I hesitated for quite a while before buying this because frankly, it's not the most attractive thing in the world but having recently inherited a lovely Toshiba widescreen laptop I was very keen to be able to use it (and a mouse, not those pesky nipple wotsits) while sitting of an evening on the sofa with one or more dogs.
I looked at some very attractive (and pricey!) cherrywood lap desks but the budget was tight so I settled for this one.
Hoo boy, does it do the job! I can't remember the width of a Toshiba widescreen but it fits comfortably on this wider laptop cushion, with enough room to spare for a wireless mouse. Excellent!
I haven't bothered to fit a battery in the lamp and I never expected to use the cup recess (I drink "proper" cups of tea in big cups and saucers!) but it's slightly useful to have a pen recess in the front. Don't know where I'd store the paper though because our youngest pup is still at the "paper = food" stage.
Unexpected uses: my 3 year old grandson sat quietly for over an hour with paper and coloured pencils while I got on with the ironing (and didn't have to worry about him gouging the waxed pine dining table...!) A quick wipe with a damp cloth and the red, green, purple and yellow scribblings were gone from the plastic top too.
I would love to be able to buy this in another colour - black would be best of all but I'm sure there's a huge market for more attractive looking versions and I'll be keeping an eye out for them.
So instead of being chained to the office computer with a dog under foot, that's where you'll find me most evenings - middle of the sofa, reading books, studying or just surfing the web with a dog cosied up each side of me. I'm absolutely delighted with this - my dogs and I thank you!