The stand works pretty well for different kinds of laptops: from a 17" ASUS ROG to 16" MBP and even for a Thinkpad X220 with a 9-cell battery.

With the default 100% scale it can rise a laptop from ~30 to ~10mm (1.18" - 0.4")

You can use it with or without the connecting tube and either side of it: experiment with what works the best for your laptop and table.