Comments on: Ergotron Inc

By: K. Smith

K. Smith — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Well built, but a small shaky
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I did a lot of research into dual monitor stands, and this one was by far most inexpensive. It’s a pretty excellent stand: built solidly, well designed, and simple to place together. The screws and mounting brackets are strong and made of excellent metal. I mounted two 21.6 inch monitors on it and it holds the weight just fine. Overall, it is worth the money.

The stand does what it is supposed to do, but I have a few nitpicking points to make.

First, the whole setup is a small shaky. If you bang your desk or close a drawer hard the monitors will sway a bit.

Second, the center of gravity is over the base of the upright post, not over the wide base in the front. This means that if you push the edge of one the monitors the whole thing rotates at that point. I’m confident that it won’t fall over, but I’d be a small nervous about it if my desk were not against a wall.

Third, although the specs say you can mount two 22″ monitors, you can’t really rotate monitors that huge. To rotate the monitors you pull them apart slightly first, but for my 21.6″ monitors I have to pull them so far that they come off the back crosspiece a small. If you’re not careful you could pull one monitor off completely (and then the other one will tip sideways because it no longer has a counterweight). Two 20″ monitors might not have this problem, but I can’t say for sure. They really should have mentioned this in the specs.

Fourth, You can limit the rotation of the monitors to a 90 degree arc. Logically, this should allow you to rotate the monitor from landscape position to portrait position and back. In reality, starting from an upright position you can rotate it 45 degrees one way or 45 degrees the other way, so you can’t change from landscape to portrait and back. The small screw hole that limits the movement is just drilled in the incorrect place. It’s a silly small design flaw in an otherwise excellent piece of equipment. (By the way, even though the 90 degree limitation doesn’t work, you can still opt for zero rotation or 360 degree rotation. Both work fine.)

Overall, a excellent piece of equipment, but not perfect.

By: Sage Lin

Sage Lin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The picture doesn’t do its justice
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This thing is huge! I bought it hoping to reduce the footprint of my dual LCD set up, but it really didn’t do much since the foot of the stand is very wide.

Having said that, it is a very nice stand though. Nicely constructed.

By: Rene Maggio

Rene Maggio — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Neoflex dual monitor stand delivers as promised … and more.
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I like it, I like it, I like it. This Neo-flex dual monitor stand by Ergotron delivers everything that it was advertised to do, and more. I place 2 19″ monitors on it and it works and looks fantastic. You have the choice of using two monitors of any size. You can even mix monitor sizes. You can also place one in vertically and one horizontally. You can lock either or both monitors in one fixed position, or allow them to swivel 90 degrees or even a full 360 degrees.

You can mount your monitors at either a 3 or 8 degree tilt from vertical. You must take care when mounting the monitors because as soon as you place one on the stand, it becomes unbalanced. The manufacturer does include a cardboard support to hold the monitor-less side up while placing the other monitor on the cross arm. Once mounted, you can go both monitors up or down and the tension is adjustable. The entire stand, yes the base too, swivels right and left so you can view the monitors to the left and right of center.

The price at Amazon was fantastic ($129.00) and shipping was included. I did find a cheaper price on another Web site but after the shipping charge was added, the price was a couple of bucks more than Amazon. You can’t beat their customer service. The last thing I wanted to say was that this stand comes in a HUGE box. I wasn’t sure what they left on my porch. The box is huge because the stand is pre-assembled and it is encased in a lot of foam to prevent hurt in shipping.

Buy this stand, you won’t regret it. I’ll buy another one when I need one.