If your laptop hasn’t moved from your office in a year then, you probably don’t need a Lapdesk (oh and you should have probably got a desktop computer instead). However if you are one of the 159 million folks that purchased a Laptop last year then you might find a Lapdesk is an important accessory to have and take with you wherever you and your laptop roam!
So do you need a Lapdesk for you laptop or notebook? I don’t have the foggiest, but maybe the rest of this post will help you decide!
To Lapdesk or not to Lapdesk
In 2009 the IDC research company recorded laptop sales at approximately 159m portable machines (a market segment that includes both notebooks and netbooks), compared with just 124m desktop machines.
The UK last year purchased more laptops and notebook computers than desktop machines. The popularity of a laptop is evident now they offer the same power and advantages of a desktop machine but in a smaller, lightweight and portable device satisfying our need to consume technology ‘on the go’. This increase in sales also comes with potential problems, indeed many people are unknowingly setting themselves up for long-term strain injuries.
Ergonomics experts say that an increasing number of laptop users are presenting themselves with neck, shoulder and wrist pain, and could even lead to problems with nerves and discs in the lower neck. Caroline Rourk is living proof that incorrect laptop usage can take its toll.
“I saw a few doctors and a physiotherapist to try and diagnose the issue after having a feeling of numbness in my hand for a couple of months only to determine I had just been using my laptop in the wrong fashion” said Ms Rourk.
Office workers are not the only folk at threat, with the increasing popularity of computer usage among children as young as five and the necessity for laptops in University means that better education on correct laptop use is needed for many more groups. Consider for a moment just how much laptops are used daily for hours on end purely for entertainment purposes!
How can I prevent aches and pains from laptop use?
- Change of sitting position – adopt a similar seating position as you would for a desktop machine.
- Change of computer work station by using one of our LapRests
- Change of computer work station – use an angled laptop platform such as our LapRest
- More regular breaks – have a cup of tea, stretch your legs and relax your eyes.
- Set up an external mouse
Raising the height of the laptop screen and tilting your laptop keyboard towards you will bring the screen closer to your eye level and hold your shoulders and wrists in a low and relaxed position.
Our LapRest can help promote good laptop use in the following ways:
- Raising the height of you laptop screen by up to 70mm
- Inclines keyboard by 8 degrees so arms and elbows can relax by your sides
- Reduces heat build up and insulates the user from heat that is generated
Find out more and buy your Lapdesk.
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