Every question, answered.

Yes — laminate is exactly where the wide base and the fin grip do their best work. It holds at least as well on hard, flat surfaces as anywhere else: a bump doesn't get a free runway across the desk, it resists tipping and settles back level.

Honest answer: it resists tipping and settles the drink back level through bumps, cable snags, and desk wobble. It isn't a sealed cup, so on the days the good keyboard is out, pairing it with a lidded bottle gives you both layers.

Check the bottom, not the rim. A base of 2 to 3 inches across settles in — the 40 oz Stanley does. Handled mugs don't; the handle sits exactly where a fin needs to grip.

No. Nothing clamps to the edge, mounts to the cubicle wall, or needs a bracket that only fits one desk. It sits anywhere there's a flat few inches, and it lifts away in a second.

That's the case with nothing to install. There's no clamp to remove and no bracket left behind for the next person — it goes in the bag with the laptop and sets up on whatever desk you draw that morning.

No — a surface that won't hold still is the case this is built for, not the exception. The base rides the shake and brings the drink back level as the top moves. Honest limit: it resists tipping, not physics itself, and raising the desk with a full cup aboard is still worth a glance.

Both still move, and that part doesn't change. On the tray, remember it's there before you push it home; on the pedestal, a base that resists tipping still can't stop the whole unit from rolling if a bag catches it.

Rinse it or run it through the dishwasher. It's one piece of flexible material with nothing to take apart — unlike the keyboard.

It's called the Steadi, molded in small runs in Orange, California by Steadi Labs — veteran-founded and patent pending. Every order ships free from steadilabs.com, with 30 days to send it back if it's not for you.

It's one molded piece, front to back — no separate seal, hinge, or clamp screw built in to fail on its own. That matters here specifically because the suction-base competitors report the opposite in their own reviews: the grip weakening with age. A base and fins that flex and settle back don't carry that same failure point to begin with.

Yes — the base grips the outside of the cup or tumbler, not the drink itself, so a normal coffee or tea run doesn't put it in contact with anything hotter than the outside wall of whatever's holding it. It isn't built for an oven or a stovetop, but a desk never asks that of it.

It's one piece of solid, matte material — not fabric, so nothing soaks in the way a stain sets into a cloth coaster or a fraying mouse pad. A quick rinse before a ring dries keeps it looking the way it did on day one; it isn't porous the way a desk mat is.

Yes, nothing about it limits you to one drink at a time. The real limit is the desk itself: at 24 to 30 inches of depth, most people find room for one comfortably, and two is realistic once the keyboard, mouse, and monitor arm have already staked their share.

It fits the kind of drink turnover an office desk actually sees — badge-in coffee, then a can or a water bottle later — which makes it a practical pick for a new hire's setup, a white-elephant swap, or anyone who's already told a story about a keyboard and a spill. It ships free, with 30 days to decide it's not for them.

No — it doesn't clamp, stick, or suction to anything, so there's no adhesive ring left behind and no seal that can peel finish off the desk the way a suction base sometimes does. It sits on its own base and flex, and lifts straight up when you're done with it.

Yes. Standard cubicle desks run in both those depths, and 24 inches is the tighter of the two to plan around. It doesn't need a dedicated zone or a fixed mounting spot the way a clamp does — it sits in whatever flat few inches are already free next to the keyboard, which a 24-inch desk still has even after the mouse and the monitor arm take their share.

Cans are actually one of the easiest fits: a standard 12 oz can runs about 2.6 inches across its base — the same industry-standard body used across most soda, seltzer, and energy-drink brands — which sits comfortably inside the 2-to-3-inch range. The slimmer "sleek" 12 oz cans some seltzers and energy drinks use run narrower, around 2.25 inches, and still clear the 2-inch floor. It's not a tumbler-only holder.