My vote goes to Desca. You can find their website
here.
At $100, it's probably the most expensive stand you'll find, but worth every penny (to me at least)!
It folds up to be very small and easily portable, has an extra-wide desk with a
solid back that you can write on. Has a nice little shelf for putting valve oil, pencils, tuners, etc in. Can go lower and higher than the standard manhasset orchestra stands.
The only disadvantage is that it's kinda heavy, you'll want to get the shoulder strap for carrying it around. However, I like the heaviness - I wanted a folding stand I could use outside without having to worry about it blowing over or anything. It's nice and sturdy, so this isn't really a problem at all.
For $100, you can get a folding stand that's much better than a regular stand in every way!
I've only had mine for about a year, so I can't comment on how well stand the test of time, but so far so good with no problems whatsoever
It's great for me, since I usually keep it in my room for practicing so I need it to be able to hold books (it can easily hold any books you want to throw at it), but it has to be able to fold up for transporting.
It really does get pretty small, but it's still a wee bit too big to fit in a backpack... Which is kind of a drag, but it's worth the extra hassle over one of the more portable (and flimsier) stands.
I dunno, I just love my Desca stand so much that I wrote this whole post about it! It's twice as expensive as most other stands, but IMO it's by far the best you can buy if you're looking for a sturdy folding stand that's capable of doing everything a normal stand can do (and more!).
I can't
stand wire stands :-p