Reviews for Ergotron MX Desk Mount LCD Arm

This is a very solidly-built product, and is also aesthetically pleasing. No complaints there. And it also is fairly straightforward to set up. However, it does not hold up a 27" Cinema Display. The armature holds it up fine, but the spring-tensioned elbow will not stay in position and instead rotates down until the display is at center gravity...or else it's resting on my desk (in the case of portrait mode)! And I did crank the spring tension adjustment as tight as it will go.

I wanted to flip my iMac on it's side(for vertical viewing). I purchased this item and coupled it with a Company's device called Vesa Wall Mount(an adapter that lets me do this with an iMac). It work perfectly.

This item is so well constructed, it made the project super safe and easy. I now have an iMac 27" sandwiched by 2 vertically positioned smaller iMacs and have had this setup for a year with no problems.

The item almost has no limits.....as it can be bent at so many different angles to accommodate all of your needs. and is so well built I never feel like it's going to ruin the computers. Super kool item.

I bought this for my new 27" iMac because I wanted to be able to utilize the space under the entire computer and have some ability to move the screen. While this arm is built like a tank, as many have stated it really does not seem to be ideal for the 27" iMac. Ultimately, because of the weight of the 27" iMac the arm must be tightened so it is not set up to move the screen around as easily or freely as one would hope. Moreover the clearance from the bottom of the iMac to the desk surface is nominal - I am tall but not unusually tall at about 6' 2" and I still have to tilt the monitor up. Even my 5' 6" wife thinks the monitor is too low. I will keep it for now but may buy something else.

I have been very disappointed with Apple stands for the iMac and display (I own one of each) because they have no vertical adjustment. Very poor for setting up an ergonomic workstation. I use a 24" iMac at my work and I replaced the stand with the Ergotron. For me, getting the LCD closer to the work surface was the issue. Installation of the stand was straight forward. The instructions are quite intuitive and easy to follow. This is a very sturdy, well built stand. Even at an extended reach on my desktop, it supports the weight of the 24" iMac without difficulty. It is the type of product that I like. The specs are correct and it performs in the way the manufacturer claims. The specs state that the lift is 5" and it delivers that for me but, even better, it easily support the iMac just 1/2" off the work surface. A good product.

I used this with my 24inch iMac and the arm does not support the weight. The arm does not stay stable and it sinks down all the way so the computer is resting on the desk.

If anyone has any suggestions of what I may have done wrong or how to adjust the strength/support I'd appreciate it.

I think this mount's high ratings may be misleading about its usability. It isn't a poorly designed arm, but it is a design that caters to larger-sized desks. I give it three stars because it lacks in universality—some minor design tweaks could probably fix this. The dimension you should pay close attention to is the depth of your table-top. The arm's hinge allows it to be pulled outward or folded inward; the problem is the folding-in part. It's span (when folded/collapsed) is quite large. It is possible to circumvent this problem by swiveling the arm off to one side, and then twisting the screen so that it points back at you; but this is an awkward look and feel, and it puts a lot of stress on the clamping device that mounts the arm to the desk. All in all, this LCD Arm is built well, but it is built for those who can accommodate it.

I used the Ergotron arm along with the VESA Mount Adapter Kit to mount my 27-inch i7 iMac. The iMac now floats serenely over my desk. The weight of my fully decked out BTO iMac was not an issue since after removing the aluminum stand the computer weighed in at 29 pounds. I did have to increase both tension settings of the arm. The installation took about an hour even with the three mistakes I made.