Laptop Lap Desk: Bed Desk (Antique Walnut) (8.50H x 25.98W x 15.16D) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a nice, solid, sturdy bed desk/breakfast tray.It's definitely sturdy enough to support a large laptop computer or a full breakfast.The "table" in the center tilts to about three positions with a solid metal bracket in the back to hold it up.I've been using the most upright setting to hold books I'm reading.I'm quite pleased with it.

There's no rim around the outside.I generally consider this to be a feature, but it does suggest that if you pick it up while it's loaded, you run the risk of things sliding off.

It's surprisingly large.There's plenty of "leg room" for a normal-to-overweight sized adult, although it should be obvious that if your belly sticks up more than about eight inches, then you're not going to be able to put an 8.5" tall tray over it while you're lying down.I estimate that the inside space (where your legs go) is just over 16 inches wide at the base, and tapers in so that it's about 14 inches wide at the top.At any rate, it works for me, and I'm a tall and overweight woman.

The tray arrives pre-assembled in a huge box.Unlike another one I considered, but ultimately decided against, it is NOT collapsible, and you'll want to think about where you're going to store it.It is NOT lightweight.It's not really heavy -- maybe about the same as a gallon of milk -- but a very sick or disabled person may not be able to move it very easily.

On the down side, the "spokes" that make up the baskets on the side are pretty enough, as you can see in the photo, but they are set so far apart that you can't really keep anything small in it.There's a little pencil tray in the front to keep a pen or pencil from rolling away, but anything smaller than a book is likely to fall out.I've been thinking about stitching a "pocket" or liner for one of the baskets.

One of my primary goals was to be able to prop a book up on it.Of course, most books won't lie flat.I wish that this had a method for securing pages, perhaps along the lines of what some music stands use.As an interim measure, I've tied two pieces of plain cotton string around the "tabletop" and use them to hold the covers of the book open.That reduces the strain on my forearms.I may eventually come up with a more permanent solution, but so far this is adequate.

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Product Description:
This wonderful Bed Desk offers you the ability to work right from the comfort of your own bed or the option to enjoy a nice bedtime read with magazine holders on each side and a tray that adjusts to an upright angle for reading or writing. Solid hardwood construction offers stability and a beautiful walnut finish makes this just as pleasing to the eye as it is for the sometimes-weary body.In lowered position, flip-top surface area (including border) is 15" x 15". Assembly level/degree of difficulty: No Assembly Required.