Twelve South Launches 'Curve Riser' Stand for iMac

[MacRumors]

Twelve South today added a new iMac stand to its product lineup, this one called the "Curve Riser," matching the aesthetic of the company's existing Curve MacBook stand. The new accessory is priced at $79.99.

The Curve Riser is made out of metal and includes a fixed-height structure with a shelf for accessory storage. The stand can accomodate an iMac, iMac Pro, or external display.

Twelve South noted that thanks to the Curve Riser's ventilated design, it's perfect for storing powered hubs, external drives, a Mac mini, and more.

Previous Twelve South iMac stands, like the HiRise Pro, included a front panel to hide its internal shelf, and let users adjust the height of the iMac. The Curve Riser doesn't support these features, and is being sold at a cheaper price to reflect its more simple design.

You can purchase the Curve Riser today on Twelve South's website for $79.99.

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[Matthew.H]

$80 for a bent piece of sheet metal.🤣

 

[uptownnyc]

Nice margins on this thing.

 

[M.PaulCezanne]

$80bucks???? But why? How??? What the???

 

[Dormammu]

All of Twelve South’s items are overpriced for what they are IMO. This is no surprise.

 

[alexandr]

i can already see that imac falling in so many directions and ways...

 

[miq]

What does this do that a couple of books doesn’t?

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

It looks too bendable in my opinion.

 

[itsmilo]

or you just put a Harry Potter book there

 

[Sasparilla]

What does this do that a couple of books doesn’t?

Make Twelve South some serious coin. LOL

Skeptical consumers here on Mac Rumor's....

 

[MistrSynistr]

I always think these stands might be a cool idea, then I see the price and I'm like ...wat.

 

[DotCom2]

Don't like the looks, don't like the price, don't like the color...so no.

 

[sentiblue]

For the life of me I don't understand why an iMac, which already has its own stand, would need another stand?
If it's a matter of height then wouldn't adjusting the desk/chair height be the better answer?

 

[SuperCachetes]

...fixed-height structure with a shelf for accessory storage...

 

[sw1tcher]

That looks bad from an ergonomic standpoint.

The stand is going to put the top of the monitor above your eye level when it should be at or slightly below it. This could cause neck strain.

Unless this stand is intended for those people with unusually long torsos.

 

[earthTOmitchel]

That looks bad from an ergonomic standpoint.

The stand is going to put the top of the monitor above your eye level when it should be at or slightly below it. This could cause neck strain.

Unless this stand is intended for those people with unusually long torsos.

This is my main concern with it too. I'm using a satechi stand right now that's about 1.5in tall and just the right height. 4 inches tall seems far too much without ability to adjust anything.

 

[69Mustang]

That looks bad from an ergonomic standpoint.

The stand is going to put the top of the monitor above your eye level when it should be at or slightly below it. This could cause neck strain.

That's not necessarily true. It would depend on the height of the user, desk, and the chair... all relative to each other. For a taller person, that stand could bring the top of an iMac/monitor right into the visual sweet spot.

On topic: The riser is really overpriced. Inexpensive risers with storage are readily available pretty much everywhere. Heck this thing is less than $25 on Amazon and looks to have much better airflow for a Mac Mini on the shelf.

 

[yurc]

My riser are consist of bookshelf speaker put in horizontal way.

Also I saw many similar aluminium clones from AliExpress and asking $50 at most expensive.

 

[AZREOSpecialist]

$79 for a bent piece of metal that probably costs them less than $3 per piece, landed.

 

[ArtOfWarfare]

Pretty sure this costs less than $1/unit for them to make. At $80 it's 99% profit margin.

If somebody is entertaining this kind of price, a sit-stand desk is probably within their budget. It'd be hundreds of times more functional - not sure why anybody would ever get this.

 

[busuan]

My $140-textbook monitor stand is better, thicker, and unapologetically Paper.

 

[PlayUltimate]

No shelf but a couple of reams of paper. . . .

 

[szw-mapple fan]

All of Twelve South’s items are overpriced for what they are IMO. This is no surprise.

They are overpriced but from my experience the quality and customer support is always good. It’s a good value when you can get it on sale or used.

 

[RNA_man]

That's not necessarily true. It would depend on the height of the user, desk, and the chair... all relative to each other. For a taller person, that stand could bring the top of an iMac/monitor right into the visual sweet spot.

On topic: The riser is really overpriced. Inexpensive risers with storage are readily available pretty much everywhere. Heck this thing is less than $25 on Amazon and looks to have much better airflow for a Mac Mini on the shelf.
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The $25 dollar one on amazon not only looks better aesthetically but seems to have better functionality as well.

 

[Somian]

Apple products already come with risers.