Car Laptop stand

D1ISTHE1 · 25th October 2007, 00:47

Hi There
Can anyone plz advice on where can i buy a laptop stand which can be mounted under the dash on the co-driver side and can be pulled out to place the laptop.
regards

vebmetal · 25th October 2007, 11:35

uh - this sounds like a bad idea! (i.e. in case of an accident you don't want another thing flying around to bash your head in!)

p.s. I dig your signature!

sk456 · 25th October 2007, 12:05

IMO driving and using a laptop

Else how about the perfect DIY... your LAP.

androdev · 25th October 2007, 12:11

i think he is talking about using a laptop in the super-slow-motion city commute.. even then front passenger seat is not a good place because when the stand is popped up, i am sure it opens up a lot of 'metal stuff' between your knees and the dash.

tray on the back of a seat like the ones in the flights.. or trays that swivel out of the side again like in the flights.. will be practical i guess.

rocksterraghu · 25th October 2007, 13:23

I second the opinion here that front-seat passengers are better-off without a laptop. Designing something for the back seat is a much better idea IMO.

DerAlte · 25th October 2007, 14:20

Which car?

Your best bet would be jerry-rig one of those ready-made wall-mount TV stands which swivel out. To help you visualize, these have 3 arm sections (one with the wall-mount plate and one with a rectangular frame platform) and 2 pivots

You will need to figure out how and where to mount it under the dash, so that the platform comes out horizontal. A bit of tinkering and welding should take care of that.

Not to be used as a child seat!

prabhuav · 25th October 2007, 14:36

These are available to buy in the US.. out here , find a good fabricator and get it made..

Sincere advice would be.. avoid..

clipto333 · 25th October 2007, 16:05

hi,

dont do this to your car please. :-) instead, get a carputer. that will be a much better option.

cheers
clip

GTO · 25th October 2007, 17:21

If you must use the laptop while someone else is driving the car, there are plenty of laptop stands available. But for the "back" of the front seat.

Therefore, you would be sitting on the back seat when using the laptop.

Randhawa · 30th October 2007, 00:47

Good idea but not safe. Dont think they are any stands available. How exactely do you intent to use the lappe in your car, I mean for what purpose?

My idea would be cut the inside bottom of the glovebox so that you can slide in/out when needed and fabricate a colapsable simple base which can fit into the glovebox. ever thought of getting a 7inch touchscreen to use with the laptop!!. You can mount the screen in the middle of the dashbord and wire it with your hidden lappe. waaala there you.

redeye · 31st October 2007, 00:42

you get laptop stands in car accessory shops ..you can fit them behind the seat which are foldable and safer than making one for the passenger seat.

eclectix 1st · 31st October 2007, 08:31

Hi
There is a guy in Bangalore who makes Laptop trays (a la inflight dinner trays in the planes), but the designs are meant for backseats.

even these were found to be quite hazardous in case of sudden braking....your kidneys & other vitals are at stake.

isnt it better to use the Laptop as a LAP-top ?

Sam Kapasi · 1st November 2007, 13:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by eclectix 1st

Hi

isnt it better to use the Laptop as a LAP-top ?

I do, but I worry.

My Powerbook gets pretty hot and since I wear shorts, I get solid chatkas.
Also I have heard that when the Laptop is placed over your genitals, the heat and radiation lowers your sperm count.
I have issues with that.

gunbir · 1st November 2007, 13:15

Why not just install a laptop dock in the boot, permanently wired to a display in your dash.

Sam Kapasi · 1st November 2007, 13:17

But I sit in the back seat na. And dont tell me to work with that half an inch screen in the rear headrest. I cant see anything on that.

