LX Desk Arm

This arm lives up to every one of their feature claims and then some. Here are some of the standouts : - It's precision engineered and solid - It's sexy looking - It's American made (any company that is hiring people HERE to make innovative and quality products gets a *big salute and a bonus) - It's adjustable to almost any angle you could possibly make use of, and - When you maneuver it to the spot you want - it STAYS - But when you want to quickly move or simply adjust it to another spot, it smoothly swivels there .. and STAYS - And all of this even with heavy monitors - like my Dell 23" touchscreen. For work I put the arm attached to the back of the desk behind my laptop, and the DELL hangs nice and solid above the laptop screen for a perfect dual screen setup. At my height (6'3") that puts the big monitor right at eye height. Perfect for design and development. I push the laptop to the side and swing the arm all the way down to desk height in front of me for DJ'ing with the touchscreen. And I easily swing the arm with the DELL all the way around facing my bed if I feel like watching a movie at night. At no time have I doubted that this thing was stable or that my heavy monitor was in any way at risk. Nor is it the slightest bit finicky about moving or staying where I put it. It smoothly and precisely does its job and does not need adjustment at the joints in the slightest. Now about my experience with customer service: The assembly is basically simple, so the 1 or 2 page sparse instructions were good enough for me to get it 90% there. However the last thing that was holding me up mounting it and finishing the job, was the 'pan' motion left and right (like shaking your head motion left right). All of the other directions of motion have either hex bolts for adjustment, or a screw, or they don't need any adjustment. But the pan left/right was stuck. And I couldn't find any adjustment for that axis of motion at all. When I called the company on the phone somebody picked up after minimal hold. Lo and behold if it wasn't someone living and working right here in the US! After I briefly explained the problem she said she had never seen that before, and she took my number to have someone call me back as soon as they got in the office. Well the next morning I got a call from someone who immediately and helpfully fixed the issue. He said that axis of motion did not need an adjustment. I grabbed a can of spray silicone and a couple of shots on the axis bolt and it was working great. I had a feeling this guy was in management at the company or possibly the owner. He was really friendly and concerned that the unit was working out as advertised - he was also intimately acquainted with the engineering of the arm. Anyway, I purchased some great products in 2013, but this desk mount arm is my personal Product of the Year. In fact, I like it so much that I just ordered one of their laptop stands. With the quality of the arm I already own in mind I'm sure its just as precision and solidly built.

I ordered this on Wednesday afternoon and selected the super saver shipping option (5-9 days), so I was pretty surprised when I got home the next day and it was sitting on the door step! The stand is nearly perfect. It took about 20 minutes to install. The only tool required was a small screwdriver to remove the mount from my monitor (It's a Dell 2407WFP, by the way). My desk has a glass top surface (on top of wood), so I was worried about the stand scratching the glass, cracking the glass, or not getting a good fit against the glass. Luckily, the base has rubber pads so that it grips the glass very well without scratching it. The build quality is excellent. The parts are weighty and feel solid. The monitor moves around very well and has quite a large range of motion on this arm. One odd aspect of the installation is that the 2 articulated arms are not bolted together in anyway -- each one sits on top of a plastic flange and is held in place just by the weight of the monitor. This sounds like a shaky set up but it works out nicely in practice, although there is a little bit of play around each flange (given that they are not manufactured perfectly). The one drawback is the cable management system. The lower arm (which is optional) has a removable cover and is hollow so that you can route wires through it. However, neither the base nor the upper arm has any built in cable management. Seems weird (to me) to have the capability only in one part (and the optional part, at that) and not have it in the two required parts. Even weirder, they include 2 cable ties in the box so that you can cable tie your wires to the upper arm to hold them in place. This was the option I chose, and it works fine, so my rating is still 5 stars, even though it is an odd design. I was able to get a couple square feet of usable desk space by using this arm instead of the standard monitor base, plus I can now swing the monitor around to watch movies from my bed (it's a weird angle -- the room is L-shaped), and to top it all off, I got overnight delivery for free :) Highly recommended. UPDATE: After using this for several years, I still love it. In fact, I just ordered a second one to go to a dual-display set up. When I moved a couple years ago, I lost the plastic flange that fits inside this arm. I emailed Ergotron to tell them about this, and they mailed me a new flange for free. They didn't even charge me for shipping. That level of customer service is so rare!!! I'd give 6 stars if I could.

