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All aluminum alloy Ergostand Air from Cooler Master is simple, well-made, and easy to use

All aluminum alloy Ergostand Air from Cooler Master is simple, well-made, and easy to use (Image source: Amazon)
All aluminum alloy Ergostand Air from Cooler Master is simple, well-made, and easy to use (Image source: Amazon)
This laptop stand does only one thing and it does it well. For $35 USD, it omits all those fancy auxiliary features like fans and LEDs for a slimmer and lighter build.

If you're in the market for a high quality no-frills laptop stand, then the Cooler Master Ergostand Air is looking like one of the most affordable and simplest solutions out there for just $35 USD on Amazon.

The manufacturer sent us a sample for our impressions and we honestly can't find very much wrong to say about it. The brushed aluminum alloy stand sits flat at just 4 mm thick and 642 grams and yet it's strong with no warping or obvious weaknesses around the joints. Cooler Master recommends laptops no larger than 15.6-inches for the Ergostand Air, but the stand has no issues whatsoever holding our 17.3-inch Maingear Vector Pro gaming laptop.

Users can angle the stand from roughly 20 degrees to a maximum of 31 degrees in five-step increments. This leads us to our biggest complaint about the Ergostand Air as its range of angles is quite narrow. Steeper angles closer to 90 degrees would have made the stand more versatile for propping up tablets, convertible laptops, or certain portable monitors like the C-Force. Cooler Master missed its chance to market the Ergostand Air to more form factors especially now that 2-in-1 laptops are becoming commonplace.

Other than that, the Ergostand Air is as barebones as it gets with no LEDs, USB ports, fans, or other extras that users may not want. It's just a sleek, thin, and sturdy stand that does its one specific job exceptionally well.

  • Color: Black or silver
  • Materials: Aluminum and rubber feet
  • Weight: 0.63 kg
  • Dimensions: 298 x 215 x 17 mm
  • Compatibility: Supports up to 15-inch laptops (officially)
  • Max Loading Weight: 20 kg
~20 degrees is the shallowest angle
~20 degrees is the shallowest angle
~31 degrees is the steepest angle. An even steeper angle would have made the stand more versatile for tablets
~31 degrees is the steepest angle. An even steeper angle would have made the stand more versatile for tablets
Stand allows for proper airflow on the back of the laptop
Stand allows for proper airflow on the back of the laptop
The five adjustable angles marked by slits an the stand
The five adjustable angles marked by slits an the stand
High quality brushed aluminum alloy material
High quality brushed aluminum alloy material
The rubber feet ensures no slipping at all angles
The rubber feet ensures no slipping at all angles
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Allen Ngo, 2021-09-10 (Update: 2021-09-10)