Lx Dual Desk Mount Arm, Black
by Ergotron
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Manufacturer: ErgotronBrand: Ergotron
Edition: Electronics
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: CD
Platform: Windows
Model: 28-512-195
Publisher: Ergotron
Studio: Ergotron
Music Label: Ergotron
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Lx Dual Desk Mount Arm, Black
Customer Review: With a Little Tweak, All is Well
Summary: 4 Stars
With this product my search was over: I am very satisfied with the arm and the flexibility of the mechanism. It is well-constructed, employs high grade materials, and is beautifully designed.
Caveat No. 1: Like other reviewers noted, the positioning mechanism requires a bit of tweaking to align with the weight and height of your monitors and/or monitor+laptop combo. Apart from two lockng keys that help to adjust the height on the single pole, there is a single compression bolt or tension rod locking nut on the swivel arm that is critical to the mechanism. It works very much like old model swivel lamps that rely on one locking knob to hold its position. You half expect the droopy lamp phenomena here but not on on this device: while the locking system can indeed be tricky to manage, the solution is to move the monitor or the laptop temporarily out of the way so that you can properly adjust the bolt or tension nut. Positioning the locking system perpendicularly and directly behind the monitor/laptop is a bit of an odd design choice.
Once set in position, you can forget the swivel since the tension is now weight-adjusted. I can constantly change the height and extend the arms, with no loss of tension or inducing a recoil effect.
Caveat No. 2: The reason I haven't given a 5 star rating is that there is too much movement when typing on the laptop mounted on one of the arms. The solution is to use a separate USB keyboard and mouse. I use a KVM switch that manages two laptops and uses a single keyboard, mouse and audio input/output.
Caveat No. 3: While the laptop mounts are of good quality, I found the retaining springs (which is rather flimsy looking and another poor design choice) and brackets to be too short. I add a 3/4 inch thick cooling fan under the laptop which together exceeds the specs of the retaining springs and retaining bracket. Without the springs and brackets, the laptop would just slip from the mount. Not good! The work around is to reposition the springs and mount these on the cooling fan which is in turn held by the arm's mounting bracket.
All in all, a great product with minor inconveniences and design compromises, which fulfills your expectations as long as you use the laptop mounted on one of the arms with a separate keyboard and mouse.
Description of Lx Dual Desk Mount Arm, Black
Make the most of your workspace. Use this ingenious tool with your notebook and an external LCD or with two LCDs. Create a productive side-by-side configuration that lifts screens up to where they're easier to see while reclaiming valuable work-surface.Digital Cameras & Photo Categories
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