I purchased this arm along with the laptop tray also sold by Ergotron for my Cintiq 13HD. Needless to say this review will be most helpful for artists with a digital drawing tablet who seek to mount it on an arm. I heard this arm in particular was a favorite among Wacom tablet users, so decided to go for the plunge. Wacom Cintiq13HDs do not have a port on the back for mounting however, so I had to consider a laptop tray as well. I ordered the arm and tray with Prime. It shipped and arrived on my doorstep in two days. It came almost entirely assembled, separated into the three different arm parts. After ogling the directions and trying to figure out how to adjust the tension on the different parts, I now have it fully assembled and attached to a sturdy table nearby my desk. The idea of the arm was to free up valuable desk space and help make my freelance art business a little more efficient, since I had to put my tablet away every time I wanted to use the computer without having the tablet in my way on the desk. So far I am very happy with the purchase. Both the arm and the tray work beautifully together. The lowest tension for the up and down tilt of the tray happened to be just right; I can adjust it on the fly if needed, but the pressure I put on my tablet when drawing does not push it back down as well. Another perk for artists using this is the fact that your tablet is no longer resting on the desk and is propped up at an angle, which means you can practice drawing with your whole arm rather than just your wrist, ultimately keeping carpal tunnel at bay. The arm itself is incredibly sturdy and very well made, with a nice professional looking finish. It wobbles a little around the rod on the clamp that holds it to the table, but I'm sure that can be fixed with a little adjusting. It honestly doesn't bother me enough to consider tweaking it though. All in all I would highly recommend this arm to anybody with a graphic tablet in need of desk space, or are seeking a more comfortable graphic design experience.

This is an edit of my first review where I claimed the arm wouldn't stay in place. I was wrong. After a quick chat with their C/S, the hex bolt in question was in a spot I didn't notice. Once I was coached up, the arm now works beautifully. There are a lot of turns you can make with the screw to adjust the lift/stay force which is great because you can dial it in exactly how you want it. I highly recommend this product. I have an expensive OLED monitor so spending a little more for this brand and model is worth is because of it stability and quality of materials. Everything is a strong metal and they've gone through the trouble of polishing it to a nice finish.

