Customer Reviews

Arkon CM910 Universal PDA Mount Bundle

5 star:		(23)
4 star:		(19)
3 star:		(11)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

This kit provides three methods for mounting your phone / pda in your car. If you aren't sure which will suit best, the few extra dollars to have all three in one kit are probably worth it. Overall this is a solid system at a good price, although there are a few easy but significant design improvements waiting to be made.

***The core of the system is the PDA CRADLE itself, which clamps a wide range of devices securely, yet is easy to release. I do not worry about my device shaking loose, even over rough roads. The cradle attaches to the car via either the windshield mount, the dash mount, or the vent mount.

***The WINDSHIELD AND DASH MOUNTS are the same flexible arm. The arm attaches directly to glass with a large, powerful suction pad. Attachment to the dash requires first applying a self-adhesive disk to the point on the dash you want as your base and then using the suction pad to attach the arm to the disk. Choose your spot carefully as the disk is not easily removed once applied. Though the arm provides a solid base when attached, it is difficult to situate it unobtrusively. The flexibility of the arm is quite limited so that it is impossible to mount low on the sloping windshield of most cars, whereas mounting it high enough to avoid the dash presents a significant obstruction to your view of the road.

***The VENT MOUNT is a lighter and more portable solution. It is primarily designed to clip to horizontal vent louvers, for cars with more esoteric vent designs it might not be an option. It can be a little fiddly to install, and even more fiddly to remove but, depending on the location of your vents, it can provide a good compromise of keeping your device near the instruments for head (almost) up GPS navigation without obscuring your view of the road. The swivel feature makes it easy to adjust the angle of your device display for easier viewing or to alternate between driver and passenger using the device.

I use this mount with an Ipaq 2755 in a Proprta crystal clear case but it has enough adjustment capability for devices that are somewhat bigger through considerable smaller. The suction cup is mechanically enhanced and holds with amazing grip. So much that it can be difficult to remove from the windshield when you want to switch cars. An easy fix for this is separate it from the windshield by slipping a credit card or similar flat plastic item between the suction cup and the window (after you release the mechanical suction amplifier). This is a great bundle although I don't use the vent kit becuase I would have to separate the cradle portion from the windshield mount to use it with the vent mount (which is also not that easy to remove - not that difficult but not that easy...) So this product would be better if it came with two cradles, which is the only reason I gave it 4 not 5 stars. With outanother cradle, the vent mount for me is pretty useless. YMMV. Also, eventhough I only gave it 4 out of 5 stars, I think its probably the best or one of the best mounts out there. I have not seen one I would buy over this one (except they make kits with no vent mount - I'd but that over this one.)

I bought this unit to mount my Treo 650 while I am using my TomTom navigation system. I like the fact that this set has both a windshield mount and a vent mount using the same sled. My thought was that I could use the same set for both a permanent (windshield) mount in my car, and as a portable unit that I could take on the road.

Well, the universal sled itself is fairly large and chunky. This is not an issue at home, but it's not the most space-friendly when I'm traveling on business. The vent mount works fine, but a better design for the hooks for the air vent would have been nice (you must manually put on and take off the hooks).

The sled itself is adjustable, so this unit could be used with multiple devices.

Overall, this is a good value. However, I'm now searching for a vent mount that can clip to the belt holder of my Treo case.

This Arkon mount is versatile and works with multiple devices - thats the best part.

I recently bought a Nokia N810 with GPS and needed a car mount for that (preferably Windscreen mount) and the Arkon fit the bill.

The Device mount is adjustable to potrait or landscape mode and the width is adjustable for various width holds with a nice ruber grip on the sides so that the devices dont get scratched and hold well too (non-slip).

The Car mounts come in two formats - 1 a windscreen mount - very robust and strong gooseneck and easy and good suction mount and the other a Air vent mount - just slip on the air vent clips and click it goes into the vents.

Overall a very very nice combination fo device and car mount together.

I dont use the iincluded Nokia device mount at all on my N810 now - the Arkhon is easy to move from car to car also.

Mount plastic is sturdy and suction cup is strong. Unfortunately the part that holds the PDA detaches from the gooseneck or vent mount (this is obviously necessary so it can be used either way). When using the gooseneck it is easy to detach the two pieces and knock the part holding the PDA off the gooseneck entirely... very annoying. When using it as a vent mount you really need to keep the PDA vertical rather than horizontal (which is the way I prefer it when using the PDA as a GPS) since there is a joint that causes the PDA to flop downward when in this position.

Pros: Good suction, plenty of options (window, dash (via sticker + suction), and air vent), pretty good construction

Cons: phone wobbles while in mount, too short, suction too big at 3" (hard to find a spot to mount it), too bulky (eg, really impedes if on windshield), expensive

My excitement waned pretty quickly when I figured out that it would be really difficult to find a place to attach the mount. Options are very limited b/c it's a little too bulky.

The phone holder does not attach very tightly to the suction or vent mount so it's constantly wobbling. The vent mount is supposed to be convenient, but really sticks out too far from the vent (maybe 2"). It's also very unstable and actually fell off the vent a couple of times.

The device clasp doesn't grab as tight as I'd like. It really needs to have more "steps" where it catches.

I was really hoping this would work out, but I think the better option is just a $5 clasp from walmart and some velcro tape on the back. This will have a lot more options on placement and be *much* more stable.

After using this mount for about a month with my iPhone the cradle loses stability and moves side to side. This is caused by the plastic ball joint wearing and losing its tightness.

A poorly designed product.

Great product, it does shake a little but it hold my 80 GIG Ipod with video very well!

Unit does not grip thick PDAs well - had to add brackets to keep iPaq from popping out of the grippers.

I purchased this item to mount my palm pilot Zire 72 to the air vent instead of the windshield of my car. It took a couple of minuets to figure out how to mount it to the vent, but once I got it on, it works great. The vent mount is designed only for Semi permanent attachment.