Quartet Full-Size Instant Easel (29E)

by Quartet

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15.8 x 2.6 x 2.6 inches ; 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 20 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006IAT6
• Item model number: 29E
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #479 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 8, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Ideal for conferences, trade shows, or on-the-go presentations, The Quartet Full-Size Instant Easel showcases your message with ease and efficiency. This portable, compact tripod instantly sets up anywhere and then folds neatly into a carrying case (not included) when you're done. lightweight and easy to carry, this 63-inch easel is strong enough to support up to 5 pounds of display material, yet collapses down to a tiny 15-inch unit and weighs just 3 pounds.

Product Description

Ideal for conferences, trade shows or on-the-go presentations, the patented Quartet Instant Easel showcases your message with ease and efficiency. The portable, compact tripod instantly sets up anywhere then folds neatly into a briefcase. The lightweight, 63" easel is strong enough to support up to 5 lbs., yet collapses to a tiny 15" and weighs just 3 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars ok budget tripod but too weak for flipcharts, December 4, 2008

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J. Myers (here, now) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Quartet Full-Size Instant Easel (29E) (Office Product)

Plusses:

* Box only 1'4" long, extremely compact

* Puts itself together like a robot spider in 3 seconds (!)(fun to watch!)

* Full 64" tall

* Plastic 2" toggle-arms slide up/down then lock into place to adjust height that display is supported at

Minuses:

* The plastic snaps on the support toggle-arms are made of a weak, hard vinyl-like plastic that does not lock well. Light foam core or a single piece of cardboard should be OK. However, even a full-sized 2.5' Post-it notepad is just barely too heavy for the support arms, causing the snap to not lock properly and sag. This results in the support-arm quietly slipping down the tripod leg. The snaps have to be engineered to extremely tight tolerances for them to work well without binding during adjustment but catch while holding on after snapped. If the plastic shrinks after cooling, the tolerance gets lost. Needs better material engineering or some kind of rubber on the snaps to hold them in place.

* I'm concerned about the fraying on the bungee cords rubbing against the raw metal ends of the tubes. Cords showed fraying and tube ends showed rust even after one month of usage. I guess the elastic cords might not last two or three years.

*Always the same height. No telescoping. No tray. No clip at top.

Overall: Good for foam core but not much else. I'm keeping mine in my briefcase as an emergency backup, in case my heavy-duty tripod disappears.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars light, compact, internal bungee cords, April 7, 2007

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opositive (usa) - See all my reviews

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easily taken up and down thanks to internal bungee cords--like a tent pole. i would not put anything too heavy on it, though. i just use it for foam poster boards.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to use and carry., January 2, 2008

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Envelope Deb "Envelope Deb" (Florida) - See all my reviews

This easel is easy to carry in a briefcase. Sets up and folds down quickly due to bungee cord action! Just like the prior review stated, I wouldn't use this for anything too heavy. It is sturdy, but not heavy-duty.