Whoah. When I first started shopping I could not believe the prices of the LCD swivel mount arms in general. I was prepared to pull out my grandfather's Erector Set and start fabricating my own hack-job of a monitor stand, or go to Home Depot, buy some metal banding, hinges, cinderblock, screws, and some OSB to fabricate my own industrial-style workspace for about 25% of the price of a fancy swivel alone! But after thinking reasonably and logically, I realized that I may as well invest something that suits the aesthetic of others as well as myself. because I don't always work alone. And I don't have an office in my garage. Plus people spend time actually designing and creating items exactly like the Ergotron swivel with form, fit, function (and, it's in the name) ergonomics in miond for a living. I'll lean on others when they are skilled at something I'm not. So here goes my review. Overall, the fit and finish of the components on the Ergotron LX desk mount could not be better for my workspace's design intent. With a brushed and apparently (I say apparently with caution) stainless steel on black look, the product both walks the walk and talks the talk with respect to its rigidity, appearance and construction. That said it is a very heavy item - so take heed - if you got a wobbly desk this thing will make it more wobbly. But that has more to do with desk selection than the product. The point is this is a product that from what I can see is MOLDED metal and not an extruded piece of [insert expletive here] that was assembled by someone with little to no knowledge of the metal arts. The product itself has various places to loosen the resistive points on the arms, so you can obtain plenty of degrees of freedom (just look at it) when it comes to repositioning. Just be wary of the ceiling if, say, you're placing this in a nook that has a ceiling that slopes down and intercepts the reach of the product - which is what's going on with my current setup. Overall, after about a month of use I am pleased. I can bring the monitor closer to my kids and away from my workspace when they want to watch movies, and I can place it in the most comfortable position require depending on how I orient myself at work. I installed this on a more traditional desk with a rather measly lip on the back. With the included hardware, however, I was able to screw through the desk and pull up with the clamp. In such manner I have sort of haphazardly rigged it to my workspace. However, this was my choice - the better choice would have been to either (1) utilize a desk with an opening for an integrated monitor stand, or (2) utilize a workbench style desk (the latter being the best likely option for me, and probably the best fit for the mount arm). The most SALIENT advice I can offer any consumer of an LCD arm - this one or any other - is to be very careful when pairing it with a monitor. When shopping for monitors at retail, pay attention to the location of the VESA mount on the display. My monitor's mount is on the bottom of the pedestal that it usually stands upon independently. In order to attach the arm, I had to position the round pedestal vertically, then mount the arm on the base of the pedestal. For that reason, the weak link between the LX Desk Mount Arm and my monitor is my monitor's flimsy hardware. With the mount attached, my display is rather wobbly. Had I PURCHASED A DISPLAY WITH A VESA MOUNT OPPOSITE THE VIEWING SIDE (say. close to the center), I would likely have experienced no wobbliness. But because I didn't consider the physics before buying my display, about 1" x 1/4" x 3" of thermoplastic supports my monitor rather tenuously after the very solid steel arm mounts to the pedestal mount. So make sure your monitor is of the rear-placed VESA mount variety - not of the sort described above. Finally, the integrated cable management system extends all the way until the last vertical arm - but it would be nice if if went, say, 180 degrees or something similar so the cables could be routed under the desk. But overall the product is great - and you will be shocked at the weight and "meatiness" of the product compared to others out there for sale on Amazon which I have seen and touched. Don't be afraid to take the plunge even though this item "seems" pricey - this is about as near perfect as you're going to get when it comes to a strong, reliable, durable, and well engineered monitor arm. Every time I end up purchasing a relatively expensive item that I've extensively researched, I am reminded that the maxim "you have to pay for quality" is still true. And finally - make sure that you have a VESA mount on the rear of your monitor - not on a pedestal base - or be prepared for the wobbles.

When I ordered my Cintiq 27QHD, I didn't quite want to spend the 400 bucks required to get that immovable Ergostand thing they sell separately for that specific unit. Fortunately more than a few people have exclaimed that this particular arm works exceptionally well with that particular Cintiq. I have to concur. This thing is a beast, made of solid aluminum and made with heavy-duty metal springs and joints, and while it says the rated weight is 20-25 pounds, I am fairly certain it is strong enough to hold far more (But dont quote me on that), as the 27QHD weighs just shy of 20 pounds and this thing does not even flinch when holding it in any position. It takes a bit of getting use to in order to properly attune it to the weight, but that goes for anything you put on it really. It also has wire management that allows you to run cops from the monitor through the frame of the arm itself, a couple twist ties for cord management, etc. Which is another advantage this arm has over the stand: Positioning. While the Ergostand may be more stable overall, it can only move the screen vertically a small bit. The Ergotron XL Arm has much better movement and range, such as actually lifting it up so you can stand and use it at a comfortable height, move the screen to the side so you have space for other things when not in use, or even being able to completely rotate the screen around, which for a digital tablet is absolutely useful for getting those perfect strokes without having to mess with the actual application orientation, or for getting the right shape screen you would prefer, such as preferring "Portrait" over 'Landscape", for example. For someone that has to use this thing for hours and hours every day, the mobility the Arm affords you is indispensable for comfort and flexibility. I believe the weight rating applies to the fact that with enough weight on the end of this thing floating around, it will be putting quite a bit of strain on the desk/table/whatever to which it is mounted, potentially causing enough strain to break the desk/table/whatever. Considering that whatever is attached to this thing most likely costs at least as much as the arm itself, I would assume you do not want that happening. However, even just the arms neutral position (Letting the top arm rest on top of the mounting bar) holds the monitor fairly well and still provides a wider range of motion than the Ergostand while not putting as much pressure on the desk as if the arm were extended. For this particular device I had to use an adapter since the base VESA screws for this arm are only 100x100, but thats not a big deal, it works well with any adapter. Overall very pleased with this purchase, a good investment no doubt.

