As an off-season project, our team re-designed our driver's station for the same reasons as you. We decided on having a modular station in order to accommodate for different components: laptops, joysticks, xbox (or similar) controllers, or an IO board. Each component would have a separate section (with a standard width) that could latch on to the "main" section (which, for us, was the laptop). This then gives us the ability to mix and match, depending on the needs of our drivers.
Another perk is that by doing this, we decreased the size of ours from 44"~ to 37"~ (and more can come off, depending on how we decide to drive the robot this upcoming season). The weight also decreased, which was just because we changed materials. Also how people are going to carry it is
so incredibly important. We're thinking of using an old and modified guitar strap, as well as backup handles (instead of an old ratcheting strap - that was painful
).