Alogic Elite Power Laptop Stand review: Strudy stand, slow charger

A stand for your MacBook with a built-in Qi wireless charger. Sounds like a no-brainer, yet the Alogic Elite Power Laptop Stand is the first of its kind that I’ve seen. (I admit, I haven’t exactly been looking.)

The Power Laptop Stand is a very stable stand made of sturdy aluminum that has rubber feet to keep it in place. The adjustable joints require a lot of force to adjust, or you can use the supplied Allen wrench tool that makes it easy. The stand is height-adjustable; it can raise the MacBook up to 11.8 inches (30 centimeters). The stand can also be angled, allowing you to raise the screen further in height. The stand can handle computers up to 17 inches in size.

Built-in Qi wireless charger

On the right side of the stand’s base plate is a built-in Qi wireless charger that can deliver up to 10 watts–but only up to 7.5 watts for an iPhone. It’s not as fast as MagSafe, which delivers 15 watts. But it’s a handy spot to have to make sure your iPhone is topped off and it can also be used with AirPods at 10 watts.

On the back of the base plate is a USB-C port for the power supply. Alogic also includes a cable, but it is a USB-C to USB-A cable and a power adapter isn’t included. You need to provide an adapter, which probably comes with its own USB-C cable, so Alogic’s cable can be stashed in your storage.

Alogic has equipped the charging pad with functions that detect if you have placed a foreign object on it. This is to prevent potential damage and prevent excessive heat build-up in the base plate of the stand.

This article originally appeared on Macworld Sweden and was translated by Roman Loyola.