I've been using this daily for about a month now. I have an unusual setup for my computer "station" which is my recliner with this monitor arm attached to a printer table to the side of my chair. I swing the monitor to in front of me while working on the computer (by working I mean gaming) and anytime I get up I have to swing the monitor out of the way. It gets a lot of use every day. And whenever my cat wants to join in with "working" I lift the monitor up higher and tilt it down slightly so my cat can sleep on my chest and I can see over her. OK the nuts and bolts of it. It swings around easily, lifts up or down easily without moving on it's own and most importantly to me it stays tilted in whatever amount of tilt I give it. My old monitor holder would tilt completely face down all on it's own (then I would need to get the Allen wrench and push and pull it back into position and lock it down again), this one hasn't shown any tendency to do that at all. Nice. Assembly is easy. Clamp the base to a table (or drill a hole and use the hole mount) using the huge star shaped clamp screw, it's big enough to need just your hand and not need tools, next adjust the height of the arm stop if needed, the swing arm just slides over the base rod (no screws or bolts) and sits on top of the height adjustment. The second arm connects the same way as the first arm connected... slide it over the post on the first arm. The plate that attaches to the monitor comes with it's own screws that have huge knob heads that don't need tools to tighten. Then align the part attached to the monitor with the end of the swing arm and drop the big pin through the holes of both parts. That's it, all done except for connecting the power and video cables. I was planning to use the through the hole mount on this but tried first the table clamp. Glad I did because it works very well. The arm has a huge range of rotation... if it wasn't for the cabling to the monitor it could turn 360 degrees endlessly. With the rod the arm sits on (which can be adjusted for height when clamped to the table top) and the two arm joints, one between the two arm sections and one for the monitor there is a wide range of adjustment to position the monitor. Plus the monitor can be adjusted side to side, rotated to portrait or land scape mode, moved up and down and tilted. The only thing that would prevent this monitor holder from being your perfect monitor holder would be if you don't have a table top to attach it to.

This is an awesome product, plain and simple. The install went smooth with relatively easy to follow instructions (though the drawings were laid out in a pretty odd order) and sits nicely on my desk. Personally I used it for my Cintiq (which I don't have set up fully since I need to order a DVI-I extension cable, since on my last order I was sent the wrong cable) and it works perfectly, BUT... it feels like the Cintiq, despite still having a couple lbs of weight before being at the Ergotron's max supported weight, is really pushing the Ergotron to it's limits. The way I have my desk set up, an ideal situation would be two Ergotron LX desk mounts with an additional Extension arm for each to make them reach further attached to my 2 monitors, but unfortunately I don't trust it to support the weight of my Cintiq with an additional arm (the further away from the base, the more stress that will be placed on it). My only other concern would be that no felt was included, so with a heavy monitor attached to a desk can easily scar the desk, I'll be picking some up and attaching to it myself so my desk doesn't get ruined should I decide to remove the arm at a later date. I guess I write this review for two reasons: 1) Ergotron LX is an excellent adjustable arm and I would recommend it to anyone with a Cintiq that has thought about the investment in the past. 2) I also write this as a note to Ergotron developers: there is a definite market need for us Wacom Cintiq Users. If Ergotron made the arm support a few more lbs (30 would be ideal) while having the reach of the LX + an additional extension arm, you'd have one HELL of a product for artists and drafters that use the Cintiq line of pen tablets. So, Ergotron, if you ever come out with a product like that, marked somewhere in the 200-400 dollar range, I'd be interested in buying one (or two). The distance is very important, because ideally, we'd bring it to our chairs so we can reduce stress on our backs while working (leaning forward or even sitting straight up and reaching arms out to the desk is incredibly painful after years of work).

