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Product: LapWorks Futura Lapdesk
Provided By: LapWorks
Price: $29.95 MSRP
Introduction:
In the not too distant past, laptops ran much cooler than they do now. Consumers were quite content for their mobile computer to be slower than their desktop computer. People didn't care if they couldn't processes large amounts of data in a split second while on the road. Times have changed. Today we expect lightning fast performance from a laptop, and the performance line between desktop and laptop PC becomes has all but merged.
You can get dual-core CPU's in laptops everywhere you go, and while they claim some major energy consumption improvements, they still get darn hot when under full load. Today we are taking a look at a product from LapWorks that helps provide better cooling for your portable PC while you're on the road, at home, or even at the office. We've got the Futura LapDesk on our lap and will find out if this completely passive product actually provides a decent level of performance.
LapWorks Futura Package
About LapWorks:
LapWorks is about ergonomics as much as they are about providing better cooling. Their products are designed to provide a healthier, better working environment for you at the office or on the road. They provide many different desktop solutions for your laptop that raises the screen to eye level and reduces neck strain.
LapWorks is a design and manufacturing company located in Rancho Cucamonga, California. They specialize in products that make working with your notebook safer, easier and more productive. They are products that improve posture/ergonomics, reduce heat build-up in notebooks and protect a user's lap from the full force of heat that radiates from the bottom of notebooks.
More information can be read over here.
First Look at the Futura:
We received our Futura LapDesk sample in a big ziplock bag and I'm guessing that this is not a retail package. While the Futura is the latest incarnation from LapWorks, it is not necessarily the fanciest or more feature packed product they carry. That being said, this unit can server double duty as a LapDesk, or as a Desktop stand for your laptop.
Futura Folded
At first glance, the Futura looks fairly unimpressive, until you realize that it is in fact folded in half. Once we unfold it, we've got a much bigger area to work with and more possibilities open up to us.
Futura LapDesk
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Futura LapDesk w/Acer
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On the next page we'll take a look at usage and cooling performance of this unit.
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