Lazy Arm Tablet Holder

Way back when I was sent home because of Covid19 (don't start arguing about whether Covid19 exists or not as it doesn't change the story, I was sent home). After about 3 months my employers told me that they were sending a computer so that I could work from home. A laptop was being sent according to my boss.Imagine my horror when a Surface Pro 5 arrived. For those who don't know what that is, it's basically a tablet that has a squishy keyboard attachment. This is not a device that you can use on your lap. I already have a laptop but my work requires a level of security slightly above your average requirement so I'm stuck with the Surface Pro 5, a device that has been superceded by the Surface Pro 6 and the Surface Pro 7.Now I'm a smart man, don't be offended by that, I am and I can prove it. It took me a few days to beg, borrow and steal a desk, chair, keyboard, huge monitor and tangled mass of cables, thus turning the crappy Surface Pro into a desktop computer.I had to put the phone and router on the desk as it was the only place that they could go. I considered getting a mouse (remember them?) but was given a "scratch pad" and I was ready to role play working from home, Zoom meetings wearing just a shirt for example (try it for yourself before you judge me).After a while I hooked up my laptop to the TV next to my desk and my hobby started to take up space in my workplace (I make compilation videos for a popular website with the word "Hub" in it's name).So I'm running out of space and it dawned on me that I should put the Surface Pro behind my monitor to create more space.My monitor is as far back as it can go and there's a two inch gap between the desk and the wall. The Surface Pro fell off the desk, it's a terrible thing to use, it won't stand vertically on it's own and I'm angry with gravity and I turn round to tell my girlfriend exactly that.She's sitting on the sofa with her drawing table in front of her, she's got an art degree and she was doing an illustration for a friend of ours we hadn't seen since before lockdown as the club is closed. It's a private club for like minded people and she was illustrating a scene from when we first met at the private club in town. I remember it well, I took the photo she was rendering on paper and that was the first time I saw her, entering a group of men. Anyway, she was doing a picture for each of our friends who were with her that night, she's very good, most people can't get limbs to overlap but her drawings are always perfect.This was the third drawing she'd done and the answer to my desktop problems was right there all along. Attached to the bookcase behind her was an angel poised lamp, a modern strip light, not the traditional one with a bulb inside. She used it to illuminate the paper from above. She has a different one with a magnifying glass set in a ring of leds for the detailed bits.The simple solution presented itself and after a few minutes online I found this tablet holder. It's the same versatile principle as the lamp but has lockable joints to give stability to the Surface Pro which is a bit heavier than a lamp but it's very stable and I've managed to get the Pro out of the way, thus releasing a bit of space on my desk.I may buy a second one with a camera attachment to go in the bedroom as I could position it on one of these holders very easily. Congratulations to the person who thought of making this, I can think of many more ways to use it.

Wanted a tablet support to use in bed and after much searching decided this looked the business and really glad I bought one,It has a good bracket I fix to metal siderail on bed and tablet can be adjusted to any position for use leaving you hands free which is great for reading etc. When properly set up with best tightness on the tension knobs I have no problem using my fire 10 tablet and has a good sturdy feel which I love and does not flop about as some seem to say as I have it correctly adjusted . Reading the negative reviews it is obvious some people can't adjust the bracket and arms properly,there are knobs on the arms to adjust the tightness and there is a knob on the bracket which must be taken out if not on the position of the hole you use and if put on the correct position to tighten the swivel then everything is sturdy and no flopping about as some say!!! One other thing is that in the box comes an Allen keywhich is there for a reason if you think about it!!! Its purpose is to tighten the little button head bolts which are on the arms and this will add a further tightening of these if needed. So as usual most negative reviews come from people who are not familiar with the points I mention but it's common sense really!!!!! and i would like to add i have no connection or interest in the company connected to this product just found myself a little miffed reading bad reviews for what I find is a brilliant item

I still agree with my previous review below BUT for the fact that the new replacement table 'clamp' design is different and now has a side screw that when tightened the arm does not rotate or move from side to side as with the previous design. I can loosen the screw but the arm is then a bit wobbly and creaky and it is tiresome loosening the clamp to swing the arm out of the way to be able to stand up from my chair. Overall it does what is expected but the previous design was ok so why change it? Also, it is not possible to put the upright of my older version into the new clamp which is a shame as I would have preferred this to the new screw clamp version .This is what I wrote a couple of years ago. "Just what I wanted as physically holding a Kindle up to eye level to read a book or watch a film is very tiring. I keep fidgeting and moving about to get comfy etc etc, but this tablet holder is wonderful. It holds my Kindle Fire firmly in place and I can move the arm/Kindle to be in front of me at different levels and it does not wobble accept when playing cards/games so I rest it on the arm of my chair for these activities. The clamp is strong and has not moved from the table top in any way since setting it up about three weeks ago and it is in daily use. Also the arm, with my Kindle in place, is so easy to swing to the side to move out of the way. Could not do without this now. Well worth the money."

Not even kidding, this thing has changed my life. I no longer need to hold the VERY uncomfortable iPad Pro with it's metal edges that dig into your fingers. I can watch movies in bed, play games in bed, talk on discord in bed, it's great!The only bad part was when it first arrived, the metal connector that goes into the plastic clamp is a little flimsy but I managed to swap it out for a thick steel bolt and it's super sturdy now!