Sprawny, porządnie wykonany uchwyt, po wielu miesiącach użytkowania działa nadal równie skutecznie z monitorem 38 cali. Jedyna wada - jeżeli do monitora idzie dużo grubych przewodów (2x HDM, DP, USB do huba, zasilanie) to nie mieszczą się do kanału w ramieniu uchwytu (trzeba je podpiąć na paskach z rzepami) albo mieszczą się, ale blokują się w tym kanale przy monitora w znacząco rożne pozycje (np. praca raz z jednej strony biurka, raz z drugiej - bez przenoszenia uchwytu względem blatu))

I received this product the next day. On opening the box you could tell the product was well made and I believe will last a long time. My monitor was near the maximum weight that the arm could support (25 inch HP monitor) and the arm required some adjustment in order to hold it in a firm and steady position and not fall to the desk. I found it easy to put the arm together. The directions are not very easy to understand especially where adjustment is required to make the arm stable and hold the weight of the monitor. The arm provides installation via a grommet or desk clamp. I am using the desk clamp, which is well made and sturdy (the desk is about 3/4 inch thick). The installation took no more than 15 minutes. The arm comes in three pieces I attached the first piece contain the clamp to the desk and inserted the second piece to the first piece. I attached the monitor to the third piece and then mounted the third piece onto the second piece. This process is contrary to the directions but it seemed the most efficient for me. It has only been a few days that I have used the product but so far I am very happy with the purchase. The arm is fully adjustable...it provides me with more desk space as my monitor is raised above the desk. I can also move the monitor away from the desk when not in use.

Hace un par de meses compre este producto en el Amazon warehouse, siempre que he comprado ha ido todo como la seda, en esta ocasión, con una enfermedad familiar de por medio, no abrí el paquete en los 30 días posteriores a recibirlo y cuando me dio por montarlo le faltaba una pieza critica (la pinza de sujeción a la mesa). Con bastantes pocas esperanzas me diriji al soporte de Amazon, que después de intercambiar algunos mensajes me dieron el numero de teléfono de atención de ERGOTRON. Solo puedo decir que su atención al cliente ha sido perfecta y se han preocupado mucho de enterarse cual pieza me faltaba y de enviarme no solo esa pieza si no todo el brazo al completo, ademas en ningún momento me han intentado cobrar nada, sabiendo que el fallo de no haber verificado el paquete inicial en tiempo y forma ha sido mio, 10/10 en antención. Con respecto al producto, es la segunda vez que lo compro, es tremendamente versátil, los ejes permiten que ocupe muy poco espacio y le dan mucha movilidad en todos los ángulos y giros y los reguladores de tensión adaptan la sujeción al peso del monitor a la pefeccion, si lo ajustas bien puede mover el monitor o televisión literalmente con un dedo, ademas es muy resistente, no tiene pinta de que en la vida tenga que comprarme otro 10/10.

