For the side of the arm that attaches to your monitor, we made sure the arm used the VESA standard, which just means that the screw holes and locations on screens like TVs and monitors will match the size and layout on compatible mounts—it’s common on most hardware and all of our picks. The Tall Pole version of the Ergotron LX adds over 5 inches of pole length, which makes it a more comfortable choice for people taller than 6 feet. That’s an extraordinarily high weight limit—I haven’t reviewed a single monitor in 2023 that exceeds it.

Universal Monitor Laptop Mount ​with Notebook Tray – With an extra long 16″ monitor laptop arm for easy adjustment, this sturdy laptop monitor stand ​fits most 13″-27″ monitors up to 22lbs. Easy to assemble: Monitor arms should come with clear instructions or supplementary assembly videos online. In our testing, we found most monitor arms have nearly identical instructions and parts—but aren’t necessarily as sturdy. A grommet mount is also a form of clamp, but size of the mechanism is different, and the mount attaches the monitor to the interior of the desk instead of an exterior edge.The tiltable tray stands your notebook at a ergonomic angle,relieving the strain of your wrist while typing. It’s wise to double-check that a grommet mount is supported if that’s how you plan to mount the monitor arm. A monitor arm also makes it easier to share a workstation with people of varying heights, since you can quickly move the monitor to make easy, on-the-fly adjustments.

However, in most cases these arms aren’t a good way to convert a standard, fixed-height desk into a sit-stand desk.Turning off the personalised advertising setting won’t stop you from seeing Etsy ads, but it may make the ads you see less relevant or more repetitive. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. We’re now looking at dual monitor arms that use a different crossbar design that moves two monitors in tandem rather than separately, which would increase stability and also not require the screens being inches from your face. This subreddit is for News, Reviews, or high quality discussions related to Monitors and Display Technologies. The monitors we use to test arms can vary over time, but generally include at least one 27-inch and one 32-inch widescreen monitor.