In some of the reviews folks complain about the arms being too tight or stiff to go freely–all the joints have adjustable allen screws to manage the tightness of the movement; so if folks reckon it’s too tight, they just need to loosen the screws with the supplied allen wrench. This is not really an issue with this product at all, since all the joints have adjustable tightness. If you don’t loosen them, they will be tight and won’t go–but isn’t that what you want: user control…

While I’ve found the stand IS capable of holding up my monitor, I can tell it’s close to the limit of what it can handle.

The construction is very solid. For example, the arms appear to be made of solid steel, making it honestly hefty.

While there was very small assembly, the process itself was a bit awkward because of the weight of the monitor. This is one area where better design might have helped. My guess is that Ergotron went with a simpler design to reduce cost (this is one of the cheapest models).

Another trade off Ergotron seems to have made involves the “head” which allows you to adjust the angle of your monitor. The problem with this part is that friction is the only thing keeping it in place. For heavier monitors, this means keeping the bolts tight, which makes it harder to adjust. This may be less of a problem for lighter monitors, but it certainly limits what I can do with this stand.

I reckon if you’re looking for flexibility, you’ve got a larger monitor, and you’re willing to spend a bit more, I recommend you look elsewhere. Otherwise, you’re getting a excellent price on a well-built product that does exactly what you reckon it does.

Cleared a LOT of desk space for me, compared to the ancient LCD stand. I can push my keyboard back under the monitor and have plenty of space to work, or push back the LCD, remove the keyboard, and have an nearly completely clear desktop!

It reminds me of when I switched from an ancient CRT to my first LCD and marveled at all the new space I had…

I ordered a second arm, which I plot to modify to hold a laptop I use as a secondary computer.

I shopped around, and other LCD arms were from $125 on up through $350 or more. For $65-ish, this is a fantastic deal.

The one problem: My Hannspree monitor needed to use an adapter plate to connect to the arm. The plate was included, but the included screws were too small. $1.29 at Home Depot and I was excellent to go:

FYI I used 4mm- 0.7 x 12mm hex bolts (x4)

Update (2009/05/27): With a bit of tightening (I had to loosen stuff to be able to go my 19inch Dell) this arm holds my new 24-inch HP LP2475 (HP LP2475W 24in LCD Monitor 1920X1200) rock solid. I reckon I need to loosen a bit though … it may a bit too rock solid! So, although not recommended by Ergotron (their site selection tool points to the higher model) this arm can at least hold the HP LP2475. Although it may be at its limit (for the tilt joint).

Update (2009/05/27): With a bit of tightening (I had to loosen stuff to be able to go my 19inch Dell) this arm holds my new 24-inch HP LP2475 (HP LP2475W 24in LCD Monitor 1920X1200) rock solid. I reckon I need to loosen a bit though … it may a bit too rock solid! So, although not recommended by Ergotron (their site selection tool points to the higher model) this arm can at least hold the HP LP2475. Although it may be at its limit (for the tilt joint).

This item was simple to set up. It comes assembled with a tool-less clamp base which can be traded out for a screw-through-hole base in case you don’t want to mount it to an edge. The joints are tightened close to what you will need when you adjust your monitor. It holds the small 20″ monitor just fine and it seems solid enough to hold something heavier.

As far as size, in my mind I pictured it larger, but the two joints together can bring the screen all the way from the back of my desk to the front, which is fine. The swivel (from portrait to landscape) works perfectly and that’s largely why I got it. The cable holders are cheap. I couldn’t keep the one together on the upper arm. But the lower cable holder does just fine for keeping the cables up and out of the way. The height adjustment is o.k.. It’s a round button to push in and then you adjust the height by moving the monitor up and down and releasing the button at the desired height. The yaw ( rotate right or left) works just fine at the base of the lower arm, but the yaw near the monitor on the upper arm is odd because it’s plane of movement tilts as the arm is raised or lowered. The pitch works just fine at any angle. So, it is very simple to adjust closer/further, to the right, to the left, and portrait to landscape, but it is a small more complicated to adjust vertically or fine-tune the yaw of the monitor.

