The Belkin Cushtop was designed with different considerations in mind than the Griffin Elevator Laptop Stand. The Cushtop is styled like a warm and cosy winter muff that your Various Types of Elevated Stands computer sits upon. While it does elevate a laptop, it doesn't address the ergonomic problems that the Griffin laptop stand was designed to solve. Since the Cushtop is used on your lap, it's difficult to imagine how it could be used with an external keyboard or mouse.