The reviewer says he can tell it's a high quality dock based on the weight of the box, without even having to open that. Ha!
Even a box full of dog **** is going to have some weight to it!
True... but there is something to be said for the weight of such a small package. He could have phrased it better, but, you can tell when something is pure plastic. There's no weight to it at all. This thing comes in a tiny box, and the weight is probably a little surprising based on how small the box is. For a dock, that does suggest - not prove, mind you, but suggest - quality materials.
The design seems to mean ruining the lightning cable which isn't too impressive. And the Perspex back rest looks terrible.
I think it only ruins the cable if you screw the hex-fastener-screw too tight. But here's an interesting thought about the Lightning Dock, which has me thinking about buying one. Note the way the bottom of the dock has a plate that screws off, revealing where you'd feed the lightning cable through the dock. I bet there's potential to DIY that sucker to secure the cable underneath too, which would then negate the need to tighten the hex-screw very tightly at all.
...could be good...?
The Belkin dock wouldn't be as good since the bottom isn't tightly screwed into place. It's just magnetic. Magnetic is cool, but screws to lock the bottom in place mean potential to DIY for a tighter fit to prevent the cable from sliding when you un-dock your iPhone.
Oh, and yeah, the back looks terrible. On their site, they show clear back support. That's fine. In the youtube review, it's white? Terrible. It shouldn't be too hard to paint it back though... but for the price (an extra $9 for the tiny piece of back support?) you shouldn't have to.