Customer Reviews for Mount-It! - Clamp-On Adjustable Keyboard and Mouse Drawer Platform with Ergonomic Wrist Rest for Desk - Black
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Not great for thicker desks. Bubbling laminate
on June 5, 2024
Posted by: KG
from NM
Gender:Male
I reviewed this drawer not long after receiving it in Jan 2024 but am updating after having it for around 4 months. My initial complaint was that although the clamps allow for desks up to 2.5" thick, the space between the bottom of a thick desk and top of the platform is so minimal you have to use very low profile keyboard or mouse if you want to close the drawer. I had a fairly tall mechanical keyboard and ergonomic mouse and both were too tall for the space between desk and platform to slide in and out. I ended up using it at a different desk I only work at occasionally. Now, however, at less than 5 months minimal use, the laminate surface has started developing large bubbles along front top of the platform. The actual mounting hardware is very heavy duty. but I'm overall disappointed with this product.
I searched for a long time for a keyboards tray with clamps for a 2 !/4 inch thick desk so I was happy to find this one. However, once I had it put together I realized actually using it with a desk that thick was a disappointing outcome. Due to the overall design of the hardware, using it with a desk anywhere near 2.5" leaves so little room between the bottom of the desk and the top of the tray that I was lucky to fit my keyboard and mouse at all. Sliding the tray in and out, my mouse fits by a hair, and my keyboard only fits with the angle legs folded in, which is frustrating. If Mount-it aligned the holes on the bottom of the tray to allow for flipping the rails around to mount between them instead of on top of them that would have allowed for almost another inch of clearance but it seems little thought went into the thick desk use, I'd return it, but I am going to have to find a way to make this work with some kind of modifying.
I really loved this under desk keyboard mount until one day I went to push it in under my desk and it wouldn't close all the way. I took it off my desk to inspect it and found a screw missing, but that didn't explain why the track would close on one side. Really sad since I only had it for about 1.5 years and now will have to buy a replacement.
Very pleased with the way it frees up room on my desk. The build quality was very good and it feels very solid and stable. I use a vertical ergonomic mouse, and there isn't enough clearance under the desk for the mouse and a thick mouse pad, but I find that the mouse works fine on the keyboard table itself.
The keyboard in and of itself works well and is easy to assemble; however, it is made in China. Not sure if I missed it or if it isn’t called out in the product description, but disappointed as I knew this was an American company and prefer to support locally made.