Comments on: Griffin iCurve

By: M.C.

M.C. — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:54:52 +0000

Can’t vouch for more recent versions, but my 2001 edition iCurve *just* cracked and broke on me after valiantly and beautifully serving first a white iBook and more recently a black MacBook over the course of 8 years. Now to find a replacement… :(

By: JB

JB — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:31:55 +0000

One must be very clear about those for whom this product was designed: people who prefer an auxiliary keyboard and find their laptop’s monitor now too low, too far away, or taking up too much desk space. (The latter are more important, for one otherwise needn’t bend one’s head more than a monk meditating.)

This arrangement is attractive to touch typists who prefer a full-sized keyboard (though I’m accustomed to typing on portables), brings the monitor closer (which is important), gives you more desk space (of limited height), and it ventilates the bottom of Mac laptops (notorious for being susceptible to heat damage).

You can no longer type on your laptop’s keyboard, though. Even if you had a short desk, so your laptop’s keyboard were now at a height where your elbows can rest on your chair’s armrests, and your wrists aren’t bent, the iCurves arms will flex as you type, causing it to bounce.

You must use an auxiliary keyboard. Be sure you know whom the iCurve is for before buying it.

By: Awfers

Awfers — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:25:27 +0000

Product is initally good, quality is horrid. My iCurve has deformed (over time, one of the supports has become lower than the other) and Griffin says they wont’ replace it (they’ve now lost a customer)

To be avoided.

By: can4spam

can4spam — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 11:35:45 +0000

My iCurve was a week old when the heat of my Powerbook weakened the adhesive holding the slip-resistant rubber pads. I have never been able to get the pads to stay.

Second quibble; mine iCurve is crooked! The arms are not bent at the same angle and the computer leans a bit.

I’ve been considering the Kensington pod solution but the iCurve allows one to use the keyboard. That is a real plus.

By: Big Pablito

Big Pablito — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 22:43:52 +0000

I had the same problem, so I molded one out of pasta and coated it with epoxy in my kitchen/chemistry lab.

By: Lil' Pablito

Lil' Pablito — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 19:53:47 +0000

Had an iCurve for a day or two, but didn’t like the fixed height. It sat up too tall compared to the display I had it next to, so I took it back. I ended up making one in my woodshop to fit the exact height that I needed.

By: Kevin Ballard

Kevin Ballard — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 16:14:23 +0000

I’ve been using the Podium CoolPad for the same purpose.