Bottom line:
High quality product that should serve most people with few exceptions. If you don't need full-motion free-movement of your monitors (i.e. you'll mostly keep them in one place), then stop looking around and buy this stand--you won't regret it. This product will work well for 90% of the people wanting to lift up their monitors and gain valuable desk work space.
I am cautious about low priced stuff, generally figuring that you get what you pay for, but this product is the exception. I was pleasantly surprised and got tremendous value for the functionality and quality. No doubt there are some limitations but for my purposes they are minor.
Negatives/Limitations:
1) Arm Reach. Each segment of the arm is a fixed length which limits what you can do with the monitors and finding a suitable final location/position. The arrangement is that you have the mounting post and the arms clamp to it. The arms don't have a shoulder joint to angle down, but can be positioned/installed at any point up and down the post. The arms have an freely bendable elbow joint and a freely bendable wrist joint (side to side and up and down). The fixed length segments limit the positions of the two monitors in terms of arrangement and closeness to you. After mounting my two 24 inch widescreen monitors on the arms and putting them side-by-side there's very little arm length left to separate them or move them closer to me. Normally that wouldn't be a problem but my desk is 35 inches deep and because the monitors are so wide the arms aren't quite long enough. Don't get me wrong, I have them adjusted in a way that works for me but I could have used a few more inches to be perfect.
2) Shoulder Joint only has horizontal, not vertical movement. The arms are clamped to the vertical post and are perpendicular to it. You cannot move the arms down at an angle, but only horizontally side to side. The arms are clamped to the vertical post. You can slide them up and down along the post but you must use the included hex wrench to loosen the clamp a bit then slide the arms (together, not separately) up or down, then tighten the clamp.
3) Intended for fixed positions, not free motion. These are not full-motion free-moving arms. You can move the monitors but it generally requires two hands. Most people could probably one-handed pivot the monitors side to side or adjust the top to bottom viewing angle, but everything else is a bit tight and stiff and it takes two hands to do other adjustments.
4) No cable guides for the mast/post (trivial complaint). If you want the full experience, you'll want to come up with some way to hide you monitor power and video cables as they travel up the mast/post. You can't hide them in the post, so I just wrapped them around the post as they traveled up. This brings up another point...you'll likely want or need to buy longer power and video cables or else move the computer closer to the post.
Positives/Benefits:
1) Low Price, Great Value. The equipment is first class look and design. I expected cheap metal and flimsy parts, but this is heavy duty, packaged well, and nicely finished with thoughtful touches like including the wrench, putting rubber padding on the mount part that rests on your desk, and cable guides on the arms.
2) Strength of the mount. The mast and arms are very strong and rugged. They hold the monitors very securely and I am not concerned at all with the weight or it breaking.
3) Desk Space! I didn't realize how much more desk space this gives you and how much I'd like it--it's wonderful! You won't regret trying this out.
I bought this because of neck and shoulder problems from bending my neck down looking at monitors for hours on end. Now my monitors are at eye level and I keep my head/neck straight. This has helped me a lot!
I have the right monitor positioned directly in front of me and use it as my main monitor. I have the left monitor angled towards me use it for extra stuff or when I want to look at two windows side by side. Windows 7 is GREAT by allowing you to drag a full-screen window or program from one monitor and to the other monitor and automatically snapping it to full screen by dragging it to the top of the monitor. I also love Google Chrome web browser for allowing me to tear off a tab from a window on one monitor and drag it to the other and snap to full screen.
Don't wait or waste time debating or investigating. For $35 bucks it's worth a try. p.s. I am not associated with this company or product and have no interest other than encouraging other people to buy a good product that will help them.
| Manufacturer | WALI |
|---|---|
| Brand | WALI |
| Item Weight | 12.57 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 24 x 12.1 x 5.4 inches |
| Item model number | B002R9HQLI |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Color | Black |
| Material Type | Stainless Steel |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Manufacturer Part Number | B002R9HQLI |
