Winsome Alden Lap Desk, Tilt Top and Storage, Walnut

Elegant, sturdy lap table. I use it for video calls and will try it out in future for reading in bed. The tilt top is great for elevating my laptop to an ergonomic eye level. It's great that it came fully assembled and well packed.

I purchased this bed tray prior to surgery. It was important to me that it matched the wood on my bed, because it was in view when company visited. It is a very handsome bed tray that can fold flat for easy storage. The wood is deep, rich and will match any mahogany or cherry stained wood. It is also very sturdy, and in fact, a little heavier than I would have preferred, such that moving it around might be a little cumbersome, especially after surgery. I suppose the tiny side drawer is handy, although so far it's only been a problem sliding out when moving the tray from location to location. I do enjoy having the left side of the tray to change positions, which enabled a lot of computer work from bed. Never having had a bed tray before, I'm not sure the side legs are a standard height or not, but I would have preferred they were just a little taller. I'm a small-sized woman, but sitting up in bed with this bed tray across my lap means that the tray is actually almost sitting on my lap, giving a rather heavy, trapped feel. Side legs a few inches taller would have been more comfortable for me and would seem to be a must for a larger individual. All in all, it's beautiful, durable, functional and I'm happy with the purchase for my purposes.

The only problem I found with the Aldern Lap Desk/Bed Tray with Drawer was the "holder" at the bottom of the tray is too low. It does not keep my laptop from slipping onto the bed when it is in an "UP" tilt position that is comfortable to work with. The photo shows my laptop in a much lower position. I will add a higher "holder" (perhaps 1" higher on my own as an improvement.

The desk is an attractve dark finish and the desk top is a good size. However, it is very rough around the edges and there is a very small drawer for pen, pencil and writing supplies. I needed more cushion on the bottom and a larger storage space so I had to return the desk.

I ordered this for my son since we are constantly sitting on the couch doing homework. When I opened it up I was very disappointed. The drawer was broken, the top of the desk was rough like they didn't sand it first and it seemed flimsy all together.I returned it a few days later and ordered a different one from another website. Hopefully the condition isn't the same for all, but I'm not sure i would have kept it even without the flaws.

this table is too heavy to lift with one hand, drawer fall out. very clumsy table to handle. good for use with a computer or laptop, not so much for eating on. looks durable, unable to determine at this time. had I know how heavy it would be, I would have ordered a different type.

It looked good. The legs won't stay tight., a screw shows from the underside, almost all the way through the top. When I lift it to take it off my lap, the legs on one end dangle, then when I go to set it down, the legs collapse. The price was reasonable, but very disappointed overall. Too much trouble to return.

Fell apart as soon as it was removed from the box!!!! I ordered 2, BOTH FELL APART!!! Trays were assembled with screws and nails that are too short. The left side is the tilting side (as it should be) however the right side of the tray where the drawer is isn't supposed to move let alone hit the floor (short screws, drawer bracket and all) straight from the box. I was going to immediately return them but fortunately I was at work when I opened them and my handyman co-workers offered to "rebuild" them. I'm sure the glue, nails and screws that they'll use will hold. Also in the re-assembly, we saw that the drawer stop is in the wrong place - they'll fix this too!!!! I'm sure once my friends reinforce and rebuild these trays, I'll use them often.

I was really looking forward to getting this for my mom for Christmas. Before I gave it to her I opened the package to see if it needed to be put together before I gave it to her. I took it out and a piece fell off and another piece isn't even aligned correctly. Really disappointed.

I had great hopes when I bought this but would NOT recommend it. When you put you laptop or tablet on it and then try to use it with a wireless mouse the way it was intended the laptop and or tablet is way over to the left side making it hard to read and use. When I tilted the top again my laptop or tablet were off center making it awkward to see and use. Every time I went to pick it up the drawer slid out and I was afraid it was going to brake off because it has NO LATCH to secure it. A better design would have been to have a full tilt top and have the mouse platform slide out with a latch where the drawer now is.