Calico Designs 51200 Laptop Cart with Mouse Tray in Chrome and Black Glass

This is a great little cart, I like it a lot, however it did need a few modifications before I was wholly satisfied. For one thing, I would not trust the lock or whatever used for adjustment. It can definitely come unlocked with a minor bump and there goes your laptop. I knocked the little rubber thing in the lock out and slid a piece of rope through there tied to a support that is close by. this prevents the lock from lifting up which seemed to fix the problem. If you need to adjust this a lot, then good luck because it is kind of a pain, you might want to look into some other fix. The casters put the cart up a good two extra inches, I straight didn't put those on. It works fine on a carpet, if I move to a location with hardwood floors I may need to come up with another plan so as not to scratch the finish. The drink holder, essentially useless. I wouldn't trust that either, not with my laptop that close. All in all though, with that said, I am very happy with the product, it has made my life a whole lot easier. It is plenty big enough for my laptop, and the mouse thing is pretty nice (aside for the drink holder, which I am constantly dropping into. I read a lot of .pdf files, so this makes the reading easier as it is closer, not to mention the keyboard is close enough where I can type AND have a backrest. I also do a lot of GIS, and the mouse deal on the side makes it SO much easier. I would recommend this with the above caveats. The lock is the biggest issue. That thing is not right and needs to be addressed as soon as the cart is assembled.

I had no problems assembling the table but either I got a lemon of a package or there are some quality control issues with regards to the pieces. The instructions to assemble this cart were fair enough. You should probably have your own adjustable wrench to put the casters onto the legs. The company included a small wrench in the package, but mine broke after a few turns.As far as parts go, the casters and the legs were my trouble point. One of the legs was not drilled properly and ruined two of casters. I tried to remove and salvage the casters but the screws snapped off during my removal attempts. Seriously, not cool. I contacted Studio Designs and after working through some automated menus, I got in touch with a live person and requested replacement parts. I asked for a new left leg and two casters, but a week later, I received two legs and one caster. I had to wait another week to get one more caster.The table's fine now. It's fairly level and mobile and feels more solid than the folding tables I worked with prior. The mouse tray underneath is a bit clever. It can slide either to the left or right, though it isn't as solid as I would like it to be so I don't trust the shallow cup section to hold my drink, expecially with rambunctious cats in the house.

It is an inherently shaky proposition you ask of any piece of furniture if you require it to be lightweight, not unwieldy, moveable, yet sturdy. Given that, this unit is designed and constructed surprisingly well, and any shakiness is more of an integral moving as opposed to inherent shoddiness, like what could only be expected from such a cantilevered construction. The welds are solid, the hardware very good, and the overall impression is solid craftsmanship. The one exception is that it seems the shelf that pulls out could have been engineered a bit differently (to closer specifications anyway) so there would be less play in it when extended.The openness of the bottom area works well for my purposes. The unit is quite solid and lightweight in terms of moving it around, but the casters are a little on the chintzy side. I would have preferred to pay $10 more to have real rubber wheels with ball bearings, but this may well be the best unit, overall, that is available to the mass market. I was pleased enough to give it 5 stars, based on my expectations.

But uses non-standard 1/4" screw in casters making replacement with ones appropriate to use on commercial carpet a drill-out retrofit. 5/16" screw casters are EASY to find in many sharp-looking functional styles. 1/4" are not so much.Since the look is exactly what the boss wants drilling out to 5/16 holes and JBweld'ing new casters in place would be a fine task. Sadly, the cart is so "bouncy" when he types on it it's not so useful for the intended use /= We use it at the max height but the tubing is quite thin, so not sure it's much more stable at a lower setting.Overall - following the assembly instructions was easy enough. The locking mechanism wasn't entirely intuitive at fist glance but easy enough to figure out and plenty sturdy. The bottom shelf is VERY thin and seems to exist mostly to hold the camber of the legs (they'll bow inward at the front without the shelf installed).Might be fine for your use but not so great for mine...

Great product anybody that regularly wants the flexibility of setting up a laptop work station anywhere they can find a seat. The bottom structural tie between the 2 wheel sets is not the best design (mine continues to pop off). 4 strategically placed self tapping sheet metal screws easily remedies this issue. The wheels are a little rough on wood/laminate flooring. As a whole, I would buy this product again.

Loving this portable desk. I did tons of reviewing and searching to find a portable desk I can use at home. This one is very sturdy and I like the underneath extra pull out tray for drink, mouse... It keeps the desk more compact that way when it's not being used. The wheels fit under our couch and bed just fine. It's a little tricky using in bed, but at a slight angle works ok. Wouldn't do a lot of typing on it in bed but it's good for watching something or holding books and the like. Assembly was pretty easy except for the screws for putting in the black inserts for the tray. They were very difficult to screw in. Other than that, I am very happy with it and recommend it.

Love the looks of this stand very much. I was looking for something classy, with wheels and adjustable height and this was it. However, it was VERY hard to put together, there was some hardware missing and even today after having it around 3-4 months, the center sliding tray does not stay in the holders. I could be using it and all of a sudden the tray falls out - do not even think of putting any sort of drinks in the cup-holder. But....I'm making it work. It would be a really good unit if it was reworked to get all the bugs out.

Very cheaply made.

I bought this cart for my husband, he likes to sit with his laptop in the kitchen or family room. It works perfectly for him, cart is easy to move around and adjust the height. We also like the modern look and quality. I agree with other reviews, I wouldnt trust the mouse tray to keep the drink. However its not a big deal for us because you can eaaily move the cart to the kitchen table or coffie table if you are having coffee. So overall very happy with the purchase.

I am very pleased with the Laptop Cart. Received it in 5 days at my door. Great delivery service. I just finished assembly. I would have been stuck as had trouble with the Phillips Screws supplied to attach the supports for the mouse pad. Happen to have some self-tapping screws and a small adjustable wrench that got me through!Worked perfectly.Looks great. Thank you.

Does what it says. The bottom tray could have been better designed. When put together it's not 100% straight but does what it should and looks good