StarTech.com Monitor Riser Stand with Wireless Charging Pad - 15W Qi Charger (Fast Wireless Charge) - Height Adjustable Computer Monitor/Laptop Riser Stand for Desk w/Phone/Tablet Charger (MONSTADQI)

NOTE: All the photos of this shelf that I am providing are showing some modifications that I made and do not represent the "out of the box" configuration of the product...I ordered this monitor stand with the intention of using it to elevate some paper trays and bins off my desk to create some more accessible areas to store even more stuff beneath it.When it arrived today I found that it was well-packaged, and that the shelf was actually a wood material (MDF?) which is wrapped in a black textured plastic overlay. I chose to assemble it with the legs flipped up to get the taller configuration since my goal was to get more space beneath it.The legs are plastic assemblies and have protruding pegs that press into holes on the underside of the shelf. The fit between these pegs and the holes is very tight, and it took a fair amount of force and wobbling/jiggling of the legs as I pressed them down into the holes to get them in. They didn't fully seat (there is a small gap between the top of the leg assemblies and the bottom surface of the shelf, but I didn't want to risk breaking something as I pressed them in. The gaps are the same on all 4 leg mount positions, so I stopped there. I have zero concern about them coming loose. I then plugged the provided power cord into the Qi charger (a 12V wall-wart) and plugged it into a nearby outlet.After arranging things on the shelf to my liking, I tried placing my iPhone 12 Pro Max on the charging pad. and it charged, but it took some fiddling with the position to get it to start charging. After looking more closely at the way the charger is assembled to the shelf, it occurred to me that if the charger would stand a few millimeters proud of the surface, the phone's camera hump could hang off the edge of the charger to get it in better contact with the pad. So I went to work with a quick and easy modification to make it work more reliably (I am an engineer and won't hesitate to mod something I just pulled out of the box if there is a good reason to do so)...The charger is a puck-style unit that fits into a hole that goes all the way through the shelf, and there is an oversized sticker on the surface with Qi branding and a target circle. This sticker was placed a bit off center on my stand, and I also though that this might have been contributing to the misalignment (the sticker was shifted a bit toward the back of the shelf, making the target look further away from you than it really was). This offset wasn't that large (perhaps 3 or 4 mm off center), so it probably wasn't a BIG contributor, but I think it's worth mentioning. The charger has some snap details around the perimeter that grip the inside of the hole, and it also has a steel C-shaped bracket that was screwed to the bottom of the shelf to position it vertically (depth of insertion). The center of this bracket has a threaded hole for a threaded tube that pushes against the center of the bottom of the puck. I found that I could slide the vinyl cap on the end of this tube off (it is there to protect the power cord from the edges of the threaded tube), remove the two screws, and then spin the bracket in 180 degree increments to change the set-point for the puck depth.I carefully pushed the puck up through the shelf to help peel the sticker away from the shelf, and then peeled the edges away to separate it. Once I did this, I trimmed off the excess overhanging sticker from the perimeter of the puck so it matched its diameter. I then used my iPhone as a guide to determine how much the puck should protrude from the surface of the shelf. This ended up being about 3mm proud of the shelf. This happens to place the bottom surface of the puck flush with the bottom of the shelf. I pushed the bracket/threaded tube assembly back in the notches of the puck, spun the bracket around until the tips of the bracket touched off on the bottom shelf surface, reinstalled the screws, and slid the vinyl cap back on the threaded tube.The result is a much easier to use phone charging pad. I can set the phone on the pad, pull it toward me until the camera hump catches on the edge of the charging pad and "ding", it starts charging every time.I attached a bunch of photos to this review to show these modifications.Structurally, it is very solid - no wobble at all. I am nowhere near the max weight rating with my application.All in all, I am 100% satisfied with the shelf now and give it 5 stars after this 5-10 minute modification.

I've got tons of StarTech gear, from KVM switches to display adapters and cables, and I'm generally pretty positive on them. Their stuff does what they say it will, and when you're lucky, even more than documented.This, on the other hand, is pretty horrible. You wouldn't think it would be hard to screw up a plank of pressboard and some plastic legs, but StarTech has done it. The pegs of the legs are exceedingly difficult to get into the holes on the pressboard. Even with me pushing down with full body weight, they just won't sit flush."Not a huge deal," I thought. And then I started typing. And my eyes started to hurt a little, as they tried to follow on my bouncy, bouncy monitor. The slightest vibration gets transferred to the display. Even lowering the display stand so that it was as the same height as before I put it on the riser stand was of no use. Boing. Boing. Boing. Boing.This probably isn't a big deal on a 22" or 24" monitor, but with a 32" or 34" monitor, it is absolutely awful. And my guess here is that if they had spent just a few cents on more substantial rubber feet (the ones on this stand are just barely enough to keep it from scratching whatever surface the stand is on), it would be fine.As for the Qi charger, that's probably the only thing keeping this from being a solid single-star item. It works, and seems to put out the rated power. So there's that, I guess.

UPDATED AFTER MORE FIELD TESTINGThis stand elevates my monitor to a height that allows better posture at my desk.It was a little difficult to slot the feet to the base, but that's okay. The joints fit together tightly, which makes it sturdy.You can set the riser at one of two heights, and the feet are easy to flip for installation.The Qi Charger works inconsistently, and that's why I needed to re-rate this item, moving it down from five stars to three stars. There are times when the charger activates, but doesn't maintain a consistent charge. And it isn't the receiver on my smartphone--I've tested it.I could put a sticker over the StarTech.com logo on the bottom right of the stand, if I wanted.

This stand is made of a sort of MDF with a plastic sheeting over it. Instructions were pretty easy to follow although I was not able to raise the legs to allow for the tallest height. Not sure if this specific one was defective or if it's user error but I had a total of 3 people try and no one can get it to work. Besides that it's a pretty decent stand. The phone charging area is handy although the location is a bit awkward. I personally would have preferred it front and center.

Not sure why my last review didn't post but I'm not going to get into details again. This doesn't charge my phone very fast. It barely helps it hold a charge at all but maybe prevents it from dropping in battery percentage. Holds my monitor just fine.