A laptop car mount is a great gift for any driver. A laptop car mount allows secure and comfortable use of a laptop and grants quick, easy access to a notebook for work, logging service calls, communication through a wireless access point or GPS. Sales representatives, real estate agents, students and travelers using laptop GPS software increasingly rely on having access to computers while on the road.

Laptop car mounts are now available to fit most cars, you will not have to worry about whether the mount you were thinking of would fit your car or not. Whether you have a Toyota SUV or Van or a Beetle, a Bimmer, a Mustang it would make no difference.

One popular style mounts to the steering wheel by quickly snapping into place, folding away for under seat storage when not in use. It features vertical arms that support a simple platform, and supports up to about 10 pounds of weight. This style of laptop car mount is convenient because it is light and portable.

A “no-drill,” tripod-style, laptop car mount utilizes the existing bolts on the passenger seat. It can be installed without modifications to the vehicle, while providing a sturdier laptop car mount that is also more secure. The height-adjustable tripod supports an arm with a spring-loaded or otherwise adjustable tray to accommodate several laptop footprints. The computer can be locked into place by sliding rubber arms that will accommodate various port configurations, wireless network cards, or other protruding devices. A swing arm brings the laptop tray around for easy access.

Another possible candidate is a mobile desk. This style of laptop car mount essentially provides desktop functionality with a wide variety of available features from a portable file system, to pullout utensil compartments, and slide-out tabletops for writing and sorting paperwork. Some mobile desk units also come with a built-in power converter for the cigarette lighter, great for plugging in a laptop running low on juice. For anyone who needs a portable office, this type of laptop car mount is ideal, however it does occupy the passenger seat. A mobile desk unit is commonly secured by the seat belt and special straps, and does not require vehicle modification.

“No-drill” mobile laptop car mounts, found easily online, are less likely to be at your local computer superstore because of the problem of stocking so many models for various cars and years. Universal style mounts are more likely to be found locally, along with steering wheel mounts and mobile desks, all of which can also be found online.

Car laptop mount is changing mobile office. There was a time when mobile phones were only for executives, and then they graduated to sales representatives, and now to everybody. The same will be true of instant computer access, initially through laptops, and the laptop car mount will become the essential accessory that the mobile charger etc.