Do you use a laptop lap desk at home?

I use mine that is just sitting on top of my desk.

I should have been more specific, when you use your laptop at home for leisure while lounging on the sofa or in a recliner or relaxing outside in a lawn chair.

I use my lap desk as I lounge reclined in my recliner for leisure and for work. I realize most WFH people do sit at a desk at home for work. I don't.

I use a full sized desk top computer and I love ❤️ it.

Desk top with Windows 7... I'm down with all the kids

I don't use my laptop while lounging, that's what phones and tablets are for. I will sometimes bring the laptop outside and work from my patio table, otherwise it's just on my desk. I turn it off and close it at the end of the workday.

I balance my laptop on the tip of my erect penis.

I use a lap desk for my iPad.

I just don't enjoy scrolling or watching anything on my phone for leisure.

I do also have a pillow pad for my tablet. See photo of pillow pad below.

I guess being near or at "elder" age, I like my screen big and everything surrounding comfortable and pillow soft. 😊

Also, what is the cut-off age here on DL when one goes from middle age to elder age?

River says our lives are like the four seasons, summer (baby/child/teen), spring (20s, 30s), autumn (40s, 50s, early 60s), winter (mid 60s+). I consider myself a late autumn but DL's stringent standards may consider me already in my winter years.

^ Oh, honey, you're Ice Age 🥶

No. My home computer is an old iMac desktop. My WFH computer is a Dell laptop that i use on a low table while i sit on the floor.

For lounging, i use an ipad propped up on a folded blanket or a pillow.

OP this is exactly what I need. My laptop keyboard stopped working properly even though it's not yet 5 years old. I bought a wireless keyboard and it works great, but it's awkward because in order for it to work with my narrow home desk setup, I have to use it while it's resting on my lap. What brand/type is yours? There are so many different kinds out there, and I'm not sure one with cushions will work for what I need. Perhaps I need one that works similar to a breakfast tray. Decision decisions!

I've used one of these from Levinger for the past 30 years

R8 - I need one of those for my ipad, stat. I've been balancing mine on a throw pillow.

This thread belongs in "let's be an eldergay's house"

Laptop pads while you recline in a chair is the modern version of carpeted toilet seat covers. Hey they were warm and soft too.

Sit up straight and keep your computer on your desk. I shudder at the thought of all the back problems people are going to have after reclining as much as they do.

Me too, OP. I have a fancy one and a basic one, and I love the basic one.

I really dont get why people want to use laptop at home, I get if for travel or work, which is what they were originally designed for by the way. I use a desktop with a 27 inch monitor and a custom built water cooled PC which cost me about $5,000 for all the parts. It 10 times more powerful than any laptop you can buy. You need that if you do 3D modeling, video editing or any other kind of work that requires massive processing power.

R14 - don't care. As I'm getting older, comfort and quality are more important, and I will buy what I want to accommodate my desire to have a more comfortable life for the rest of my life. Also, carpeted toilet seat covers are a (tacky) style choice, not a comfort one.

I like to use a full sized keyboard with number pad

r13, the Pillow Pad is an As Seen on TV thing but there are many knockoffs now on Amazon and even Walmart. I got mine at Bed Bath and Beyond three or four years ago. The new ones fold but mine is a solid cube pillow. Love it.

OP's next keyboard.

So you're one of those little turds who orders things and sends them back. Over and over and over.

Thanks for your contribution to the economy.

My pleasure, r22!

I tried a couple of lap desks for a MacBook Air but found the fabric too hot. So I bought a 100% cotton child’s pillow w/case on Amazon. It’s a perfect size and light/cool.

On my actual lap? Very rarely, and then only for a few minutes at most, if I'm lying on a sofa or seated away from a desk or table. Neither of those examples is for more than a fleeting few minutes.

Normally my laptops are on a desk or a writing table or so e other table where it's convenient to read and use. Just because it's called a "laptop" doesn't mean you should have it on your lap like a fucking granny shawl.