2020. 3. 11. 07:18ㆍ카테고리 없음
I’m using this to hide 3 external drives on the back of an iMac. Works just like the manufacture says.
The knobs you tighten are slightly awkward but not terrible. I’m using the included posts to keep a gap between each drive, which are sitting on their sides to help with cooling. If you have easy access to the back of your iMac, mounting won’t be any issue. If you are like me and have a desk against a wall, it took a little more time to adjust the clamps and tighten than it would have if there was standing room behind the Mac. Great way to keep an external drive out of sight! Not as terribly expensive as some of Twelve South’s other products.
This is an excellent product that works exactly as advertised for my purposes. The shelf itself has a weighty feel to it and seems durable and well made. It’s beautifully designed and matches the iMac aesthetic perfectly.
Twelvesouth Backpack 2 For Mac Mini
It includes easy to understand instructions that allow for a variety of configurations (high install, low install, front install, back install) on a number of iMac computers and Cinema displays. The shelf support clips work well enough, but if I was being picky (and I am, given the high price of this product), I’d wish that the screws held more tightly. Having said that, I haven’t experienced any slippage during the two weeks I’ve owned the product and I have mine installed high on the backside of an iMac 27″ (late ’12 model).
I’m using the shelf to support less than one pound of total weight, so I can’t attest to the claim that it can support up to 3.5 lbs. (greater than the weight of an iMac Air) but I can tell you that when I apply some downward pressure on the shelf (to simulate more weight), it slips a little because the screws don’t hold their position tightly enough within the rear support rail. Sure, it’s an unscientific test, but I don’t think I’d fully trust this to hold an iMac Air. Greater holding power would give me piece of mind and although I’m relatively certain my shelf won’t slip, I’m still nervous enough to check it every few days. Other than that, the product came slightly over-packaged in my opinion.
Although I do appreciate good packaging, I feel that much of it is unnecessary given the durability of the actual product. It arrived with an outer carton/sleeve that was glue-dotted around a clear PET/PVC box which was cradled inside of a fairly high quality textured carton lid. When you open all of this, you find the shelf, some instructions, and yet ANOTHER box with a flip-top lid that has thick foam padding glued to the top and bottom to house and protect the various clips and vertical support pegs. Some of this was appreciated (like the thin paper insert telling you which support clips you need for your particular install) but packaging should strike a balance between protecting the actual product and looking good or giving people that quality unboxing experience.
This packaging does way too much to protect the actual product and goes overboard just to enhance the unboxing experience. I’d be okay with this if Twelve South was sucking up the cost, but at $35 for a tiny computer shelf, give me less packaging fluff in exchange for screws that hold more tightly in place.
IN SUMMARY: This was really a 3.5 out of 5. I’m docking 1.5 stars for the high price and for the screws not holding as securely as I’d want, but it was an easy choice for me to round up since I haven’t seen any slippage for my current (lightweight) load.
Therefore, if you have a lightweight load to support and you’re okay with spending a lot of money on a computer shelf, go for it, but if you’re looking to support an iMac Air or heavier, I wouldn’t be surprised if you see slippage with all that weight.