Twelve South BookArc Flex stand (black)

Hold my MacBook securely in place on my desk horizontally - saves desk space. Looks good. Recommended.

Classic example of "looks great, but doesn't do the job". I bought is as I thought what a brilliant and minimalisitc design! Then I soon realised that the stand is so thin, and its base is so loose that the laptop is not firm enough. In fact, it fell on the desk. The grip is fine, the issue is with the base where the laptop stands. Material is great though, it feels premium and solid. Black color pairs nicely with my Space Black MacBook Pro.

I bought this to keep my laptop cool and it is brilliant for that as it is not just lifted above the desk like a lot of other solutions that I have tried. But it looks fantastic and makes more space on the desk. I am so pleased with it. This stand is brilliant.

I bought this after reading the other negative reviews, thinking I'd return it if it's as terrible as others have said. However I'm keeping it because I think it suits my needs enough and I shouldn't run the risk of it toppling over. The Goods: Small form factor - I'm going to be using it on my bedside table with my 2023 16" MacBook Pro, which is a heavy beast. I keep my iPad and my MBP on the bedside table and the MBP's just taking up too much space - sticking off the side all the time. Being able to stand it up without reserving a massive area for the base was a must. The simple design means I can fit it on the table with my other tidbits whilst leaving comfortable amount of space left for my iPad. I can imagine myself taking it on holidays as well. Nice design - it looks good and timeless. All the other vertical stands I've seen are very blocky and just don't appeal to me. It's flexible (literally) - I've tested it with my work laptop - a Dell plastic thic boi; my iPad; M1 MacBook Air and my new 16" M3 Max MacBook Pro. They all sit comfortably in the stand, with the 16" MBP being the least sturdy due to its weight and height when stood up - leaving it more vulnerable to toppling like a double decker bus on a race track. This leads us to: The Bads: The rubber isn't particularly grippy on the base - this baffles me considering the target market are MacBook users - the smooth aluminium edge of MBPs don't particularly grip well against the rubber, which means easy lateral movement. It's intentionally designed to not pinch the laptop at the bottom to allow them to say 'future proofed' and not forcing you to buy different grips for 16" laptops like the older BookArc - at the cost of lateral stability. The stand is ironically better suited for my work laptop, some plastically Dell that's thicker and less dense, but the 16" MBP - my most expensive laptop - ends up being most susceptible to falling over. Jack of all trade, master at none - going back to the flexibility point: whilst it works for laptops of different thicknesses, thinner and lighter laptops don't get pinched as much at the top of the stand, which compromises stability again. So I don't quite have the perfect laptop that I feel the stand is really designed for. It does the job, but I just don't know how reliable it will be. Single narrow pinching point at the top - I understand the curve design offering a wider base and it feels like a clever bit of design and engineering to get this stand made. But looking at most vertical stands - they generally have 2 pinch points (4 points of contact with 2 on each side) or full width pinching, I certainly expect greater stability from them than this. Bottomline: All that said, I think it's a good looking stand that you can make work for you as long as you're careful and have good placement on your desk / table. If I end up having my laptop fall over and break, I'll be sure to return to update my review!

This could be a little unsteady even with 14/16 inch M4 MacBook Pro. The design is the best out there though.

Perfect

Good for a heavier, thicker HP 13" laptop - for this it works very well, but a MacBook Air (2025) is too light and too thin and isn't held up at all - disappointing given the claim it "... gently holds all size laptops without additional adjustments or extra inserts (up to 1-inch thick)". Fine for £20 (Black Friday sale) but it's not worth double that in my opinion.

god damn unstable, soon as I started using it with M1 14 inch, the MacBook fell, all over the place, now dented. not to mention breaking all my peripheral usb devices, including my thunderbolt cable!

This product is amazing the other comments don’t take into account that anything that you push will fall over. It’s lightweight and holds the MacBook saving up space you don’t need specific inserts per your MacBook model. If you’re looking for a clean look and space saving stand this is it but if you need a sturdy anti-tip stand this isn’t the right product.

Optimal

きちんと立ちません PCの重みで両側から挟む設計ですが、MacBookProのM15の14インチでも重さが足りず挟むことができません 常に斜めで揺れると倒れます

This thing is so bad I don’t know how they can sell it with a straight face. Great concept with absolutely terrible execution. It’s like they never tested it. They just built it and then had to ship it since they had inventory. To try to use it you have to place your laptop EXACTLY in the right place for it to even kind of hold it correctly but even then if you accidentally sneeze in its general direction it’s going to be knocked over. If you have a cat or kids forget it unless you want to replace your expensive laptop when they brush against your desk and thus thing drops the laptop onto the floor. imo this company made one good product years ago and has been churning out junk and living on their name ever since. It’s very disappointing.

As usual, TwelveSouth never lets me down! This is my 4th or 5th product from the brand and I have zero regrets. The stand works perfectly, it's sturdy and very aesthetically pleasing. It saves a lot of space on my desk since I always use my laptop with an external monitor and keyboard. Laptop being used: MacBook Pro 14" M4 Pro.