HiRise iMac stand review from Twelve South

It is quite common to use a stand to elevate the position of your monitor. The iMac is not spared from this need, lacking a height-adjustable base. There are many options on the market, but few that mimic both your iMac and Thunderbolt Display as the HiRise iMac dock from Twelve South. In addition to allowing you to adjust the height of your iMac or your monitor, it has space inside to house all kinds of accessories, even a Mac Mini. An excellent alternative for those who are looking for a well-ordered desk while wanting to have the screen in a better position.

Anodized aluminum for robustness

Surely more than one base that you have ever seen has not given you all the confidence necessary to place your heavy 27-inch iMac on top. That is certainly not going to be a problem with the HiRise base because it is made of steel and aluminum., from the outer structure to the inner shelf that allows you to adjust the height. A solid construction that at the same time does not complicate the assembly of the base or its height adjustment.

The two front and back covers are perforated to allow the necessary ventilation if you place a Mac Mini inside. In addition, both plates are mobile and are fixed by magnets, although if you want to leave them fixed it is possible thanks to the small screws that are included. The normal thing is to fix the back once the base is assembled and the front to leave it without fixing to be able to remove it and thus access the interior, where you can place an optical drive, external hard drive, or anything you can think of, even as I have indicated before, a Mac Mini.

Height adjustable with 6 positions

Up to six different positions you can use to adjust the height of your iMac or your monitor. You do not need any type of tools to do it, you just have to remove the front cover and remove the metal shelf, sliding it through any of the guides that are perfectly carved inside the base. Depending on the height you choose, you will have more or less space at the bottom of the base to place accessories.

Maximum versatility

At Twelve South they wanted to think of everything, and for this reason they have designed the back cover differently from the front. That little indentation that looks like something purely cosmetic to fit the base of the iMac is really a way to allow the cables that you have to connect to your Mac Mini placed inside the base to come out without problems, you will only have to place the lid upside down, with the slit facing down, as you can see in the image below on the Twelve South website.

Aesthetics and utility, all in one

Few bases can offer you what the HiRise from Twelve South. In addition to fulfilling its mission of regulating the height of your monitor or iMac computer, it offers you a very practical storage space and all this while maintaining the aesthetics of your desktop. You have the HiRise base from Twelve South available in the Apple Store online for € 79,95 , In the Twelve South website for $ 79,99 (plus shipping costs) or in Amazon Spain for € 75,78

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