Aluminium Gooseneck Tablet Stand & Cell Phone Holder,Universal 360° Flexible Tablet Mount| Lazy Arm Holder Clamp Mount Bracket Bed Dock Compatible with Pad Mini/Air 2/3/4,Tab 2 3 and 4.7-10.5" Devices

The media could not be loaded.  I originally bought an adjustable cable clamp-on, pivot-head device holder for $5 from the discount store Five Below … it worked very well until I broke it - because the one flaw was that the adjustable cable was attached to the clamp differently than this model (picture #3) - instead of the base of the cable screwing into the clamp like this one that I’m bought after (& am reviewing here), the end of the cable goes down into a hole in the top of the part of the clamp that you turn to tighten the clamp to whatever you’re securing it to … I’m not sure what the cable is secured to underneath that top part, but whatever it is, it allows you to turn/rotate/swivel the cable 360° … As you can see from my pic #1 and my little demonstration video in #2, this aluminum, serpentine-style gooseneck is TERRIBLE in its capacity to hold up my iPad Air 2 (which has a 9.7” screen and weighs, maybe, 1.5 lbs - or less) …now, this clamp has 2 ways to connect the gooseneck - at the side & on top - I do have the gooseneck connected at the side right now - so maybe that’s a problem (tho it shouldn’t be) … I guess I should have tried connecting on top, to see if it holds up better, but I screwed it in SO tight that I can’t unscrew it - I need to find a pliers, and possibly even need to call my son or brother over to loosen it (my grip strength is not very good, or my overall muscle strength, in general 😩) … perhaps I will update this after doing so, in order to be a little more “fair” in my review, with regard to this. Also, when bending/moving the gooseneck one time, I heard an odd noise - a very faint one, that sounded as if something cracked just slightly or broke (but didn’t break completely, as the cable snapping in two like my first one) - at that time, it felt as if the gooseneck became a little more “loose” (?) - it was after that, that it wouldn’t hold my device up anymore, and it started the drooping/falling down. I won’t add anything more here, as the pic & the video speak for themselves.Some who have reviewed this “aluminum gooseneck flexible tablet mount” (clamp) stated that the gooseneck was too inflexible & they had an extremely difficult time bending/manipulating it into position/changing positions of it - I have to disagree … based on my experience with the 2 different types of goosenecks, this one bends & moves pretty easily compared to the one I first bought from Five Below … the one from Five Below has a gooseneck that is a solid metal cable - not aluminum like this one - and is encased in solid-style, hard plastic material - not the more-flexible serpentine-style like this one … based my own experience, the solid metal cable gooseneck of the one from Five Below was VERY difficult for me to bend/manipulate compared to this one made of aluminum … conversely, the serpentine-style hard plastic wrap of this one is easier for me to bend/manipulate than the solid plastic wrap of the one from Five Below (I won’t go as far as saying it is “WAY” easier, just that I feel it is “on some level,” easier (at least for me)In trying to bend the cable of the one from Five Below, to position it the way I wanted, on more than one occasion I bent it right at the bottom (where the cable goes down into turning piece of plastic that tightens the clamp to the table), without “bracing it”/holding it in place where the cable goes into the clamp-tightened & making the “bend” be at a few inches above there - and never imagining that this solid metal cable could/would break - I would just “force” the entire cable down to where I wanted it, and of course it just bent at the point it was easiest for it to do - the base/bottom - and as you can see from my 3rd pic, it did indeed break - that solid metal cable snapped right in two & that hard, solid plastic wrap tore!! This serpentine one just looked to me like it would bend easier & not snap in two as easy, so I bought it.My pics #4, 5, 6 & 7 are all of the one I bought at Five Below … #4 is just so you can see how it attaches to something - it worked well, but not as well as this one, in that it did come a little loose once in awhile, after pulling on/moving around the gooseneck several times too hard. Pics #5, 6 & 7 show the other end of the gooseneck, where the device holder itself is, and the swivel ball joint that attaches them & allows you to rotate your device to the left, right, up & down, etc. The swivel ball joint of the one from Five Below is far superior in its range of motion - as you can see in my pics … This one hardly moves to the left, right, or up & down, at all!!! It’s very irritating after having one that moves your device so much, and then going to this one, which literally relies 95% on the cable to get the device in the exact position … the one from Five Below is about 50%/50% ratio, where you have 2 ways to move your device into place.In summary, this one needs to improve on the strength of the gooseneck (its ability to hold the weight of devices without drooping or falling right down - unless, of course, that is due to the fact that something did actually crack/break and it was due to my own negligence again. But I’d still be disappointed that yet another brand would so easily break (and now I’ll have to pay way more for another one to see if a higher price might indeed mean higher quality). Then, I am disappointed in the range of motion (poor/little) of the swivel ball joint of this one - and this also needs to be improved/much better.

The neck is very strong. It took considerable effort to bend it while holding the piece. Once it was on the desk, it became almost impossible. Between the necessary effort (which made me feel as if I was about to damage my desk) and the parts of the neck that can't or shouldn't be moved, it seemed unusable.The bottom of the neck, about a hands-width, isn't flexible so it acts like a lever on the beefy, metal clamp. Kudos for a strong clamp, but it's a bit bigger than will fit on some desks (depth not thickness, the front hit molding under the desk and the back forced the desk more than a quarter of an inch from the wall).The top of the neck has a ball joint which attaches to the holder with a plastic socket tightened by a threaded plastic collar. This gives it about 15 degrees of swivel while letting the tablet rotate freely between portrait and landscape. Unfortunately, the neck is so rigid you need to adjust the position of the tablet by reaching around and adjusting the neck. Attempting to move the tablet directly seems like it could break the holder. The neck provides a nice lever and the solid clamp made me feel like I would break my desk by adjusting it one-handed. The neck did get slightly looser after I took it off and bent it over and over for a bit. On that note, I should mention that the unit should be assembled before attaching it. Unlike articulated lamps where the lamp drops in, the neck of this device screws into the clamp. Depending on your setup it can be awkward to get the holder attached.The unit is well designed compared to a lot of things I've seen in consumer electronics, but it is a bit too rigid, especially for its need. I became immediately concerned when I tried to adjust the angle and heard a plastic crack. (Can't find any damage...) To be fair, it takes quite a bit to hold up even a light tablet without it sagging or wobbling, but my tablet isn't that heavy. I couldn't even twist the neck back into the loop it came in.I think there's more room for flexibility in the neck, but I applaud the manufacturer/designer for making a solid, well-built piece when so many would have gone for cheap and throw-away. For $20, I've decided to hang on for a bit and see how it works out.

The media could not be loaded.  I use tablet stands for my disabled son. Most stands I’ve bought only last maybe 6 months before breaking or not holding the tablet up. I’ve had this one for a year and a half and it still holds the tablet! However, the adjusting knob just broke so it doesn’t attach to the desk as well so I just ordered a new one. Not bad after owning for a year and a half. Definitely recommend this one!

Plastic knob broke on first use. Cannot tighten or loosen anymore.

Everything was good except for the most important plastic screw cap, which breaks if you try to tighten the grip.