Customer Reviews

Targus PA238U Ergonomic Monitor Stand

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This stand looks good, but it does not work for me. The minimum height added is 5.5 inches, which is too high for my monitor. I only need about 2-3 inches in height to get my monitor at a more ergonomic level. I went with the much cheaper Fellows standard monitor stand, which is adjustable and has a maximum height of around 4.5 inches.

My 17 inch Mac Powerbook does not fit underneath this Targus stand. My laptop is around 15.5 inches wide, which is approximately one inch too wide for this stand.

If the height is appropriate for you and you have a 15 inch laptop, then this would be a good monitor stand.

This monitor stand is worth every penny, and considering the price, that really isnt that many pennies. What a monitor stand does is it raises the monitor to make it easier on your neck to view. I have an IBM laptop and I place it on top of the stand. With the stand, I probably have to look down at most about 10-15 degrees. Before the stand, I would have to look down at about 35 degrees. This does not seem like much, but if you spend alot of time staring at a computer screen, your neck will be sore. Buy this stand and your neck will thank you.

One of the least expensive ways out there to raise your computer screen to eye level. I am 6'3, so when I sit I am still pretty high in the air. With this stand I am able to sit with great posture and look straight ahead to my screen. I would definitely suggest getting one of these if you've ever thought about raising your monitor up off the desk.

I use my notebook computer the way most people use a desktop computer - constantly and in one location. I already deal with neck and back isues, and the additional strain and pain I was experiencing, especially in my neck, led me to try this product. It is perfect and does exactly what it says it does: it raises my notebook to eye level, and the middle shelf is a great little storage area for pens, etc. The bottom shelf holds my keyboard, although, since it is a deeper curved keyboard, the fit is not as good as it could be; however, it still does the job adequately. This a great value!

I bought this laptop stand when I found out that my laptop could drive dual screens so I could have different items on the two screens and drag stuff between them. So now I have the center of the screens at the same height, side-by-side. It is really nice to have twice the screen real-estate.

I figured that mostly I would put background stuff on the laptop screen (like email) and use my big hi-resolution screen for what I was activly working on. But, now that the laptop screen is up at eye level, I tend to use it just as often as the big monitor! It turns out that my dislike of the laptop screen had more to do with having to look down at it, even though I was not aware of that until I got it raised.

The stand is a great height. It is now much easier to use my laptop - no neck strain and shoulder strain from having to sit and type in an uncomfortable position. The criticism I have is that it is difficult to get to the USB ports in the back of my laptop. I would also like the top of the stand to be a little more vented for cooling the laptop.

This stand raises my monitor to the prefect height. I have my 15" MacBook Pro on a laptop cooler inside the stand. If you use your laptop primarily as a desktop then this set up works well. But if you remove the laptop often, it's kind of a pain plugging in (and unplugging) all the cables (monitor, usb, headphone etc...) when the laptop is inside the stand. If you have the desks pace, it's easier to keep the laptop outside the stand.

I have a hard time finding the right height monitor stand. This Targus stand is perfect. My laptop fits under the monitor on a pull out draw. Love using this product!

The good news is that it's made of strong rugged plastic supports. The bad news is that it's not very versatile, meaning you can't raise or lower it without dismantling it, you can't tilt and if you secure it tightly like it should be, it doesn't swivel.

The middle tray is practically useless. The size and shape are pointless. It may hold pens and pencils but not a normal size keyboard for storage. The could have designed this feature to be of more practical use.

I quit using mine, put it in the closet and found a laptop riser from Fellowes that suits me fine.

This product works ONLY as a monitor stand that allows you to raise your small crt or flatscreen up a little. It doesn't work well with laptops in my opinion.

I did buy this twice because the first product I received did not have the risers. Once I called the company, though, the service was very quick. They scheduled the item to be picked up and was quick to credit back my account. Because they were so responsive, I decided to order the exact same item.