Bretford MobilePro Desk Mount Combo

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3.5 out of 5 stars

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  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

    Great Product, A Hassle To Set Up

    • Written by from Santa Monica

    When I ordered my new late 2012 27" IMac, this mount seemed like a good deal for the price. When I received the product I was astounded by how poorly it was packaged. I understand that this is not an apple product; however, since every other Item I have ever received from apple has been beautifully packaged, I was expecting a certain level of constancy. Upon opening the shipping box I discovered that the mount was just sitting on the bottom under one piece of styrofoam. One of the bags of screws had been torn, and small parts were strewn all over the place. Ignoring the minor inconvenience of the poor packaging, I decided to set the mount up; however, I quickly discovered that the mounting screws were too short to go through my desk
    (and I don't have a particularly thick desk) this required me to get out my router and create a cavity for the mount to fit in. All hassle aside, this is an excellent product, If only it were easier to set up, and properly packaged.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Great Choice

    • Written by from Little Rock

    I bought the Bretford MobilePro Desk Mount Combo arm after I had initially purchased a less expensive arm mount for the 27" iMac that was very disappointing. When the Bretford mount arrived, I was impressed by the quality of construction and strength with which it supports the iMac & MacBook Pro. The wire management leaves something to be desired, but it's not awful. Overall, I definitely recommend this product.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Perfect for Apple Screens

    • Written by from Singapore

    I bought 2 units of the mount combo when I was visiting the USA and I am supper happy!

    The product is must have if you have a Thunder Bolt or apple screen 27"
    It will make your screen investment even more worth it when you fix it on!

    I must say, Bretford has done their R&D and you will not go wrong with this Desk mount Combo.

    I highly recommend you to get professionals to DRILL holes on your desk to enjoy the way how you hide the cables in the main Pole.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Excellent

    • Written by from Sutton Coldfield

    Once I got over the shock that I had to drill 5 holes in my desk to mount the main column, I got on with the job. Good sturdy and solid parts that fit together well and lots of adjustable bolts that enables you to get your monitor screen and lap top exactly where you want them without cluttering up your desk. Well worth the high price.

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Seems to work well.

    • Written by from Arcata

    Tip. Use the supplied mounting plate as a template when drilling into your desk, and drop a bolt or two through the first two holes for proper alignment. Other than a bit tedious to install, im happy with my macbook pro and thunderbolt display sitting over my desk. Works well so far. I did have to rig up a pad for the rear edge of the macbook to keep it from scratching. easy with some adhesive backed foam strips from the hardware store.

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Good not Great

    • Written by from San Diego

    I have owned this for about two weeks and it is extremely well build, solid materials and construction. I have it set up with a Thunderbolt Display 27" and an iMac 27" and have had zero problems, supports the weight and the arms are easy to rotate. The only complaint I have is that you can really only position the displays on the x axis and have to unlock the arms to move them on the y axis w/ only about two inches of adjustment at each level. This makes it impossible for me to align the bottom of the display area on both screens its about an 1.5in off. This is a very slight complaint but one that should be made because the Ergotron desk mounts do not have this problem.

    Another thing to consider is cable management, which is amazing unless you forget to connect all your cables when putting it together. For me it is impossible to remove the cable ties when in place, not sure why but I am almost at the point of ripping them out but do not want to damage them. I would recommend that If you do purchase this plan on routing all your cables before you use the cable clamps because they are hard to remove, I had to zip tie additional ones in the back.

    Other then that it is nice being able to rotate my monitors in my room for watching a movie in the bed, or on the other side of the room on the sofa. Saves me from having to buy another TV.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Not very good at all

    • Written by from SAN FRANCISCO

    This is poorly designed. If I wasn't passed my 2 week return period I would be packing it up instead of writing this review. This was TOO expensive to have the following problems for the cost it should work amazingly well but it doesn't!

    1) The attachment to the desk surface it to complicated and over engineered. Why did I need 5 bolts? If anything I feel like I've weakened the desk in the very spot it needs to be at its strongest.

    2) The adjustment of the monitor and laptop holder arms is way too difficult. I've been removing my laptop before adjusting that arm to avoid damaging the computer. This is a PAIN. I should have to fear for the safety of my laptop just to adjust the height

    3) wire management isn't very good and feels like it will break if used too much. To avoid it breaking I've not put the power cable into it since that will be the cable mostly removed. Another PAIN.

    It does look very cool and free up desk space but not worth the cost / problems with the design.

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Fantastic product with a few flaws

    • Written by from San Francisco

    This double-arm VESA display mount is incredibly strong, fairly easy to install, and completely revolutionized my desk - the entire surface of my desk is now usable, and my display and MacBook Pro are perfectly positioned ergonomically. Just as great, I now cannot see a single cable - I hate cables, and that makes me happy. The finish on the post matches all my Apple gear, and the actual arms are over-engineered, rock solid, and easy to adjust.

    I have a few criticisms, though. The black plastic cap is ugly (fortunately, it's hidden behind my cinema display). It requires you to drill holes in your desk (no clamp-mount option). Finally, although it includes self-adhesive felt pads designed to protect your lap top from the 4 brackets that hold it in place, it has no felt pads for the four steel bolts that hold those brackets in place. If you don't apply something to protect your computer, they will scratch the heck out of it.

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Very good hardware

    • Written by from Calgary

    We bought these for everyone at our office who uses a MacBook and a second monitor (anywhere from 21-27"). Very well received by everyone.

    With the beautiful integrated stand on the iMacs and Apple Cinema displays, you really won't save a whole lot of desk space -- but for MacBook users with monitors by other manufacturers this setup helps a lot. Plus a room full of them looks really good.

    Only issue: you need to drill 5 holes through the top of your desk. Not a problem for us -- these should last as long as the desks they're mounted to. We're pretty sure we'll keep using them no matter what new machines/monitors we'll buy in the coming years.

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Not as nice as i see it on the site!

    • Written by from Essex Junction

    The main pole is aluminum, and the rest of those arms are metal with gray powder coated, Appl store shipped to me w/ very low quality packaging, the main pole is scratched. However be an Appl Fans I wouldn't return it, i did called and let them know how i felt.

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