What is going on, everybody, I am Mike.
Welcome back to Tech 24/7 TV.
I'm so glad you're back with me today because I've got a
problem and I'm sure you can relate.
I'm looking for the best stand for my iPad Pro and if you're
anything like me, you want to use your iPad, whether you're
at home, whether you're on the road you're traveling,
it doesn't really matter.
You use your iPad all the time.
It might even be your main computing device like it
is for me.
I still do about 80 percent of my computing tasks on my 2021
M1 iPad Pro.
You are in the right place because in today's video I'm
going to review my favorite stands for the iPad, iPad Pro.
Really, it's going to be universal.
And I'm I tell you what they're good at what they're not
so good at.
And when you'd want to use the standard based on what I think
it is perfect for.
Let's get started.
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Now, my iPad, I use it for many different things
throughout the day.
I take FaceTime calls.
I do drawing on it.
I play video games.
Not necessarily every day, but I do a combination of those
things throughout its normal kind of usage
throughout the week.
Now let's talk about what I'm looking for when I go
to buy stand.
So first thing is I want the stand to be made well.
I'm not necessarily afraid of paying more for something that
is going to be made well.
But that doesn't mean that I won't look for something that
is less expensive.
But just so you understand that.
Now, when I buy stand, I want that stand to be flexible
enough where I could use it throughout many of those
different use cases.
But it doesn't necessarily have to be a general purpose stand.
So there are some stands I talk about today.
They're going to have what I think they excel at something
very specifically, and I don't use them anything
more than that.
So in today's video, I will also include the context around
what's the best general purpose and what is the best
thing to use.
Maybe if you're using your Mac with Sidecar, for gaming,
you'll see that throughout the review.
In terms of general use stands, I think the Satechi
R1 Hinge is going to be the bee's knees.
This is an aluminum stand from Satechi.
Do you hear that?
It's made well.
It is about 40 dollars can be bought on Amazon.
I'll put links down description below.
The bottom of this is all covered in soft touch rubber
the back of it as well.
So it won't scratch your iPad if you're using it without a
case like I do.
These little clips at the bottom where your iPads rests
is also covered in soft touch rubber, meaning it's not
going to scratch your iPad and it is very flexible.
There are two different places where you can change
the viewing angles.
One next to the base and the other one connected to
this mount here.
So it's actually very nice to use.
It allows you to thread a charging cable through the
bottom and then charge your iPad as well.
It does work well if you're using it for FaceTime.
I do wish this back plate here was a little bit taller,
allowing to get maybe a little bit more of a viewing angle
that would require the base to be a little bit longer.
I do understand that.
But it is a good all around general-purpose stand for
your phone, your iPad.
It will even hold your Nintendo switch if you want to play
for that way.
Now, if you are looking for an upgraded pick from Satechi,
I do have this is the iPad stand from Sadeqi as well.
And just to be clear, this is not sponsored.
This is a little bit different here where it's got
a larger base.
It does have still two points of articulation where you can
go and control the angles.
What's different about this is that here this little clip
where your iPad rest, it's not necessarily as thick.
So if you have a thicker iPad case, you might have
trouble with this.
But otherwise, I think this got a better aesthetic and it does
work exactly the same.
This next stand is from 12 South,
this is the hoverboard duo, and it cost eighty dollars.
They call it the duo because not only can you use this while
it's attached to this very solid base that you have here,
you can take off these arms and use this with the included
furniture clamp and clip to your now your desk,
your tabletop, your nightstand,
whatever the case is.
And it gives you another way to view, you know, use this
without it getting in the way of whatever you're doing.
I like to use this for here at my desk when I'm doing
some sidecar work.
It is a good way to get my content up high and where it's
like the same viewing position as my monitor itself.
When people ask me, hey, I can't picture myself paying
eighty dollars first, and I totally get it because it is
not an insignificant amount of money.
What I would say is that you're getting one multiple viewing
angles to you're getting the ability for it to break down.
