stand we’ve featured to date.
You already shelled out your hard earned cash for a swanky laptop, why drop more cash on an overpriced laptop stand? Cardboard alone can do the trick, as detailed in this step-by-step tutorial.
DIY web site Instructables posts a simple laptop prop stand that dual-purposes your laptop’s power brick as the stand. All you need is some sticky velcro strips, which you affix to the bottom of your laptop and the side of the power brick. Whenever you want to prop up your laptop, just stick the velcro together. Keep in mind that this could damage your battery life depending on the placement of your battery and the heat your brick puts out. This might not be the most impressive DIY laptop stand we’ve highlighted, but it’s certainly the easiest to build. For more, check out our top 10 DIY laptop stands. notebook/laptop stand from psu/power brick [Instructables via Make]
