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no biggie, just FYIOne cute touch is it has wheels on the bottom so the stand can spin in place (but doesn't slide around out of position). The short answer is I'm pretty happy with it. The MacBook (Pro) screen doesn't tilt back far enough to use the highest/steepest setting, but with the base unit height the next-highest setting is good for me. all four are in the back, whereas the APC site shows 2 in back and 1 on each side. Also, the riser isn't really designed to let you stow things under the laptop, so it doesn't function as a shelf to reclaim the desk space underneath. (raised 7 inches, also the recently announced "late 2008" MacBooks have screens which tilt back further) I would have also preferred if the raise/tilt was a continuous adjustment, but this provides a series of discrete locking positions instead.
show an officemate something on your screen).One thing that wasn't originally an expected outcome is that I've started using a dual-headed setup. Although I would prefer if it would raise/lower straight vertically instead of tilting to achieve the effect, it does the job. So it's easy to reposition the display for different viewing angles (e.g. good enough, I can appreciate this probably gives a more rigid base.The USB plugs let me keep mouse/keyboard/hard drives/etc. mounted at the desktop, although the plugs seem a little "cheap" (wiggle around a bit, seems like it might be kind of a loose connection) The position of the USB plugs doesn't quite match up with the pictures on the APC website. Previously it was too awkward to position a second monitor with the laptop, but now that the laptop is at a good height with a consistent location, I've setup another screen next to it, which makes a much more productive environment.The main downside is that the base of the riser comes forward further than I'd like, so if using the laptop as the "main screen" with a keyboard in place, the screen winds up a little further away than I like.
Relatively minor points however, you're not going to do much better on either issue with other choices I've seen on the market, so I'd still recommend this one.
I bought the APC ENS-USB Ergonomic Notebook Stand with 4-port USB Hub for my husband to use at work. It is a wonderful addition to a workstation. The stand puts the laptop at just the correct, adjustable level and the 4 USB ports make it handy to add extras to your laptop like keyboard/mouse/printer. Don't hesitate to purchase this dandy little ditty.
I was unaware that a keyboard & mouse would be needed as the product raises the laptop too high to use the smartpad. Since the laptop sits so high, it also made it slide down and nearly fall off.
Love this stand. It works great for my MacBook. Gives it the air circulation it needs underneath. Love the swivel feature and having the usb hub is a great plus.
After trying several other stands that claimed to be able to hold my behemoth of a laptop without breaking either the laptop or the stand, this one actually does. The USB hub feature really helped with all of my peripherals too. My desk is actually a comfortabl, uncluttered work space at last.
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