Why We Love the Rain Design iLevel2 Laptop Stand for 2025
As Wirecutter’s experts explain in our guide to the best laptop stands, when you’re using a computer, the top of the screen should be “just above eye level and your keyboard just below elbow level. … This ideal ergonomic arrangement isn’t possible with a laptop alone.”
Think about it. Your laptop screen and keyboard are attached and right on top of each other. Unless your anatomy is miraculous (supernatural? broken?), you have too much space between your eyes and elbows to use a laptop comfortably.
For ergonomic survival, you need to raise your laptop screen (with a laptop stand) and supplement it with an external keyboard and mouse around elbow level on your desk.
Now, there are plenty of free and cheap alternatives to a laptop stand. A stack of books will mostly do the trick, though the books won’t helpfully angle your laptop screen, nor will they allow your laptop to “breathe” as much as a stand designed with airflow in mind will. But our pick is substantially better than these DIY alternatives.
The iLevel2 is exceptionally stable. Your laptop will never wobble or slip.
It’s also eminently simple to use. A well-placed adjustment knob raises and lowers the height and angle of your laptop. It couldn’t be easier.
The iLevel2 also looks great. It’s made of anodized aluminum, and it adds a note of sleek sophistication to my otherwise-sloppy desk. (Bonus: That nice-looking aluminum also conducts heat away from my laptop.)