... und ziemlich wuchtig. Vor Kurzem bin ich durch Zufall auf die Monitorarme gestoßen, und als Purist war ich sofort Feuer und Flamme: noch weniger Zeug auf dem Schreibtisch, kein Kabelsalat mehr und auf jeden Fall billiger, als ein neuer Bildschirm. Warum ein neuer Bildschirm?! Weil mir mein 24er langsam zu klein vorkam. Bzw. wenn ich in meinem Schreibtischstuhl "flätze", ganz entspannt mit der Fellowes Tastaturschublade zocke, dann sitze ich gut und gerne ~1,50m davon weg. Mit dem Arm "tacker" ich mir den Bildschirm jetzt direkt vor den Latz und hab wieder maximalen Spielspaß ;) Pro: + macht einen sehr stabilen Eindruck, die Verarbeitung ist sauber und hochwertig. + durchdachte Kabelführung, ohne zu quetschen oder zu knicken. + universell erweiterbar. Ergotron bietet viele nützliche Zusatzgadgets an (Laptopplattform, Wandhalterung u.v.m.) + nahezu uneingeschränkte Bewegungsfreiheit, 360° und Pivot inkl. + sicherer Halt in fast jeder Lage. Durch viele verschiedene Stellschrauben, kann man alle Gelenke auf den jeweiligen Monitor bzw. das Gewicht abstimmen. Klar, wenn der Monitor ganz ausgefahren und hoch eingestellt ist, dann sollte man alles etwas straffer anziehen, da er ansonsten schon mal von alleine ein wenig "absinkt". Im Großen und Ganze sitzt er aber immer sicher und bleibt da, wo man ihn haben möchte. Und ja, ab und an kann er ein bisschen "nachwippen", wenn man gegen den Schreibtisch stößt ... hängt aber vmtl. auch stark vom Schreibtischmodell ab, bei einem 400 Kg. Mahagonischreibtisch kann man vmtl. wesentlich mehr Dinge machen, ohne dass der Bildschirm sich bewegt ;) + super schnelle und einfache Montage: hab ca. 15 Min. gebraucht, der Monitor kann mit 4 "Hand-"schrauben (die man ohne Werkzeug, einfach mit der Hand festziehen) einfach und schnell anschrauben und auch die Kabel sind schnell verstaut. Neutral: o eine uniforme Farbgebung, z.B. alles in Schwarz, würde mir besser gefallen. o der Arm ist wirklich massig und viel. nicht jedermans Sache! Dass es sich um ein robustes Produkt handeln muss (da vmtl. vorzugsweise arbeitstechnisch genutzt und mit hochwertigen Monitoren etc.), war klar. Dass es sich um ein solches Hightechprodukt handelt, war mir aber im Vorfeld nicht klar. Also nicht erschrecken, wenn aus dem Karton ein halber Automobilfließbandroboterarm kommt ;) o Aufbauanleitung ziemlich puristisch ... im iNet findet man aber ausführliche Abhilfe. o der Kabelkanal ist platztechnisch begrenzt. Ich hatte noch ein altes, dickes HDMI Kabel, DVI-I Kabel, 3,5mm Klinke und 2x USB ... und musste mir etwas überlegen bzw. mir neue, dünne Kabel kaufen. o ... apropo Kabel: man sollte logischweise bei der Anschaffung des Arms darauf achten, dass auch alle Kabel die entsprechende Länge haben! Man kann den Arm ja bis zu ~60cm ausziehen und man sollte gerade bei den Armbiegungen nicht mit Kabel geizen! D.h. lieber noch längere Kabel mitbestellen. Negativ: ... = = = = = = = = = = Fazit: Ich habe lange mit dem Preis gehadert, da es ja doch etwas mehr ist bzw. man auch andere Arme schon für weniger bekommt. Für den Kauf sprach die langjährige Erfahrung von Ergotron, auf dem Gebiet der Ergonomie, die universelle Erweiterbarkeit und die guten Rezensionen hier. Auf den Punkt gebracht bin ich in keinster Weise enttäuscht, freue mich jedes Mal, wenn ich den Monitor z.B. zum Fernsehen, Zocken oder Surfen verstellen kann und dass der Schreibtisch jetzt noch aufgeräumter ist, als davor. Von meiner Seite eine klare Kaufempfehlung!

Solid, top-quality construction, so easy to manoeuvre, couldn’t ask for more!