Moft Z Stand, Logitech Combo Touch for iPad Pro 12.9-inch
Versatile laptop stand
£69 FROM Moft, madebymoft.com FEATURES 5-in-1 laptop stand with 25°, 45° and 60° angles; size: 279x238x12mm (flat); 890g; holds laptop up to 22lbs (10kg) in weight
The Moft Z Stand is a 5-in-1 laptop stand for a MacBook or tablet that enables you to prop up your Apple machine at 25, 45 and 60° angles and even use your laptop standing up.
Fashioned from hardwearing polyurethane and fibreglass and available in four different colours (orange, blue, grey and black), the fold-flat, magazine-sized design means the Z Stand is easy to stash in a bag without taking up too much room. The trick is figuring out those five different positions. Folding, unfolding, flipping and switching the Z Stand’s various flaps and panels (some of which attach magnetically) feels like putting up an old school deckchair on a hot sunny beach… easier said than done. The included instructions help to a certain extent, but practice helps more – like a deckchair, just make sure you try it a few times before attempting it front of a bemused audience.
When you do eventually manage to wrangle the Z Stand into shape, it feels surprisingly strong and stable thanks to its heavy use of triangular forms (bridge builders take note) and can hold a laptop up to 10kg in weight – or five times the weight of a 16in MacBook Pro.
It’s a neat idea and a good one if you travel a lot and like to stand while you work rather than always sit, but the Z Stand is very niche – and won’t be for everyone.
Rob Mead-Green