Amazon Basics Dual Monitor Stand, Lift Engine Arm Mount, Black

I've tried several different brands ranging from the $80 range to $200+ per arm, and this product easily matches the best qualities of the competitors—and puts them all in one. It sets the golden standard for the product, and that's even before considering how cheap it is relative to its high-end competition.— Set Up —I had this on my desk with my monitors wired and powered on within 10 minutes of opening the box. No directions needed (though the in-box instructions were also very thorough). This product has very few moving parts and none of them are confusing or counter-intuitive to put together.Another nice touch is that it also comes with a bracket for mounting anywhere on your desk, so you're not just limited to the very edge of whatever surface you're working with. You just drill a ~1/4" hole, drop the mounting screw through, and tighten the base from below.— Functionality and Quality —The machining of the individual parts is so exact that tightening the joints isn't to prevent wobble, it's to adjust to your preference of swing resistance. The arms feel very secure as soon as they're slid onto their posts. Their construction is very solid metal, except for the accents (post caps and the under-arm wire guide).I have mine set up with two 24" Asus VG248QE monitors (12.12lbs each, pretty standard screen weight), and the arms have no trouble with the weight. No sagging, no creaking, no leaning of the post from the vertical axis, and very little effort required to swing or raise the screens. The tension springs in the up/down arm are very well calibrated and don't get weak or tighten up at either extreme (fully raised/lowered). I'm not sure how it would handle excessively heavy screens, but I will attempt to mount my 21lb Apple Cinema display to one of the arms and update this review accordingly.— Appearance and Design —This also happens to be my favorite looking of any of the monitor arm brands that I've tried. It's simple, attractive, and doesn't go out of its way to try to visually signal how futuristic or sleek it is or isn't (*cough* Ergotron). The design fits the function without trying to stand out, and that's exactly what I need when it comes to my office.If you're one of those people who have issues with the "Amazon Basics" logo plaques (3 total, on the arms and base), know that they can be popped off easily with a knife edge (just be careful not to scratch the paint). The arm plaques come off to reveal the same black paint underneath so are virtually unnoticeable when removed, but the base plaque reveals unpainted metal. Honestly, I left mine on after discovering this—AmazonBasics has earned enough happy customer credit with me to warrant the free advertising.— Overall —For the money I spent I couldn't have asked for more. Yes, if you are buying your first monitor arm this might seem an expensive, but it is not, and the cheaper alternatives are not worth the drop in quality. This is not the ultra-premium, this is the standard of quality and it is worth every penny. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a monitor arm. And of course, you can't beat Amazon's return policy and 1-year included warranty.

I purchased this to free up some desk space on my crowded desktop and I'm very happy I did. Great product, good Price, reasonable installation and great performance make for a very happy customer here.Don't let the 75 page manual scare you - It's in 5 languages-the English version is about 15 pages. This kit is very well built and laid out and easy to assemble. The packaging is excellent and all hardware is in a sealed bag and separated so that it can be easily identified. The configuration of my desk did not allow for use of the clamp system, so I had to modify to the grommet configuration which took about 5 minutes to make the change and was fairly clearly described in the manual. I did not have a grommet hole available in my desk, so I drilled a 3/8" hole for the bolt which worked very nicely and establish an extremely stable platform for the unit. Once I drilled the hole, the base went on quickly and securely. The rest of the unit connects easily and quickly. There are raceways for wiring and zip ties are included to keep the wires in place.Make sure your monitors have the VESA connection on them as I had to buy an adapter for one of my monitors (also available on Amazon). The VESA connection is simply a flat, square area on the back of the monitor with 4 screw holes at the corners.Once installed, the unit allowed for many configurations. I have a 24" monitor mounted in landscape view and another in portrait view next to it. You can choose to lock the orientation in place, or leave out the locking screw so that the monitor can be rotated as necessary.All in all, I'm very happy with the purchase.

Overall, this is a very nice monitor arm. The build quality is very good - a couple of non-critical parts are plastic, but this doesn't impact the overall quality.I deduct 1/2 star for the instructions - there are at least a few typos that caused some confusion (e.g., for adjusting the part that mounts to the desk, some of the measurements are missing decimal points.) Otherwise, the instructions are picture-style, with limited wording and some steps are not as obvious as they could be. Once the steps are understood, it is easy to assemble.I also deduct 1/2 star for the limited height adjustment. I'd really like another 5 or 6 inches of vertical adjustment.Ultimately, I'm happy with the product. I have two 27-inch monitors mounted (one landscape, one portrait). They are easy to adjust (except for the limited vertical adjustment) and there is no sagging.