You could take this with you if you wanted to.
You would need that allen key with for the most part and
works with just not your iPhone, but many devices.
It does hit all the targets of very conformable.
It's made very well and it does offer cable management.
It does work with the iPhone as well.
That was something that was nice to have.
So this is the Twelve South Hover duo.
This has to be one of my favorite stands for gaming.
This is the clear look tablet stand and it is a stand for
your iPad that not only will tilt up and down, it will
rotate at the base and its telescoping where this will
actually extend several inches above wherever you need
it for.
For me, this is actually, like I said, really good for
gaming because you can actually raise your content.
You get to view it from certain angle in this clamp will fit
anything from the iPhone five all the way up to the twenty
twenty one point nine inch iPad Pro.
So it does work from that respect for handling a
number of devices.
Now, this is right now on sale for twenty bucks and only
about 40, and I haven't seen it in the store for about two and
a half months.
So if you're thinking about this, this is something
to consider that seems to go out of stock very often and it
has about seventy five hundred five star reviews on Amazon.
So that's how I think well received.
This is now the base itself is all plastic.
There's really no metal on here besides this tubular steel that
they have where the telescoping arm is at.
But this is, I think, a really good option for someone who's
going to be making video calls on their iPad.
Maybe you want to just for your phone or your phone,
obviously would fit in here very easily.
There's a cutout on the top and bottom for someone if you want
to thread the charging cable through.
But there's no hair on the back, obviously, for any
type of cable management.
So that does not work.
The base here would hold your apple pencil laying on flat if
you're using a newer apple pencil, but it's
not metal, so it'll just slide right off.
If you're looking for that, this next stand is going to be
for those of you who are looking for an integrated
experience with a group of accessories that
includes your stand.
Now, this is the mag easy stand from Ataka.
It is eighty nine ninety nine.
And it includes a charging base that's capable of wirelessly
charging your iPhone and the accessory up to 15 watts.
And it comes included with a USB charging cable that you'll
use if you ever want to power this.
And some really strong adhesive on the bottom here in case you
don't want your iPad to flip off.
What's unique about this is that this entire plate here is
magnetic and it comes as well with a magnetic sticker for the
back of your iPad.
Whether you're using it with a case or not, this would
go on there.
Now, I'm not going to use this because my iPad I'm using with
the magic case, but really this just attaches on there.
It rotates 360 degrees.
It'll tilt 30 degrees up to give a little bit better
viewing angle now in order to use it with the case.
The case does cost, I think, sixty nine dollars,
but otherwise it does come included with this
magnetic sticker, which is going to be in the back
of your iPad.
And if you adhere this to your iPad and then you use it
with case, you could use this together.
I think it offers, you know, one really unique styling.
So there's not too many products that I've seen that
have this magnetic base to it.
Everything is going to be a clamp like we've seen today.
At the end of day, you have to ask yourself which one of
these stands, if any, are going to be worth purchasing for
your new iPad.
So and this is how I would pass that.
If you're looking for the best all around, stand the hover.
Bardugo at seventy nine dollars is a great stand.
It's very flexible.
It's made from quality materials.
It's called conformable.
You can use it in many different configurations.
The downside to that, it is going to be on the expensive
side and the clamp itself is not so easy to open one hand.
And because it is very strong now, if you're looking
for something that's not nearly as expensive but still offers
you good features, the tablets in by Sadeqi coming at 45
dollars is a great option.
There's the lower cost option, which is the R1 hingston
doesn't really look as nice, but again, it's still
a good stand.
And if you want to go full boat, you want to have
all the integration.
You want something that can be free of friction when
using it.
The Maggies case and the stand from Patoka is the way to go.
But I want to know from you which then are you going to
pick out?
Let me know down the comments below.
Otherwise, if you have any questions, I'm very active
in the comments.
I am.
Mike, this is Tech 24/7 TV folks.
I will talk to you in the next one.