Dline - Overbed Table Laptop Cart Laptop Table, Dark Grain 1.2M

Stars:5 for price4 1/2 for functionality3 for overall style/appearance3 for the condition it arrived inAverage: 3.875, which I rounded up to four starsPros:- Reasonable price.- Widely adjustable in width and (to a lesser degree) height, making it both ergonomic and future-proof.- "Tray" surface is a nice quality laminate that even has a bit of a wood grain feel to the touch.- Work surface is generously sized at 16.5" deep (including the white metal support rail in front) by 54" wide.- VERY sturdy.- Metal parts would be easy enough to spray paint to another color if desired.Cons:- Poor packaging meant the table arrived with LOTS of cosmetic damage and some very minor physical damage; there were also several stains on the white metal frame. The styrofoam packing material also creates a huge mess.- The black plastic inserts (where the round metal tube is inserted into the square metal frame) don't have screw holes, so I had to create them myself using a screwdriver as an awl.- The "chrome" rings for use in the cable holes on the tray section are too tack - and chipped - to use (the ones that weren't missing!).- The wheels are just horrible. They don't roll at all on my bare floors, so they're completely pointless.- I sent an e-mail with photos to the seller/manufacturer, but they never bothered to respond - which means customer service is lacking.- Style-wise, the frame with its white metal tubing and black plastic knobs is very utilitarian.Comments:This is fantastic not just for people that are bed-bound, but for students or adults that choose to spend leisure or work/study time in bed. Note that the tray top is about the size of a full-sized mattress, so it would overhang a twin bed by several inches on the sides.If you're willing to overlook its utilitarian style for its function and affordability, there seems to be nothing else like it without either making it yourself, or paying someone else to do so - and at a higher price.This table doesn't coordinate with my decor, so the plan is to eventually either paint the white metal parts and the black plastic screw knobs, or hide them by upholstering them in fabric and polyester batting. I'm also going to look into replacing the laminate with a real wood surface.The tray top dimensions are static, but the frame width is adjustable to anything within the max/min parameters. This makes it great for accommodating beds and bed frames of various widths. The height is adjustable in set increments as dictated by the space between screw holes in the table legs. I have a fairly low platform bed, and this table was able to go low enough to accommodate it.Damage Details:Arrived with a couple of small, cosmetic dents, red (ink?) smeared on the white metal frame, black (oil?) smears on the white metal frame in several places. It took a Magic Eraser to remove the black stains, but the red stain is permanent. There are scratches in the white paint down to the bare metal in dozens of places.The table arrived missing the two larger side "metal" (cheap plastic) inserts shown in the photo, and the smaller "metal" inserts (shiny chrome paint over black plastic) had very rough mold marks, in addition to the missing paint in several places. They looked so awful that I didn't use them. The exposed cross section of melamine isn't laminated, but it looks fine to the casual eye. Some of the black plastic end caps were also damaged/defective on arrival. I contacted the manufacturer, but they never got back to me. It would have been nice to get a a replacement for the broken black plastic piece that gets inserted into the metal frame.

So far, I like it, but there are some issues.The design is very good. It does what it is supposed to, and is quite flexible. It can deal with many heights and widths, and it's quite useful. I plan on using it every day, both in bed and with a recliner.I also put quite a bit of weight on it. After I built it, I put most of my body weight on it - well over 200 pounds and it held up well. I keep two full-sized monitors, a notebook, books, and speakers on it.The problem isn't the design - it's the materials. They are crap. The steel came with surface rust on it. Two of the phillips head screws had bad screw heads. The particle board with laminate had damaged corners and seemed generally low quality. The good news is that it was shipped with extra screws and knobs, so I think the manufacturer is trying to mitigate some problems.Assembly is pretty easy, but requires a bit of force to get things to go together well. Plan on an hour if you have a knack for these things. A rubber mallet might be useful. It's easier with two people working together, but one can get it done.In the end, for the price, it's good value.

The cart is only ok as the legs are difficult to fit into the table portion. However the table wheels are HORRIBLE. They are 1.5 inches in diameter and will not move across carpet without catching and then trying to tip the table and its contents forward. The wheels should be 3 inches to work on carpet.Worse is that the threaded wheels inserts are metric and neither Lowes, Home Depot or Harbor Freight carry any replacement wheels that will fit. Hence you will have to find and drill the table to work with whatever wheels you cobble together.

We purchased this to use next to my great aunt's hospital bed in a nursing home. She wanted certain things close at hand - not to be moved around by the staff all the time. This fit the bill nicely and looks fantastic in her room. It is skinny in depth, so it doesn't take up a lot of space and allows the staff to move it easily if they need to get to the other side of her bed for any purpose. It was a great find and we are very happy with the purchase.

This overbed cart was relatively quick and easy to assemble. Lousy directions, but it's easy enough to figure out. I've used it over bed and over my recliner and it's easy to readjust the height or width. It's very sturdy. The one major drawback is the wheels/casters. They are just ridiculous. They are locking casters with a will of their own. Even on a smooth hard floor they tend to lock themselves up randomly. Worse than the random self locking at will is the fact that as you move the table over time the pin that screws into the leg will unscrew itself and all of a sudden - klunch - a wheel falls off and everything on the cart goes flying. In the 6 months that I've own this table each of the four wheels has worked its way into falling off several times. I have fastened the nut very tightly, but it still works its way off and now the threads that the peg screws into on one of the legs have disappeared and there's just a gaping hole and no way to reattach the caster. I've had to remove the other 3 casters and will have to just drag the table back and forth. This kind of defeats the purpose. I will have to find a use for it as a stationary table because there isn't a way to reattach casters if I were to get replacements.