[KolenCh]

I have both. As far as I understand, the Roost is the original, and the Nexstand is recommended by Wirecutter because it is cheaper.

I put them side by side, and shake the table to see which one is more sturdy. The original wins by far. It is also lighter, smaller, and better designed in general, IIRC closing the lid is safer on the Roost. (The Roost I have is V3.)

I am not 100% certain Nexstand is a copycat of Roost though.

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-laptop-stand...

[ProZsolt]

I wanted to buy the Roost V3 as it seems a better product compared to the Nexstand K2, but went with the Nexstand as the Roost isn't a 5-times better product($90 vs $16)

[KolenCh]

I am heavily biased towards stability in this case, and would normally go for the cheaper one. If you put both side by side and shake the table you will see what I mean. I didn't bother to shot a video since I'm not into reviewing products, but may be I should have in this case.

Also when I buy them, it is $90 vs $45 so the difference is not like the 6-fold you see.

[alias_neo]

My Roost is the original (Kickstarter?) one which looks exactly like the Nextstand, as opposed to looking like the Roost v3.

Closing the lid is fairly safe on my old one cause it hits the rubber discs, but leaves a ~1cm gap. I'm generally pretty happy with it and I've had it the best part of a decade now; my only gripe is that it doesn't adjust as low as I'd like sometimes.

If I remember right, I paid something like £60-70 + Duty (to UK).

[KolenCh]

I'm confused about the Nexstand versioning, is this the same as the one you talk about? https://a.co/d/6NgJBms (just copied from the Amazon app)