I have been waiting for the Padstand for a while now after I first saw an out of stock preview on Amazon. It is now on sale and can be purchased from www.padstand.co.uk using Google checkout.
I ordered it as a pre order with a July delivery date estimated but it seems the initial production run had some delays so it wasn't until today I got mine in the post. So a bit of a thumbs down there, especially since my card was charged on order rather than dispatch.
However - I have been playing with it for a bit and its actually a very cool cheap iPad stand solution. I have uploaded a little video to show it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbcP7GieRdc
Its £9.99 + postage and basically its a very solid rubber stand that holds the iPad securely in landscape and vertical display positions. Its large enough to be stable but (The black version anyway) does not stand out too much when the iPad is put inside. As its a rubber material its unlikely to scratch the iPad too.
In addition to the stand capabilities its also angled at a slant and you can lie the iPad on it to get a decent typing angle. As you can see from the angle in the video the iPad doesnt lay totally flat when in landscape mode for typing but it feels pretty stable and doesnt slip so its a viable solution if you want something to use to prop the iPad into a typing angle. In fairness to the seller using it as a typing stand isnt the selling point of this but as its useable that way its worth highlighting.
Overall Im actually really pleased with this - its basic but my argument with stands is that the iPad should be the focus and this does just that. Its functional, not flashy but it does the job. While the delays in getting the stand were not ideal I assume it is because this is a new product and I guess thats what you get for pre ordering a new product lol.
There are other colours available but it was the black that attracted me - and others I assume given the initial production run seems to be sold out. Once the seller gets some new ones in though I would reccomend this.
I ordered it as a pre order with a July delivery date estimated but it seems the initial production run had some delays so it wasn't until today I got mine in the post. So a bit of a thumbs down there, especially since my card was charged on order rather than dispatch.
However - I have been playing with it for a bit and its actually a very cool cheap iPad stand solution. I have uploaded a little video to show it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbcP7GieRdc
Its £9.99 + postage and basically its a very solid rubber stand that holds the iPad securely in landscape and vertical display positions. Its large enough to be stable but (The black version anyway) does not stand out too much when the iPad is put inside. As its a rubber material its unlikely to scratch the iPad too.
In addition to the stand capabilities its also angled at a slant and you can lie the iPad on it to get a decent typing angle. As you can see from the angle in the video the iPad doesnt lay totally flat when in landscape mode for typing but it feels pretty stable and doesnt slip so its a viable solution if you want something to use to prop the iPad into a typing angle. In fairness to the seller using it as a typing stand isnt the selling point of this but as its useable that way its worth highlighting.
Overall Im actually really pleased with this - its basic but my argument with stands is that the iPad should be the focus and this does just that. Its functional, not flashy but it does the job. While the delays in getting the stand were not ideal I assume it is because this is a new product and I guess thats what you get for pre ordering a new product lol.
There are other colours available but it was the black that attracted me - and others I assume given the initial production run seems to be sold out. Once the seller gets some new ones in though I would reccomend this.
