So, you want to attach your laptop to your VESA monitor mount. How do you choose the perfect tray? There are a number of things you might consider, depending on your application. However, there are a few features you’ll want to keep in mind no matter what. VESA Compatibility

This tray will only mount on a 100mm x 100mm VESA mount. This means you won’t be able to attach it to a 75mm x 75mm stand. On the plus side, the laptop support is a long lip instead of two pegs or flanges. This allows it to support smaller devices that would fall through most other trays. Final VerdictOr even What are the Top 10 affordable (best budget, best cheap, or even best expensive!!!) Vesa Laptop Mount available? Etc. When you first choose your laptop tray, it can be tempting to focus only on your current needs. But if you plan on buying a new laptop in the future, or using a different mount, think ahead. You want a tray that will support as wide a variety of laptops as possible. And if it attaches to more than one kind of VESA mount, so much the better! Durability Terms Apply. Promotion ends 3 December 2023. Items are subject to availability. Max 5 units per customer. Hard drive retention: Hard drive retention is not available on models with a soldered hard drive, including XPS 9315 2in1, Chromebooks or Venue tablets, except the Venue 11 Pro.

The HUANUO Steel Laptop Tray is the toughest of the bunch, with a weight capacity of 22 pounds. You’ll need a swiveling mounting plate for it to work, but it’s perfect for larger, heavier laptops. We also appreciated the flexibility to mount on 75mm or 100mm VESA mounts. Larger monitors, like 27” gaming displays, require the MIS-E pattern. Again, M4 10mm screws are used, but the spacing between screw holes grows to 400mm, 200mm, and 100mm. Usually that entails a 200 x 100 pattern, but 200 x 200 or 100 x 100 may also occur.For popular office and work monitors in the 22”-24” range, the most common pattern is MIS-D. Spacing between screw holes is 100mm or 75mm, or a combination of the two. You may have 100 x 100, 100 x 75, or 75 x 75 patterns. This MIS uses regular M4 screws that are 10mm wide. By the way, MIS stands for Mounting Interface Standard. Obviously, aesthetics aren’t the first thing you should be considering. At the same time, a VESA laptop tray is not a hidden piece of hardware. It’s right there on your desk, clearly visible to everybody. And when you’re working, it’s nice to be working in an aesthetically pleasing environment. So if you’re looking at two roughly-equivalent stands, there’s nothing wrong with choosing the prettier one.

The first thing you need to look at is what type of VESA pattern your mount uses. VESA patterns are expressed in millimeters, which describes the distance between the screw holes. For example, a 100 x 100 VESA mount has screw holes that are 100mm apart on the top and sides. If you’re not sure what size VESA mount you have, all you need to do is measure these distances in millimeters. However, most VESA monitor mounts use a 100 x 100 attachment. Most of those that don’t use a 75 x 75 attachment. Those are the sizes we’ve chosen to focus on. If your mount has an unusual spacing, you might have a hard time finding a suitable laptop tray. Then we have MIS-F for the biggest monitors and essentially every TV made nowadays. If you have a nice 32” 4K UHD monitor then this is the VESA mounting pattern you need to look at. Bigger M6 and M8 screws are used to sustain larger payloads, and the pattern is likewise expanded. Manufacturers will typically only use 200mm or even 400mm spaces between screw holes to spread out the mount pressure for better handling of larger display weight. All other products will be delivered via the fastest available method (excluding bank holidays and weekends) and generally within 3-5 days, depending on customer location.Another thing you’ll want to consider is screw size. Some oversized stands use M6 or M8 screws, but smaller mounts almost universally use an M4. This includes 75 x 75 and 100 x 100 VESA. Once again, you shouldn’t have any issues unless you have an unusual monitor mount. Laptop Size and Weight