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Title: ErgoTech Freedom Arm FDM-PC-S01
Post by: Binge on Sat, 24 May 2014, 16:19:57
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/Ergotech-Freedom-Arm

$70ish bucks for a kick ass arm if you are in CONUS :D
Title: Re: ErgoTech Freedom Arm FDM-PC-S01
Post by: feizor on Sat, 24 May 2014, 17:27:58
Dayum, that's a good deal. Too bad I'm not in the US.
Title: Re: ErgoTech Freedom Arm FDM-PC-S01
Post by: jacobolus on Sat, 24 May 2014, 17:52:37
Has anyone used these? Any reviews?

I wonder how well it would work holding a lamp.
Title: Re: ErgoTech Freedom Arm FDM-PC-S01
Post by: jacobolus on Sat, 24 May 2014, 18:45:06
I found this review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBaiCyvGWy4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBaiCyvGWy4); looks pretty solid overall.

Does anyone have other recommended monitor mounting solutions? (I’m also looking for a solid articulating desk lamp arm, if someone has recommendations there.)
Title: Re: ErgoTech Freedom Arm FDM-PC-S01
Post by: jwaz on Sun, 25 May 2014, 16:32:03
Quote from: jacobolus on Sat, 24 May 2014, 18:45:06
I found this review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBaiCyvGWy4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBaiCyvGWy4); looks pretty solid overall.

Does anyone have other recommended monitor mounting solutions? (I’m also looking for a solid articulating desk lamp arm, if someone has recommendations there.)

Ergotron and Spaceco.

Spaceco will be available on the Tek Syndicate store in the next couple of weeks and you can pick up an HP branded Ergotron for under $100 on Amazon.

These Freedom Arms look sorta flimsy and kind of ugly to me.
Title: Re: ErgoTech Freedom Arm FDM-PC-S01
Post by: jacobolus on Sun, 25 May 2014, 21:24:03
Quote from: jwaz on Sun, 25 May 2014, 16:32:03
Ergotron and Spaceco.
To me, the ErgoTech thing looks pretty similar in build quality & function to http://www.ergotron.com/ProductsDetails/tabid/65/PRDID/523/language/en-US/Default.aspx

But I don’t have any hands-on experience with any of these, so it’s kind of hard to tell. It would be nice to see some in-depth comparative review from a trusted neutral third party.
Title: Re: ErgoTech Freedom Arm FDM-PC-S01
Post by: anoxy on Sun, 25 May 2014, 21:26:21
The freedom arm is like an improved, better looking Ergotron LX. And it's easily expandable to dual monitors. Solid as hell, definitely not flimsy in any way.
Title: Re: ErgoTech Freedom Arm FDM-PC-S01
Post by: Binge on Mon, 26 May 2014, 11:34:35
Quote from: jwaz on Sun, 25 May 2014, 16:32:03
Quote from: jacobolus on Sat, 24 May 2014, 18:45:06
I found this review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBaiCyvGWy4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBaiCyvGWy4); looks pretty solid overall.

Does anyone have other recommended monitor mounting solutions? (I’m also looking for a solid articulating desk lamp arm, if someone has recommendations there.)

Ergotron and Spaceco.

Spaceco will be available on the Tek Syndicate store in the next couple of weeks and you can pick up an HP branded Ergotron for under $100 on Amazon.

These Freedom Arms look sorta flimsy and kind of ugly to me.

Looks be deceiving- watch any video on them!
Title: Re: ErgoTech Freedom Arm FDM-PC-S01
Post by: jwaz on Mon, 26 May 2014, 15:27:03
eh, regardless, I'm ditching my Ergotron stuff for Spaceco if TekSyndicate gets a good enough bulk discount.
Title: Re: ErgoTech Freedom Arm FDM-PC-S01
Post by: Sniping on Mon, 26 May 2014, 16:27:18
Quote from: jacobolus on Sat, 24 May 2014, 18:45:06
I found this review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBaiCyvGWy4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBaiCyvGWy4); looks pretty solid overall.

Does anyone have other recommended monitor mounting solutions? (I’m also looking for a solid articulating desk lamp arm, if someone has recommendations there.)

Humanscale arms are great. They look clean and holds up to 40lbs, meaning that it's extremely easy to move large monitors around. They're expensive but I got mine on Ebay for cheap. The Ergotron arms aren't that bad if you don't have a big monitor, and there's the popular $50 triple monitor mount on Amazon, but it's hard to adjust the height on those mounts.