Rain Design iLevel 2 Adjustable Height Notebook Stand (Patented)

This is a very good quality laptop stand that looks good and is well built. Adjustment is via one sliding lever. It is very sturdy but does flex a bit if you are heavy handed on the keyboard. Yes it is expensive but it will last a life-time. Highly recommended.ProsBeautifully put together.Very sturdyLooks good.Height adjustment via one sliding lever at the front. No need to remove the laptop.Silicon feet to stop it slipping and protect furnitureNot a portable stand but easy to move around the house.Small foot print.ConsExpensive but real quality.

I've always been skeptical about stands and stopped buying them a few years ago, but this one is "da bomb". I have a 15'' rMBP, and when placed on the stand it feels glued to a rock - the front rib has a strip of soft plastic that keeps the laptop from shifting, without scratching edges. The little plastic bumps in corners keep the laptop up enough to stay well-cooled, and the hole underneath further helps dissipating heat. I used to hear cooling fans running most of the time, because I have two external monitors; since I replaced my makeshift stand (a stack of large books) with this, that problem has gone. And of course, it keeps the laptop screen high enough to be much more ergonomic - if you look at the picture, that piece of paper on the right is an A4 folded sidewise; that's pretty high, for this sort of stands. The finish is high quality and matches modern Macs perfectly.One thing I would recommend is to place the laptop on the stand at the lowest setting (i.e. slider all the way to the left) then adjust it. The slider is very smooth to raise, but pretty bumpy and shaky to lower. If you need to lower, I'd recommend holding on the laptop with one hand just in case. Once in place, it holds perfectly.This is the best stand I've bought in a while. I wish they had a model with quiet extra fans, and then it would be perfect.

Good quality product. Recipient very plaesde.

Sure, it's expensive, but you get what you pay for: a very sturdy, beautiful piece of hardware.

Great when using an external mouse and keyboard. I can position my MacBook to the perfect height for screen use. The added bonus is a far more flattering angle of the built-in webcam for video conferencing.If you’re doing a lot of screen work / working from home, I very much recommend this stand. Expensive, but think of it as saving the cost of a couple of physio appointments!

The iLevel2 was a huge disappointment and not what I’ve come to expect from Rain Design. I bought this stand as I switch between sitting down and standing up at work and thought the adjustable angle would help with typing. However, the laptop bounces up and down quite a bit when typing on the laptop keyboard or using the trackpad, even when doing so gently. According to reviews online, though noticeably absent from any official materials, the sole purpose of the stand is to raise the screen and it should be used with a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse.Overall, the iLevel2 is completely unusable if, like me, you plan on using the keyboard and trackpad on the laptop itself and I would highly recommend the mStand, which is amazing and fit for this purpose.

It looks good and functional. Good quality.

Exact match for Mac Book Pro aluminium case, no assembly needed with good height range, the only minor issue is make sure to hold your Mac Book when you adjust the slider as mine nearly bounced out of the stand.