Great for portrait orientation with cables attaching on the bottom
When I travel, I use a 15.6" external monitor for additional screen space. Because I'm reading documents that are written in a portrait-oriented format, I turn the monitor on its end. The monitor that I have has all the jacks and controls on the short sides (that would be, the right and the left if I were using landscape orientation), which can be a challenge once the monitor is rotated. Plan A was the case/stand that came with the monitor. That was no good because a) it lacks support in the upper half of the monitor, and b) it requires the monitor to rest on the table surface, which blocks the input ports. Plan B was to use a hinged wooden plate holder that I found in the attic. It did give access to the ports, but provided very little support and it was wobbly. Very, very wobbly. Plan C was a cute laptop stand that looks like two skis with an x hinge in the middle. It was lightweight for travel, and set up easily but did not give access to the ports. That brings us to this product, the Pepper Jobs holder. I was emotionally prepared for it to be another flop but it was a SUCCESS! It is a little heavier than I would have wanted (keeping in mind it will be in my carry on with all the other computer gear on lengthy trips), but it needs that weight to allow the support portion to be lifted off the table... GIVING ACCESS TO THE INPUT PORTS... without losing stability. It doesn't have additional support for the upper part of the monitor, but somehow (maybe because of the weight of the base and good contact area at the base of the monitor) the size of the "backrest" is adequate. My advice - if you struggle with an external monitor that you need to turn to a portrait orientation, try this stand first - you won't be disaapointed, and you'll save yourself a lot of headache (and possibly tipped, scratched monitors and damaged cables along the way too!) Read more





















