AboveTEK Tablet Stand, Multi-Angle Adjustable iPad Stand Holder, 360° Swivel Tablets Stand Aluminum Desk Mount Fits 4”-11"(Diagonal) iPad/mini/Air/Pro for Business Kiosk Office – Black

EDIT about a year later:I’m changing this to five stars. The stand is sturdy and versatile, and the clamp loosened up enough over time that now I don’t have any trouble using it with my iPad in its case. This stand is definitely worth five stars. The only two complaints: 1. The clamp is still a bit tight to fit around an iPad in a case *with* room for an Apple Pencil… but that’s a lot to ask, and it does work! 2. It’s pretty easy to accidentally move the arm over into a position where the whole thing then topples over. But it’s also pretty easy to put something heavy on the base if you want it to have a wider range, and if you want a really wide range of movement then get the version with the clamp instead.This appears to be the best tabletop tablet stand out there, overall. The arm is extremely well engineered, the base is heavy and stable and has excellent anti-skid feet. Even the ball joint at the top has enough friction to hold a fairly heavy tablet in place while still being widely adjustable. The only problem is the clamp that holds the tablet. If you compare it to the “retail kiosk” tablet stand from the same manufacturer AddTek, which is probably visible on this page, you can see that clamp has plenty of locations to grip it to be able to pull out against the force of the spring. And if you compare to a couple other brands that both start with L, which I’m also seeing on this page, you see clamps that have metal bars for the sliding part which allows you to grip inside the clamp ends, and another one that has actual red loops around the outside to give a strong handhold. This one, the only way to grip it at all is a tiny little smooth plastic lip. I am very strong, I can max out a 200-lb grip strength meter, but the awkwardness of this clamp design makes it a real pain to use. I can get it on and off of my 11” iPad Pro if I place the stand on a table in front of me so I have clear access with both hands, but trying to, say, reach down from above while standing and release the iPad with one hand... well, that’s basically not possible with this design. I have another tablet holder that is a clamp on top of a standard music stand, and the spring is just as tight but it is much, much easier to operate because I can get a finger inside the mechanism and pull easily when it’s open.If you plan to use this with a phone or a small tablet like an iPad mini, I don’t think you will have any trouble. If you plan to use it with a full-size tablet like an iPad Pro 11”, and you intend to put the tablet in the stand and then never take it out, well then this will work really, really well for you, because the tablet certainly won’t ever fall out accidentally! But if you want to use it intermittently with a full-size tablet, especially a tablet with a protective case, you will find this very awkward and difficult to use and I can’t recommend it for that use case.This is really very disappointing because in literally every other way this stand is perfect, it’s head and shoulders above all the competition. And it’s especially disappointing that the clamp is so poorly designed since this same manufacturer sells other tablet holders that look like they are much, much better. I’m hoping the manufacturer reads this (and the dozens of other reviews complaining about the clamp being hard to operate!) and does a straightforward redesign.

I’ve bought this stand for myself and for gifting. I like the quality and have bought different stands from AboveTEK throughout the years.

I had a good idea that I was going to enjoy this stand when I hefted the box from the porch. I recalled the ad blurb putting the weight at about 3.5 lbs, and upon removing the stand from the box, it definitely felt, stand-wise, like I'd crossed an indefineable line from "accessory" to "gear".This baby's well designed and the concept beautifully engineered. Both arms and bracket clamps have openings through which cabling can be passed. I like that AboveTEK included a pair of Allen wrenches, though they weren't necessary for assembly. In fact, the only "assembly" that I had to accomplish was affixing the holder-bracket to the stand. In no time, I had a Fire HD10 mounted and in use.The stand's joint tension and swivel angles are beautifully configurable — when I set the stand's position, it STAYS there. I have the tablet in the stand about an arm's-length away, and it's cool that, as I tap-in a dictionary search entry, the device jiggles almost imperceptively. I also have a goose-neck stand, but even when holding my lightest tablet, it seemed to bob and weave if I only looked at it funny.Attaching and removing tablets are easy with my new stand — the tablet is held firmly, but without an inordinate amount of pressure being exerted. The bracket on that old goose-neck of mine had clamps that bore down with the force of a bear trap. Possible tablet damage was always a concern.In summary, the stand is literally better than I'd hoped for, but the mechanical and visual aspects of the device aren't really the best thing about this adventure.I'd sent AboveTEK a message noting that my order was delivered without the quarter-inch camera adapter that was supposed to be included. in less than two hours, I received the following reply from "Jay" in Customer Support:"We apologize for the incident of missing DSLR Camera Adapter in the package. In order to remedy for you, we have taken the initiative and shipped a free new replacement of the whole product "AboveTEK Long Arm Tablet Stand" to you with the shipping address as shown below. Expected arrival is by Wednesday, 4/11. You don't need to return the original unit and we are sorry again for the inconvenience."They even provided carrier and tracking information on the replacement. Now that's what I call customer support!

Let me get this out of the way...the product I received, was previously opened and taped up heavily. I was very disappointed when I opened the shipping box to find the product like that. The original packaging was literally torn open, and then heavily wrapped in shipping tape. When I got it open and sorted everything out, it was missing the allen wrench, which you need to tighten everything in place once your set it the way you want it, and the camera adapter. So since I had an allen wrench in my tool box, I was able to try it out. The stand is absolutely awesome!! You can move and shape it into just about any direction. The base is a little heavy, but if you're not carrying it around, and just keeping on your desk, I think you will love this! Mine was supposedly shipped from Amazon, and that's disappointing that I got it like I did. I am getting a replacement though so I can have the camera attachment at least, so we will see how the next one arrives. But as a stand for my iPad, I love it!!