The @Rest for iPad is a versatile, heavy-duty stand for the iPad and iPad 2. It's not designed to be portable, but as a desktop stand that's rugged enough for a commercial environment and decorative enough for your home, it can serve a multitude of purposes.
The iRest Lap Stand is flexible, comfy, and easy to pack and carry (if a bit bulky for portable use). Once you get used to using it, you won’t want to be without it. At $50, it’s not inexpensive, but its overall utility makes it well worth the investment.
If its seven ounces of weight are an acceptable addition to your travel bag, the Compass is an outstanding stand. It can hold your iPad in landscape, portrait, or typing orientation; it's rock-solid; it folds up small enough to fit in the pen organizer of many bags; and it looks great.
The A-Fold provides a lightweight and easy-to-use way to park your iPad at a variety of angles.
This easel-inspired iPad stand is thin and light and offers multiple reading, typing, and viewing angles. When attached, it also provides a place to grip the iPad. However, it doesn't accommodate an iPad in a protective case.
Despite its simplicity, the Loop works well, as long as its limited angles are to your liking. It's sturdy, it can be used as both an upright stand and a typing stand, and it's among the least expensive iPad stands we've tested.
InCase's Origami iPad Sleeve is an attractive and functional carrier for your iPad that doubles as a stand. It works with both iPad models, and its light weight makes it ideal for toting your iPad just about anywhere.
The GorillaMobile Yogi for iPad 2 is a great stand for people who use an iPad in hard-to-balance places, such as outdoors, the kitchen, the bedroom, or the gym. Its lightweight, flexible frame and legs are easy to tote, and while it would be nice if the stand would accommodate a separate cover, the Yogi's backing is easy to slip into one of the many iPad sleeves on the market.
The H4 is an impressive iPad stand that offers 360-degree rotation, 300-degree tilt, the flexibility to accommodate an iPad in a case, and an Apple-inspired design. Just make sure you have room on your desk, because all this versatility requires some bulk.
The FlexStand for iPad is a lightweight and flexible iPad stand that holds your tablet snugly but is easy to manipulate. If you don't use an iPad case, or if you don't mind removing it to use the stand, the FlexStand is a versatile, well-designed, and inexpensive product.
For using an external keyboard with your iPad on your desk or at a counter, the KiiPad stands out for its solid-steel construction, super-stable cradle, and stow-the-keyboard design. Provided you aren’t bothered by its low-to-the-desk viewing position, it’s an appealing option for iPad-centric writing.
Element's Joule is a rock-solid stand with standout design and craftsmanship. However, such quality doesn't come cheap, and the Joule lacks versatility compared to many other stands.
If you're looking for an economical way to support your iPad on a table, desk, or counter top, you can't go wrong with the Fellowes Study Stand. And it can serve double duty for reading books, newspapers, and magazines.
Griffin's A-Frame is rock solid, and the fact that you can use it even if your iPad is inside a protective case makes the stand quite versatile. However, its range of angles is limited, and the stand's edges are surprisingly sharp.
The origami-inspired GorillaMobile Ori offers a variety of stand positions as well as protection for your iPad while on the go. However, it's a bit bulky and difficult to manipulate, and it's not as stable as other metal stands we've tested.
Just Mobile's UpStand isn't inexpensive, but it's attractive, functional, and lightweight. The stand works well for viewing your iPad in landscape or portrait orientation, though thanks to its single viewing angle and raised position, you'll need an external keyboard if you plan on doing even a moderate amount of typing.
The Mac-matching PadDock 10, a combination iPad stand and speaker system, holds your iPad snugly. The speaker won't impress, but the stand does a great job of angling your iPad well.
If you're intent on expanding the range of options for both your iPad and the stand you buy for it, the miFrame offers a unique and attractive design that serves as both an iPad stand and a photo frame. However, as an iPad stand, it's not as flexible as other offerings.
The Vue-console is a lightweight alternative to many available iPad stands, and it folds conveniently into a protective carrier. However, it isn't the most stable or durable stand.
Thanks to its weight and size, the Stabile is, as its name suggests, exceptionally stable. But it's also less versatile than some competing products.
The BookArc is attractive, well-made, and reasonably priced for a solid-metal stand. It even accommodates an iPad in a thin case. However, its shallow footprint makes it a bit less stable than other metal stands we've tested, and it provides only a single, near-upright viewing angle.
The Recliner provides a solid base for an iPad when watching video or using an external keyboard, and it offers a wide range of angles. But it's bulky and a bit clunky to use, and it isn't as versatile or attractive as a number of other products in the same price range.
Ultra Impact's iPad Stand is stable and sturdy, but it’s basically a slab of wood with two angles for propping up your iPad. You can get more features and flexibility elsewhere.
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