Docking Station: Logitech Alto Cordless Notebook Stand

Product Details

Product Dimensions: 2 x 17.6 x 9.9 inches ; 5.5 pounds
Shipping Weight: 5.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
ASIN: B000RZRXYE
Item model number: 920-000223

By : Logitech
Price : $159.99

Product Description

From the Manufacturer
Instantly transform your notebook into a high-comfort workstation.
For increased viewing comfort, the Logitech® Alto™ Cordless raises your notebook display—and adds a full-size, cordless keyboard and convenient USB hub. The display stand helps place the screen at eye level, the optimal viewing distance. You’re more relaxed—and more productive. The full-size, cordless keyboard (which includes a number pad) lets you type faster, with less fatigue. An integrated, soft palm rest provides extra wrist support. Three Hi-Speed USB ports add instant connectivity for your favorite peripherals—cordless mice, printers, external drives, and more.
Features
Comfort

Elevates display for viewing comfort: Encourages a more comfortable posture by raising the notebook display to eye level and the optimal viewing distance. Stay more relaxed—and more productive.
Full-size, cordless keyboard: Type faster, with less fatigue. The integrated, soft palm rest provides extra wrist support, while keeping your hands away from the heat generated by the notebook.

Convenience

Media controls: Enjoy instant access to your digital music with media and volume controls on the keyboard.
Built-in USB hub: Use the three Hi-Speed USB ports to add instant connectivity for your favorite peripherals—cordless mice, printers, external drives, and more.
Works with virtually all notebooks: Use it with your current notebook—and your next one.
Easy to set up and store: Flips open for instant use on almost any surface. Snaps together for easy transport and storage. Move the detachable keyboard off to the side when you need more space.
Eliminates cable clutter: Built-in cable restraints help organize and secure cables, reducing clutter.

Elevate the Power of Windows Vista™

System Requirements

PC notebook (up to 15.4-inch)
Windows® XP, Windows Vista™
USB port

Package Contents

Logitech® Alto™ Cordless
2 AAA alkaline batteries
AC power adapter
Installation Guide
5-year limited warranty

Use the power adapter included in the product package. The use of another power adapter may cause damage to devices connected to the Alto™ Cordless USB hub.
Logitech Alto Cordless Notebook Stand instantly transform your notebook into a high-comfort workstation. For increased viewing comfort, the Logitech Alto Cordless raises your notebook display - and adds a full-size, cordless keyboard and convenient USB hub. The display stand helps place the screen at eye level, the optimal viewing distance. You’re more relaxed—and more productive. The full-size, cordless keyboard (which includes a number pad) lets you type faster, with less fatigue. An integrated, soft palm rest provides extra wrist support. Three Hi-Speed USB ports add instant connectivity for your favorite peripherals—cordless mice, printers, external drives, and more.

Technical Details

Encourages a more comfortable posture by raising the notebook display to eye level and the optimal viewing distance.
Full-size, cordless keyboard: Type faster, with less fatigue.
Media controls: Enjoy instant access to your digital music with media and volume controls on the keyboard.
Use the three Hi-Speed USB ports to add instant connectivity for your favorite peripherals?cordless mice, printers, external drives, and more.
Easy to set up and store: Flips open for instant use on almost any surface.
Snaps together for easy transport and storage. Move the detachable keyboard off to the side when you need more space.
Stay more relaxed?and more productive.
The integrated, soft palm rest provides extra wrist support, while keeping your hands away from the heat generated by the notebook.

Customer Reviews

I really wanted to like this product, it has good build quality and nice aesthetics but it suffers from a few design flaws which make it unusable for me.
Pros:
Very nice keyboard (I have not been a fan of many recent logitech keyboards but this one felt very nice to me, slightly mushy but with a subtle tactile response. The integrated wrist cushion is very comfortable)
Extra powered USB Ports (Despite what some reviewers have written, the external power supply is not required to use the keyboard, it is only for the powered USB ports)
Works with 17" laptops
Compact and easily portable when folded up
Overall build quality, aesthetics
Cons:
Not height adjustable (The height is good on some tables but on my desk the screen stands about 4" above the height of my 24" monitors which is just too high, killing any ergonomic benefits. I returned it and got an XBrand XB-1001 which is adjustable)
USB cable which connects to the computer is too short, it could barely reach the USB port at the front side of my laptop.
No integrated audio jacks, front of stand blocks the onboard audio jacks on most laptops which now have the jacks on the front rather than the side, making it impossible to use external speakers.

- Everything is very nice with this set up and I'm 95% pleased. BUT once I set my Gateway laptop in the holder I no longer have access to the microphone/headphone ports in the lower front of my computer! PRETTY DARN FRUSTATING. I thought their would be a hole in that lower front part of the holder/shelf-thing for those ports and no, nothing. ARRGH $;)!
So, what did I do? Well, (don't laugh but...) I stacked plastic leggos about 1 1/2 inches stacked (yep the toy) under both lower ends of the laptop - down on the ledge in front - to raise it up...and then proceeded to duct tape the back of the computer to the holder (had to to secure it at that new height. This worked. The ports are now accessable but geez. I spent 100.00 on this set up only to be fiddling with leggos and duct tape?!
The only other thing about the set up that I don't like at all is how incredibly SHORT the A/C cord is. I mean I read how short someone else thought it was in another review - but I thought - no, it couldn't be THAT short - but it IS. Like ONLY 3 feet long! So I (too) had to move my whole computer table right next to the wall jack just to be able to plug it into the wall.
So - althought this is not a portable device actually, it is nice they included the AAA batteries needed to start it up. Amazing they were KIND enough to do THAT but somehow overlooked the no port access and the too short A/C cord problem? I don't get it.
But don't get me wrong. I'm happy with my raised laptop - I was really suffering with upper back pain from slouching at my previous set up. I hope this helps. Already my posture is better. So I'm happy with that - which was my aim in purchasing this. I bought it because if I'd just bought a holder alone, I would have still needed a new keyboard anyway - and I liked that they went together.
SO - only two bad things about this product, but each one is a problem. I solved these problems myself - but wow, for this price there shouldn't be ANY problems! At least none as obvious as these. What happened, did the design team fall asleep at the wheel or something? I will be interested in reading other reviews of this product.
The keyboard - happy with it.
The mouse that doesn't come with it (so be aware of this) that I
bought (also Logitech) is cordless and very nice.
Set up was easy. Good because I'm no techie!
I'd give it a 5 stars - easily - if it weren't for the short A/C cord and the fact that the ports in the front of my laptop would be completely unusable without my own major creativity + duct tape and well, an old set of leggos!
It looks very nice - but too bad my computer is silver and not black. Next time I will buy a black laptop - so my set up can look as cool as it does in the photo of the product. Gee, now, there's a good reason to buy a black one (sarcasm) - wink/smile.
But something tells me no matter what color laptop I buy - they will never stop making fun of my leggos and duct tape. Fortunately I don't care...much. Right now. Today. Okay, not too much. But still...
So I'd say buy this, but know that you will need to buy a longer A/C corn and you will not have access to the front ports of your laptop when it is in use unless you own leggos and duct tape. (eye-rolling).
Thanks for reading my review.

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