The construction is solid feeling and the hardware looks like it will last well too. I would recommend this as a reasonably cost-conscious way to gain flexibility with their monitor and clear space on their desk if they currently have a monitor with limited adjustments. It looks excellent too!

The product instruction sheet says that the arm can take up to 8 kg (16 lb) of weight, so my 5kg monitor is not too heavy.

Otherwise, the product looks nice, doesn’t take up as much space on the desk as monitor’s own stand and allows the monitor to be set in nearly any position.

What a difference! With the smaller monitor installed, this arm moves smoothly from side to side, and the height adjustment is much simpler as well. Even with the added weight of a monitor-attached speaker bar, the Neo-flex feels very solid and not flimsy at all.

I’m using the Neo-flex attached to one of the cable-management grommets in my Legaré 60″ x 47″ Corner Desk and it fits perfectly, installation was very simple, and the installation instructions were very detailed.

If I were to find something to pick at, it’d be the way the vertical tilt works – one of the axis of movement is at 45 degrees to the rest of them, so adjusting the vertical tilt is a not just a single operation, but you have to work a few seconds to get both the tilt and the rotation perfectly aligned. Not a negative point by any stretch of imagination.

Due to the positive experience with this buy, I am considering a laptop arm-extension too.

- Very sturdy, typing with it mounted to my desk did not make the screen vibrate.

- There is a large range of possible horizontal motions and a decent amount of vertical range.

- The price is very excellent when compared to some of the other products out there.

- Can be mounted in multiple ways, i.e. at the edge of you desk with a clamp or in the middle with a drill.

Cons:

- Some of the hinges to allow motion come from the factory VERY tight. I would loosen some of them a small bit before mounting.

- For the 100mm monitors there is an adapter plate that you have to use. This worries me because the monitor seems like it is being held up only by the tension of thumb screws on the monitor. But so far it seems very sturdy.

I use an AOC 2230 something or other monitor (22 inches, 11 lbs i reckon). It works perfectly. The color doesn’t perfectly match my black monitor, but….I don’t care.

There was no assembly required. It came completely assembled. Admittedly, I did have to take the edge-mount off because I’m using the grommet, but that wasn’t very hard.

There are rubber/foamish pads at the bottom of either mount where the stand touches the desk. These provide a fantastic buffer between the mount and desk so that wood won’t scratch, the mount will stay place, etc.

I’ve never used any other mount of comparable complexity, but this is exactly what I wanted.

bravo!

I wasn’t disappointed. It is one sturdy piece of hardware. After receiving it, I realized the best place to mount it was several inches further in from the end of the desk than the clamp mount would accomodate. No problem. It comes with an alternate mount that needs only one hole for a bolt through the desktop. That was perfect for my needs. One thing I feel I should mention. The mount I used is fantastic if you have a thick, sturdy desktop. If you don’t, consider placing a 1 ft. square piece of 3/4″ plywood below the desktop to distribute and stress mounting your monitor places on the desktop.

Adjustments are simple and you can change the resistance to movement of each joint with the supplied allen screws. The allen wrenches for these screws are supplied in the package. The instructions are simple to follow.

I usually don’t say this about hardware, but it looks quite nice.

I was about to order a budget mount and at the very last second I changed my mind and went for the neoflex, and I’m glad I did. The budget mounts need to be tightened whenever they are went and at least the ones I saw, did not support rotation.

Pros

- Solid feel

- No sagging (Dell 20″ 2005fpw)

- Landscape/Portrait rotation

- Push button for height adjustment (no knob/screw to tighten and/or sag)

- Includes clamp and grommet mount option.

Cons

- Included wire guides are terrible, but their mounting holes are perfect for velcro straps

- The joint responsible for aspect rotation was too stiff out of the box, and it does not have any sort of indentations so you can feel 90deg turns, you have to go by eye.

Overall the Neo-Flex is well made, stable and sturdy. While it’s a bit more than the budget mounts, it’s still relatively affordable and worth it’s price. I will be ordering another to go with my second monitor.