Satechi’s Aluminum Monitor Stand Hub is designed to elevate Apple’s all-in-one iMac by providing the added functionality of a hub and front-facing ports. Detail about Satechi’s aluminum iMac stand is given below.
Specifications:
- Aluminum construction
- Space saving design
- Supports up to 31 pounds
- Built-in cable management
- SD & Micro SD Card Slots
- Audio jack port
- 3 x USB Type-A ports
- 1 x USB Type-C port
Unboxing and Design Observations
Unboxing of Satechi Aluminum Monitor Stand Hub is a straightforward affair. A relatively simple cardboard box and some Styrofoam are used to protect its contents which you found it outside of the product.
The iMac Stand is comprised of a solid piece of aluminum with underneath raised legs, which create a shelf-like effect on a desktop surface. There are four rubber feet to the underside of stand to keep it nice and secure on the table.
iMac Stand Properties
Satechi offers this stand in both space gray and silver aluminum colors. If you use a silver model with space gray iMac Pro, it doesn’t look bad. It is much easy to install anything into your system through stand it takes only a few seconds. It also depends that how much cable mess you have behind your iMac.
The Stand also provides two inches of additional height to iMac users, which makes a big difference in usability because iMac has no built-in vertical adjustment. The added height is nice. It also has a feature of substantial storage area that can be hidden behind the magnetic front cover.
Connecting to iMac
Below the top surface of the stand, you’ll find the location of the 7-port front-facing hub. The hub comes with an attached USB-C uplink cable and features a cable management area on the underside to store said cable. The uplink can be connected directly to one of the USB-C ports or you have an option of using the included USB-C to USB-A adapter in an effort to keep the iMac’s precious Thunderbolt 3 ports free.
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Price of Satechi Stand:
The price of the stand is $89.99 which seems a bit high at first glance but if the price of a hub that attached to the bottom is included along with the stand then the price seems reasonable.
The Monitor Stand Hub for iMac is a good product which is useful for those who are looking to slightly raise their iMac display off the desktop.