There’s a lot more to Arlo Skye’s lap desk, as in addition to holding your laptop, it also has a smartphone or tablet dock with a cable management system to keep your setup tidy.

Though if you have generous hips or a larger body, it may be a tight squeeze to fit between this desk’s legs. And they’re used by people with a wide array of needs: remote workers, retirees, commuters, college students, people with injuries or disabilities that prevent them from working at a desk, and more. A sliding latch at the bottom allows you to lock the lid shut, so it doesn’t accidentally fall open when you’re carrying it by the handle (spilling your pens, pencils, and other supplies in the middle of a crowded plane is, for me at least, the stuff of nightmares). About the size of a box of cereal, the Huanuo measures 14¾ by 11 by 2½ inches, which is wide enough to comfortably fit a 13-inch laptop or the average sketchbook. This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations.

Whether you're having breakfast in bed, working from home, or enjoying a meal in your favourite chair, our lap trays are the perfect accessory to make your life easier and more comfortable. Though most lap desks with legs we tested wouldn’t look out of place in a hospital, the Cooper Desk Pro XL embodies home-office-chic.

An elastic strap in the corner—a feature we’ve not seen on any other model—provides additional storage for index cards or other small items that you wouldn’t want to go sliding off the edge.

We like that the Nearpow Laptop Lap Desk has a removable, washable cover (no other model we tested has this feature, so you have to spot-clean the fabric padding).