M17x R4 DESK / TABLE

Hello, I am having a surgery that will keep me in bed for 10 days and I am after a laptop bed table. Do you have any feedback? So far the best I found is "Lap Top Laidback" Laptop Laidback Details but the description states "Works with up to 17" laptops" and this makes me kind of reluctant to order it, in view of high price I would like to be sure if my R4 fits.



Another consideration is Laypad X8N http://www.laypad.eu/index.php?main...id=208&zenid=e4e71ca642f9e05a35737ff5bbf9e03f that I can get locally avoiding overseas shipment


Or can you suggest a similar?

Thanks.

 

Depends on the type of surgery.
I'd rather recommend you use a simple bed table made of sturdy wood, and a cooling pad on top if you need one. It would offer you the choice of using a mouse as well.
Be advised that using a laptop in-bed for prolonged time is very unpleasant and may hurt your back/neck or make your arms sore.

 

That one looks really good but I assume it may not be very comfortable to have to use the PC in that position. Sangemaru's suggestion is good as well. A regular wooden table with a cooling pad may be enough

 

Logitech Wireless Touch Keyboard K400 with Built-In Multi-Touch Touchpad

Another solution, with your laptop's video output sent to your TV. Good luck!

 

Stay away from this - I bought one and instantly returned it. It has horrible build quality and the whole thing feels so cheap, at first I thought I had bought a "fake" product - because every Logitech product I have bought before was of superior quality. The keys are horrid to type on and the mouse buttons are simply awful - I'd rate this thing a 2/10 at most, simply due to it having a Logitech logo.

 

Hi, I spend most of my time in bed and use a simple wooden table with folding legs designed for eating in bed. Cheap and simple. I also use a targus 17" lappad so I can transfer the machine onto my lap if I want. It has a nice soft covering and is designed for exactly what I wanted. Reasonable cooling and I don't block any of the intakes. I had a quick look around and it looks like they do not make it anymore

A wireless mouse/KB combination is a must though if you dont want to have aching arms very quickly (as mentioned above)!

 

I built a counterbalanced laptop table that inclines and floats above your lap (and includes a side-table), which can easily be moved aside and out of the way. If there's room to slide horizontal legs under the bed, then you can buy a number of laptop tables on rollers that will do the same thing (without requiring the counterweights).

Most such tabletops can be inclined for easier typing. But only buy an inclined free-standing laptop table if it has click-stops to set the amount of incline. That's because, otherwise, incline knobs often loosen enough on their own to dump users' laptops on the floor.

The problem in bed though is that the thickness of the table and laptop together can raise the laptop's keyboard high enough so that your arms get worn out from you having to hold them up in the air to type. I think this is what MickyD1234 is talking about. On a couch or in a chair, you instead have armrests that alleviate that problem (which is how I use my counterbalanced laptop table).

Hence the suggestion of a lightweight wireless keyboard, whatever the brand or model (I don't own the wireless Logitech keyboard so I can't attest to its quality, and linked to it simply because it's the top-selling wireless keyboard on Amazon, good or bad, and has a couple thousand reviews).

You'll also find lots of wired/backlit gaming keyboards, including the one that Dell sells, if you have the need for speed while you're recovering.

 

I use a table that is movable (more like a hospital table - I paid $35.00) and the Logitech k810 keyboard + Logitech wireless mx mouse (since it works on any surface) when I need to have it near me.