The 4 Best Laptop Stands of 2025
This is not a comprehensive list of all laptop stands we’ve tested. We have removed models that are discontinued or no longer meet our criteria.
Adjustable laptop stands
The Nexstand Laptop Stand, a former portable laptop stand pick, is remarkably sturdy and compact when folded. It’s a better fit for thick laptops than the Tonmom, and if you can find the Nexstand for sale, it’s a solid option for working on the go.
You can adjust the Nulaxy C1 from 2.4 to 10.6 inches, but the adjustment mechanism is stiff to the point of annoyance. The Rain Design iLevel 2 is a better option for easy adjustability, and if you need a tall laptop stand, we recommend the Lifelong Upryze instead because of its wider height range.
The PWR+ Portable Laptop Table Stand boasts a USB-powered fan and can extend up to 17 inches. However, it has a cheap-feeling plastic build, it’s difficult to adjust, and it doesn’t have non-slip feet, so it slides around too easily on a desk.
The obVus Solutions Laptop Tower Stand has a tall, 21-inch max height. It’s more expensive than the Lifelong Upryze, however, and in our tests it wasn’t able to support heavy laptops as well.
Ergotron’s Neo-Flex has a height range comparable to that of our top pick, the Rain Design iLevel 2. But the Ergotron stand is bulky and ugly, and just as expensive.
Fixed laptop stands
The Ringke Folding Stand 2, priced around $20, is another origami-like laptop stand. It weighs just 3 ounces (about as heavy as a deck of cards) and measures a mere 8 by 6 by 0.1 inches. All of that is great for portability, but when folded, the stand lifts a laptop just 2 inches off a desk. That’s not enough to raise the screen to eye level for most people, but if you just want something to give your laptop better airflow—something you can toss into a bag or backpack—this will do the trick.
The three-piece Soundance Laptop Stand is similar in design to the Nulaxy C3. Unfortunately, the unit we got was impossible to assemble because the parts didn’t fit properly together. We were also a bit fearful when trying to set up the stand because of its rough metal edges.
The Twelve South Curve is a perfectly fine laptop stand, even though it’s neither adjustable nor foldable. But it’s typically more expensive than the similarly fixed Rain Design mStand, so we think the mStand is the better choice for most people.
The foldable Rain Design mBar Pro+ doesn’t lift laptops as high as most of our other picks do, nor is it adjustable. The only stand it’s comparable to is the mStand, which costs significantly less. It is easy to fold into a large but nearly flat design, though, which may prove useful to some people depending on their preferences.
Although the Elago L4 Stand is an elegant-looking all-metal laptop stand, it lacks cable management and isn’t any more effective than the less-expensive mStand.
The Rain Design mBar, the Rain Design mBar Pro, and the Twelve South ParcSlope are neither adjustable nor foldable, and they lift a laptop only 2.5 to 3 inches in the back.
This article was edited by Ben Keough and Erica Ogg.
