LapWorks' Attaché & Envoy Laptop Stands for PC, Mac Laptops

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LapWorks has announced two laptop stands – the Attaché and Envoy – that elevate PC and Mac laptop computers when working at a desk to 1) improve viewing and typing ergonomics, and 2) cool a laptop to extend its life. Each sleek laptop stand features two built-in fans for cooling, 4-port USB 2.0 hubs for connectivity, and push-button-operation for 4 elevation settings. As Desktop Typing Stands, their lowest elevation angles the keyboard to improve typing ergonomics. Or, as Desktop Replacement Stands when using a separate keyboard and mouse, their 3 steepest inclines raise the screen closer to eye level to create an ergonomic desktop "docking station." Constructed of sturdy ABS plastic, the Attaché and Envoy are identical, except the Attaché features a large aluminum face plate that serves as a giant heat sink.

The cooling fans use a quiet, long-lasting hydraulic ball bearing system to keep air moving under laptops. Users first connect the included cable to a USB port, and then use an on-off power switch to operate the fans.

A sturdy, 12-7/8 inch base supports wide laptops, and two flip-down support arms hold laptops in place while inclined. Both the Attaché and Envoy measure 12-7/8 inches wide x 11-3/4 inches long x 1-5/8 inches thick when folded closed. The Envoy weighs 1 pound, 10.5 ounces; the Attaché weighs 2 pounds, 7.5 ounces with its aluminum face plate. Both laptop stands carry a one-year warranty.

To set up a desktop docking station for a laptop, ergonomists such as Sally A. Longyear, CIE, MPH suggest:
- Attaching a separate keyboard and mouse and placing them on a keyboard tray at a height that allows forearms to relax parallel to the floor.
- Elevating the top of screen to straight-ahead eye level.
- Placing the laptop close enough to see it without holding one's head forward.

Designed on the physics concept that heat rises, both the Attaché and Envoy Laptop Stands reduce heat in several ways.
1) Their concave design creates an air space, called a convection cell, under the computer which allows the heat that radiates from the bottom of the laptop to escape upwards.
2) Fans blow cool air into the convection cell to cool the laptop and force the hot air out and up.
3) Finally, the aluminum face plate on the Attaché absorbs any heat that the fans don't blow out and dissipates it across the face plate and into the air.

For mobile workers who need both a lap desk and a desk stand, LapWorks offers its flagship dual-purpose Laptop Desks, which:
1) Provide a wide, ergonomically-sound workspace across the lap.
2) Fold into a wedge-shaped laptop stand to incline a laptop on a desk.
3) Cool a laptop via built-in ventilation channels.

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