25th October 2007, 00:47	#1
D1ISTHE1 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: OMNIPRESENT Posts: 120 Thanked: Once View My Garage	Car Laptop stand Hi There Can anyone plz advice on where can i buy a laptop stand which can be mounted under the dash on the co-driver side and can be pulled out to place the laptop. regards
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25th October 2007, 11:35	#2
vebmetal BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 800 Thanked: 21 Times	uh - this sounds like a bad idea! (i.e. in case of an accident you don't want another thing flying around to bash your head in!) p.s. I dig your signature!
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25th October 2007, 12:05	#3
sk456 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: @Noida/Gurgaon Posts: 570 Thanked: 7 Times	IMO driving and using a laptop Else how about the perfect DIY... your LAP.
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25th October 2007, 12:11	#4
androdev Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 3,255 Thanked: 25,276 Times	i think he is talking about using a laptop in the super-slow-motion city commute.. even then front passenger seat is not a good place because when the stand is popped up, i am sure it opens up a lot of 'metal stuff' between your knees and the dash. tray on the back of a seat like the ones in the flights.. or trays that swivel out of the side again like in the flights.. will be practical i guess.
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25th October 2007, 13:23	#5
rocksterraghu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,240 Thanked: 239 Times View My Garage	I second the opinion here that front-seat passengers are better-off without a laptop. Designing something for the back seat is a much better idea IMO.
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25th October 2007, 14:20	#6
DerAlte Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 8,035 Thanked: 2,920 Times	Which car? Your best bet would be jerry-rig one of those ready-made wall-mount TV stands which swivel out. To help you visualize, these have 3 arm sections (one with the wall-mount plate and one with a rectangular frame platform) and 2 pivots You will need to figure out how and where to mount it under the dash, so that the platform comes out horizontal. A bit of tinkering and welding should take care of that. Not to be used as a child seat!
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25th October 2007, 14:36	#7
prabhuav BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 672 Thanked: 129 Times View My Garage	Laptop Stand These are available to buy in the US.. out here , find a good fabricator and get it made.. Sincere advice would be.. avoid..
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25th October 2007, 16:05	#8
clipto333 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: jalandhar Posts: 912 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	hi, dont do this to your car please. :-) instead, get a carputer. that will be a much better option. cheers clip
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25th October 2007, 17:21	#9
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 71,799 Thanked: 321,053 Times View My Garage	If you must use the laptop while someone else is driving the car, there are plenty of laptop stands available. But for the "back" of the front seat. Therefore, you would be sitting on the back seat when using the laptop.
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30th October 2007, 00:47	#10
Randhawa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brighton Posts: 1,203 Thanked: 361 Times	Good idea but not safe. Dont think they are any stands available. How exactely do you intent to use the lappe in your car, I mean for what purpose? My idea would be cut the inside bottom of the glovebox so that you can slide in/out when needed and fabricate a colapsable simple base which can fit into the glovebox. ever thought of getting a 7inch touchscreen to use with the laptop!!. You can mount the screen in the middle of the dashbord and wire it with your hidden lappe. waaala there you.
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31st October 2007, 00:42	#11
redeye BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 275 Thanked: 4 Times View My Garage	you get laptop stands in car accessory shops ..you can fit them behind the seat which are foldable and safer than making one for the passenger seat.
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31st October 2007, 08:31	#12
eclectix 1st BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: BANGALORE Posts: 380 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	Hi There is a guy in Bangalore who makes Laptop trays (a la inflight dinner trays in the planes), but the designs are meant for backseats. even these were found to be quite hazardous in case of sudden braking....your kidneys & other vitals are at stake. isnt it better to use the Laptop as a *LAP-top ?*
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1st November 2007, 13:15	#14
gunbir Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 2,465 Thanked: 33 Times	Why not just install a laptop dock in the boot, permanently wired to a display in your dash.
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1st November 2007, 13:17	#15
Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (but wat Posts: 6,939 Thanked: 2,479 Times View My Garage	But I sit in the back seat na. And dont tell me to work with that half an inch screen in the rear headrest. I cant see anything on that. Last edited by Sam Kapasi : 1st November 2007 at 13:18.
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