Targus PA243U Notebook Portable Lapdesk

Average customer rating: 3.5

Light, sturdy and truly portable!
Works good
Targus PA243U Notebook Portable Lapdesk - Flimsy
Flimsy, Not for anything heavier than your palm pilot
Laptop Tray - Product redesigned and now too flimsy

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Targus PA243U Notebook Portable Lapdesk

Manufacturer: Targus
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B0000A1EDV

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Product Description

The Targus Notebook Portable LapDesk is a folding tray that supports a notebook computer or PDA keyboard while on your lap, plane service tray or other surfaces that require more stabilization. The thin design allows the LapDesk to be packed easily in a notebook case along side the computer, while it is sturdy enough to support the heaviest of laptops. The LapDesk also comes featured with an adjustable foot that can improve the cooling efficiency of your laptop by raising the back edge and increasing the airflow around the computer.

Customer Reviews:

Light, sturdy and truly portable!.......2007-05-13

I have purchased 5 of them so far, as they make great presents. It is made out of hard plastic and rubber, and that makes it very light but sturdy enough. The rubber bands keep the laptop in place and secure. It folds flat and it fits in a laptop bag. It has the possibility of being used in different positions. It can be folded and locked in V position to raise the laptop's back 2 or 3 inches, or it can be opened to serve as a tray. It has holes that help keep the laptop cooler. The only laptop user that might be dissapointed would be someone looking for just the cooling feature as this doesn't have any fans. It does everything I need.

Works good.......2007-04-17

I bought this lap desk for two reasons---I use my 17" laptop on my lap while sitting on the floor of my apartment. I wanted to use something that would allow the laptop to keep ventilation under the computer so it wouldn't overheat and I wanted something that would keep my legs cool, when the hot summer comes. So I can't really give you much info on my legs yet, this being April, but the laptop is elevated enough to allow the computer's interior fan to do what it was supposed to do---and that's vent hot air. But I can tell you that there isn't much space for a mouse but I don't use one anyway.

After reading all of the other comments about this desk, I don't find any concern about it not being rigid enough. And yes, it does have some "flex" in the plastic but the flex, I believe, would add to the durability. A very hard plastic would shatter if dropped, etc. I don't have any problem with the unit resting on my lap. In fact, it's no different than using my laptop without the desk, as far as comfort, etc.

I'd also like to address another comment that another person made. They mentioned that the desk "folded in the middle, with the computer resting on it, and didn't give enough support". Well then they were using the desk, upside down! If you use it correctly, when you open it, it does not fold past that 180 degree mark so it won't bend in the middle when lifting it by the two ends. Those people who posted that problem were using the lap desk, up side down!

All in all, it does what it's supposed to and I don't have to wonder when, or pay for, two or three fans that make noise or burn out. (Oh, the only reason I didn't give this product 5 stars is because I don't know how well it will keep my legs cool in the summer.) I haven't used the lap desk in the elevated or folded, desk position and probably won't but from what I've read, that set up works pretty well. Ya, I recommend this product.

Targus PA243U Notebook Portable Lapdesk - Flimsy.......2007-04-10

I bought a Targus Notebook lapdesk a year or so ago and love it. I use it all the time. So, I wanted to get one for a friend. However, I am a bit disappointed with the PA243U model. It is flimsy and doesn't appear as durable. The rubber pad design on the older lapdesk is better. So is the riser (you can angle the lapdesk to varying heights). It will serve the purpose, but I am disappointed. Additionally, I wouldn't trust leaving a larger widescreen laptop on it. I hope that Targus will roll out a new lapdesk similar to their older one, or bring the older one back.

Flimsy, Not for anything heavier than your palm pilot.......2007-01-24

I purchased the original lapdesk that this product is based on. While this looks the same in the picture, this item is meant for a much much lighter laptop than any I have used. Might be good for the ultra-sub-notebook set, but not much good for anything modestly sized. I suggest that you look for another lapdesk.

Laptop Tray - Product redesigned and now too flimsy.......2007-01-17

I bought this product because my brother had one and it was good quality. However Targus has redesigned the part without changing the part number. The new design part I received was very flimsy and would not support a standard laptop without significant bowing. The marketing photo at the time of purchase was the old, good design. The part shipped was the new, bad design. I returned the part.

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