Twelve South Launches New 'BackPack' Shelf for 24-Inch iMac

[warpdrive]

I like the idea of this but I would be happy with a cheaper version that cost $20 but made out of plastic and painted an silvery aluminum color that looks like metal

 

[gtg465x]

I have the previous model for my 2019 iMac and I like it. I have an external SSD and a mouse sitting on mine. The mouse I only use for gaming, otherwise I use a trackpad, and my desk is very minimal and doesn’t have any drawers, so it’s nice to have a little hidden shelf behind my iMac to put it on. I don’t have a 3D printer, and even if I did, the time it would take to design the 3D model to print would be worth FAR more than $45 lol. That’s the real cost of 3D printing… not the material cost, but the time it takes to design the 3D model of the thing you want to print.

 

[csdesigns]

I have one of these for my 2015 27" iMac. The iMac is wall-mounted and I the shelf to help store a 10G Thunderbolt Ethernet adapter, Magic Keyboard and Mouse, and some excess cable management. I waited to purchase it until it was $30 though – which was a reasonable enough price in my head that I could justify it. While I do find it incredibly useful, at $45 for essentially the exact same thing (a piece of fabricated aluminum), I too am scratching my head as to how they justify the MSRP.

 

[BigSmurf]

Anyway a cheap AliXpress variant is probably around the corner.

 

[4nNtt]

Exactly. The things I can get my kid to print that are being sold for $xxx.xx is insulting.

However, as my iMac is wall-mounted and has no stand, I have no use for this.

The iMac stands look nice, but they are very unpractical since there is no height adjust. It’s better to get the VESA mount. Otherwise you need a stand for your stand. I don’t think I’ve seen a creative office without a stack of books under each iMac.