Perfect for Writing Fiction or Producing Music
Would this 13-inch-wide table be big enough for my laptop and music modules? I asked on this product page, but people seemed not to know the answer. So I ordered the table and worried until it arrived yesterday: writers and musicians, worry no more. This thing is perfect for your purposes. If you're a keyboard player, as I am, then a full-sized music keyboard will sit on it as stably as it would on any professional keyboard stand. If you're a writer as well, then a 16", 15" or 13" laptop will fit perfectly, as will the pages you might be transcribing, the recording device you might be using for interviews or free association, your coffee, and your pens or a few stacked books. I live in a small place and, for me, this table is the perfect marriage of a small footprint, an unobtrusive transparent look, and a deeply productive workspace. What I've got on mine right now: A MacBook Pro 16", a Universal Audio Apollo Quad interface (the one with the small footprint of a Twin), a Teenage Engineering PO-32, and an Elektron Analog Rytm Mk II. *All* of that fits comfortably on this table right next to my 88-key controller and the synth directly above it (both on a separate K&M keyboard stand) and an SM57 at chin-level on a K&M mic stand with a boom. My other gear sits on transparent Christopher Knight shelves below the table (name of model supplied upon request), but that's OK because I don't work with that gear constantly and don't mind sitting on my knees when I do. Here's what I'm looking for now: a very short glass cabinet for my interface to sit atop and smaller things like spare cables to be contained within. That would complete the look created by this beautiful table. You have the choice of using hard silver triangles or stickers with foam to protect your floor and the bottom edges of the table. I went with the triangles because my gear is on a carpet and the table is dead stable. I suspect the sticky foam pieces might come off or not be as stable in that situation. On a wooden floor, the stickies would probably be fine. One last thing: Figure out the path you're going to take inside your home before ordering because the packaging is a pain. The box is too large to pick up with both hands and the contents are especially heavy with all of the packing materials. I had to work the box down a flight of stairs to the basement of my building, take the elevator up and walk the box carefully through my front door. Once I'd extracted the table and cleaned off all of the stray styrofoam, it was quite easy to move around. But getting it to your place could require two people, depending on the logistics. Read more
