Ergotron LX Dual Arm Desk Mount Review

[Greg Ross]

I'm really sorry I haven't been to this thread in a while .

The 17" notebook was sold, but I have a 2407WFP monitor from Dell.

Hey Kevin, just a quick question or two...(1) are you still using this and (2) how has it held up to a few months usage?

[Kevin O'Brien]

It has held up great.

After adjusting the tension, it can hold up fairly large devices without any problem. I was using this for over a month with a much larger 22" LCD, and it was stable as can be. At this time I also had the Gateway FX 17" notebook on it, and worked fine as long as spring tension was maxed.

Right now the stand works as good as it did on day one, although I have had to retighten one of the pivot points more than once on the monitor side. I frequently spin my LCD around to show Jerry things from time to time, and one of the screws just gets kinda loose after a while. In a normal home setting this would never be a problem.

The dell 24" should be fine, as its weight is around the same as the Lenovo 22" I was using.

The only thing you need to worry about is the desk surface you are clamping this thing onto. My work desk is like 1"+ thick, and with the weight of LCD and notebook it can flex the entire desk surface. If you are putting it on some 1/2" pressed fiber Sauder desk surface it would have a high chance of ripping your desk in half and throwing your equipment on the floor

[phaze]

I would really like to know if the Dual Arm will support a 15.4" Widescreen Lenovo T61 and the new Dell 2408WFP.

The Lenovo t61 is rated at 5.9lbs but I have the extended battery so it's a little heavier. I will say the laptop weights 7 lbs at most to be generous.

The dell is rated at 15.5LBs without the stand. The Dual Arm says it supports a total weight of 20LBS if using the clamp, and 40lbs with the grommet.

I have an Ikea desk (Galant series for those ikea fanboys) which is only 3/4" thick and is made of (obviously) particlewood.

Do you think this combination of ~23lbs will push it to the point of instability?

I am not sure if drilling into this desk will ruin it. I've always heard that drilling into particlewood can damage it, but I am no carpenter.

Thanks for any information.

Jonathan

[phaze]

Anyone ?

[Jerry Jackson]

Originally Posted by phaze

I would really like to know if the Dual Arm will support a 15.4" Widescreen Lenovo T61 and the new Dell 2408WFP.

Do you think this combination of ~23lbs will push it to the point of instability?

I am not sure if drilling into this desk will ruin it. I've always heard that drilling into particlewood can damage it, but I am no carpenter.

Thanks for any information.

Jonathan

Yes, the Erotron LX Dual Arm Desk Mount will support both the T61 and 2408WFP. Kevin uses this dual arm mount daily and often mounts more weight to it than this.

As for drilling into the particlewood ... I don't know. Kevin just has his clamped to his desk and it seems pretty secure, but ultimately it's your call since you'll be the one risking your equipment.

[Kevin O'Brien]

I would be weary if clamping this mount to a not-so-strong desk. My work desk is a fairly beefy Steelcase model about as thick as a door and it has some flex to it on heavier loads. If I were going to mount this on a standard consumer fiberboard desk, I would really consider looking at strengthening the desk with a section of plywood above and below the desk. Maybe something 1' x 1' to spread out the load on the bottom, and something a bit larger than the foot for up top.