Pyle Foldable Desktop Lectern Podium Stand-Portable Folding Tabletop Desk Teacher Speaker Lecture Classroom Presentation Stand, Laptop Computer Book Holder-Pyle PLCTND41

Packaging was very good and it was very easy to set up. Just unfold the bottom supports & set the top & snug up the supports. No tools required. Save the box & some of the flat styrofoam to carry & store the unit.

This tabletop lectern is very heavy and durable; however, the top of the base doesn't align with the bottom. Unfortunately, we needed to use it for an emergency for an event, so we had to use it as it was (lop side). I would have returned it had we not had to use it. The fold down feature is ideal for sto and go.

I like that this lecturn is foldable for storage. The finish is a mahogany color which makes it look more like furniture. The finish is "ok" but appears to need special care as to not get scratched. It was very carefully packaged with one box inside another.

I liked how sturdy and strong it is built. The colour and finish was perfect. Had it been a little lighter to move about I'd have given it 5 stars. Easy to put together.

The wide top. It will hold a loose-leaf folder with no problem whatsoever. It is mandatory that I stand for all my presentations.

This item was bought for a make-shift church in our community room where I live. I set this on a folding table and a few pieces of material and made it look like an altar in a church. Everyone was impressed and very happy I did this for them.

This thing is not good. First, it doesn't fold up and down as I imagined it would based on the product description. You have to remove the top piece before it can fold at all, unless I'm a complete idiot and can't follow instructions. Speaking of which, the instructions manage to beat Ikea for unhelpfulness. The unit is big, heavy, clunky to use, and the top is not well secured and can fall off. My unit also arrived scratched and dinged in multiple places. Immediate return on this item.

The idea of a portable table-top podium is great, and the look and sturdiness of this podium is very good. It would make a good occasional-use podium in one location, perhaps stored in a closet and brought out to one of a few close-by rooms, and I would recommend it for that. I bought it for local speaking engagements when no podium is provided. It works great once I'm there, but for even in-town use it is bulky and heavy. The base folds nicely but the top is one 27" long piece, so you are forced to use the large delivery box to tote it around, which wasn't designed for that as there are no handles or carton closures. Ideally the top should fold in half, a transport case with both handles and shoulder strap should be made available (for and additional charge), and it should weigh about half as much (10 pounds as opposed to 21). I cut the top in half and put on a piano hinge to reduce the 27" length to 13.5". However, I then had to redesign/improvise on the way the top stays on when assembled as the stop-bar impeded folding it in half. I then picked up a travel case that works fairly well once I added packing foam. It would have been much nicer if I did not have to MacGyver this in order to make it somewhat manageable for transport, and even with all my changes, the 21 pounds is still a problem. Perhaps I am just using this for something it wasn't designed for.