Last Updated on May 14, 2025 by nice2buy
Let’s be honest. If you’re the sort of person who owns a Mac, chances are you also believe your desk should look like a curated Instagram post: minimalist, tasteful, and as devoid of cable chaos as a Buddhist shrine. Enter the SAMDi Wooden Keyboard Stand – a glorified plank of wood dressed up as ergonomic enlightenment.
First impressions? It’s sleek, it’s wooden, and it looks like it was designed by a monk who also happens to run a Kickstarter. It’s made from actual birch, which means it’s one step above IKEA and several steps below anything used to build Viking ships. But sure – it feels premium, in that “I-paid-too-much-for-this-accessory” kind of way.
Functionally, it lifts your keyboard a couple of centimeters and gives you just enough space underneath to hide your sins: AirPods, USB drives, biscuit crumbs. It’s the equivalent of sweeping dirt under the rug, only the rug is stylish and made of Scandinavian optimism.
And ergonomics? Yes, they promise “adjustable height.” Except this is wood, not a Transformer. The only way you’re adjusting height is by stacking coasters under it or using Jedi mind tricks.
Let’s also talk about those “7 multi-media keys” mentioned in the spec list like an afterthought. Where are they? On the stand? Are they invisible? Metaphorical? Perhaps it means “you already have a Mac, so just pretend.”
This thing weighs 280g, which is light enough to be knocked off the desk by a passing sigh but heavy enough to make you feel like it’s “solid.” And while they say it “perfectly cradles your Bluetooth keyboard” — let’s be honest — so would any decently cut piece of MDF.
Final verdict:
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Looks classy? Absolutely.
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Makes your desk feel like a Pinterest board? Definitely.
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Worth the price of several actual planks of birch? Questionable.
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Essential? Only if your soul cries when your keyboard touches flat surfaces.
The SAMDi keyboard stand is for the person who drinks oat milk lattes, listens to Lo-fi chill beats while pretending to code, and considers “desk aesthetics” a spiritual pursuit. If that’s you — go on, buy it. If not, it’s a block of wood. Just more… emotionally curated.
