Hot Topic
My Christmas HP computer is one hot laptop. Physical temperature hot. The CPU must be on the bottom left side because that is where the fan and vents are and where the heat comes from. After about an hour it gets almost to hot to use on top of a lap. I’ve got a TV tray with legs, but at a foot tall it is not at the appropriate height to use while seated.
I thought about getting a nice laptop cart but those are too bulky to store when not in use.
While I was flipping channels over the holidays, I saw an ad for a Table-Mate II on some channel I never watch. This thing folds flat for under a bed or sofa. It is half the price of the other cart, but its cheapness shows. It is three bent metal tubes and a plastic tray. It looks likes you could buy the thing for about $10 at Big Lots. Except you can’t. It appears you can only get it from the factory for three times as much plus shipping. I wasn’t convinced.
But over at OfficeMax, you can get a LapDesk. I like it better, because it appears to be a little more thought out, but we’re still talking about a slab of plastic. And at the same price, this doesn’t even include the legs. I wasn’t sold on this either.
Until I find something better, I’ll just accept a warm lap and adopt my kids.