Elevation Lab DraftTable V2 for iPad Pro (Full Kit) : Rock-Solid & Adjustable | Tablet Stand Holder Dock for Drawing | iPad, Pro, Air, Mini, Nexus, Kindle, Laptop Stand

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Customers find the iPad stand well-made with metal construction and appreciate its stability, noting it stays in place like a drafting table. The product receives positive feedback for its design, comfort with its soft rubber-like material, and functionality, particularly for drawing and handwriting activities. While some customers find it easy to carry, others mention portability issues, and opinions on value are mixed, with some finding it worth the price while others consider it pricey.

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  Spike

  

  Aug 20, 2018

  When Apple introduced the 12.9 iPad Pro and the Apple pen, they invaded the rarified turf of the touchscreen graphics tablets to plant the Apple IOS logo near the top of the heap, and they did so at less than 1/2 the entry price of the single serious competitor. Add the Astropad app, and it becomes possible to operate Photoshop on your Mac with the iPad as a fully interactive drawing surface. What Apple did not supply was a workable stand, and it's important, because to use any high quality graphics tablet at its best resolution means needing an unyielding surface that won't wiggle when one is fiddling with the details. Enter Elevation Lab's multi-pound creation: It holds the iPad at any one of four angles ranging from nearly horizontal to roughly 45 degrees. The changes in angle are achieved by removing the iPad and choosing no legs or one of three legs of differing fixed heights. The base is steel, the legs are heavily built nylon impregnated plastics. The base and the bottom lip are covered in some sort of soft rubber like material to both grip the iPad and prevent scratches. While it is possible to slide the iPad across the base, it takes deliberate effort, and would never occur in the course of drawing. That's it. For a bit extra they throw in a silicone style wrist rest matched to the width of the iPad and a heavy, rubberlike non-charging stand for the Apple Pencil. Both work well and have "sticky" micro-cellular suction on the bottom. I removed the protective plastic from the bottom of the Pencil stand, as it's not as stable as I'd like without the stickiness. It can be repeatedly moved without loss of stickiness. I've left the wrist rest covered, as it's quite heavy and not inclined to slide. I use it in a number of positions on my desk. Elevation Labs sells the pencil stand separately, but I've not found the wrist rest on their site as a separate item. However it seems very durably made, and I expect that with reasonable care it will last for years. In use, I find that stand does exactly as promised. Though clearly designed for the 12.9 model in horizontal use, it works well in vertical mode, with about 1/3 of the iPad showing above the top of the stand. A smaller iPad would work as well, as the entire upper surface of the stand is is protectively coated. Best feature: the solid gravity only connection between the iPad and desk: It does not wiggle. Downsides: It's not really moment to moment portable. Though it fits inside a laptop compartment in a pack or bag, Elevation Labs built this for desk use: it's much too heavy for lap use (though you can always pluck your iPad from the stand - it's not mechanically fastened).

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  Brent Gibson

  

  Jun 3, 2022

  I just graduated from college, and most of my courses since 2020 were taught remotely. I wanted to use my iPad to take notes while attending online courses via Zoom on my desktop computer, but I couldn't find a stand that was sturdy enough. I didn't want to put my iPad flat on my desk because I didn't want to damage the lens of the camera or scratch the surface of my desktop. I tried half a dozen other stands/cases, but none of them were strong enough to allow me to rest my palm on the screen while I wrote or stable enough to not bounce all over the place. This product was the only one I tried actually worked for what I wanted to do. I originally got just the DraftTable, but returned it and got the full kit instead. The wrist pad makes writing so much more comfortable. I didn't think I would use the stand for the apple pencil since it's so easy to put it back on the magnetic charger on the iPad, but now that I have it I really like it. This product is made of high quality materials and is very sturdy, but I somehow broke off a rubber pad on one of the fold-out legs. I contacted the seller to ask if I could get a replacement rubber foot that I could glue on myself, but they told me that my product was still under warranty and sent me a whole new kit. They get five stars for their product and five stars for their customer service.

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