Abstract: A laptop computer support device for conveniently supporting a laptop computer on a horizontal surface, and which device supports the computer in a preferred and optimal position for use of the keyboard. In its broadest aspects, the device is a portable, adjustable laptop computer support that also provides improved heat dissipation from the laptop computer while it is in use. The device is further advantageous in that it is does not need to be separately stowed away or carried because it basically becomes part of the laptop computer case. The device comprises a base and a stand that can be folded and secured relative to one another in a preferred operational configuration.