You can use a laptop on a recliner, with or without a Styrofoam desk. But a heavy computer—a desktop machine—will not only not fit on a lap or Styrofoam
desk; it's likely to break either.
If you're using a recliner unreclined, you can use it with an office table on wheels with any kind of computer
on it as long as it's not a very heavy table, but is quite sturdy, and has
legs or sides that will fit on either side of your recliner's armrests. All tables
will be too short to be pulled over recliner armrests. And all tables will
need really good wheels in order to be easily rolled, but they're unlikely to have
them. So you'll need to mount proper wheels on two 2-by-4 boards and use other
boards or large, L-shaped corner braces to get the wheels attached to the table.
Make sure you clear the armrests when figuring final desk height.
Also,
make sure you check for pullout boards (like cutting boards that slide
under kitchen counters), since these can hold keyboards or laptops and therefore
may alter your overall plans. I used this recliner-and-table situation for
years (before I became sitting disabled) with no pullout, then built my own pullout
under my office table to hold my laptop.
Now, if you are using
the Styrofoam desk so you can recline part way, you'll need a laptop, a trackball
(or use MouseKeys), maybe a book holder, and maybe a special document holder setup. For the most versatile solution, use
a clipboard-type copyholder that's fastened to the end of a spring-loaded arm. For a good but limited solution, use a paper holder.
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