Netbook windshield mount for $14.95

I just received this offer in mail. Till August 15, 2009 this mini-laptop car windshield mount is on special sale for $14.95.

5.5 inch netbook mount

If anyone buys it, please come back to tell us how you like it, etc. The price seems way to low, but Semsons is not known to sell bad products.

Mounting position 1 (for UMPC, Tablet)



Mounting position 2 (for Netbook)

They also have this in a 10" mount.

Looks like I will be doing some measuring this weekend on my Toyota Mr2 & Tacoma truck and see if my Dell mini 9 could use this mount and allow me to still see out the window.

If I do purchase I will take pictures.

I have been using one for a couple days with an 8.9" Acer Aspire One in a Nissan Sentra. It is kind of flimsy but it will serve the purpose as long as I don't get to rough with it and break it. One of the clips on the front covers up the earphone jack which is a problem since I don't get enough volume out of my speakers to hear the GPS directions when I am on the freeway. I am going to experiment with a bluetooth earphone.

My Aspire one (150A) has a width of 9.8" whereas this thing only goes to 9.4" wide. 8.9" only refers to the display width.
See if you can clarify. This one seems to be alright except for the width
Earlier netbooks are all ok I think

Daniel

I measured my Acer and it is about 9.5" wide. It seems to fit OK.

My Aspire One (8.9" screen) is exactly 9 ¾" wide.

...ken...

Wonder how hard it would be to turn it into a pedestal mount in my 02 Ford Taurus? Could do some cast iron pipe and fix that to the top of it. Hmmmmm

Amazon.com has it listed for same price from same company. Shipping is $4.99.


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Ok, I bit. Ordered off Amazon.com for $14.95 with $4.99 Shipping. For less than $20 if it isn't so great I won't be real disappointed. Have been lied to before by more expensive purchases...

Will post a review and maybe some pics after I receive it.

You must be right then as I got the info from this link

Buy the Acer Aspire One AOA150-1546 Netbook at TigerDirect.ca

I did not measure that . Thanks for clarifying that

Daniel

I am pondering that as well. Hey the cops may pull you over as the oversized netbook out front may look like a DVD player and most States/Provinces prohibit that. Ok it cannot be a DVD player after all. But still it is a real risk considering how conspicuous it is.

Price wise and usage wise , really a cool purchase and useful too



Daniel

Gene,

Is it possible to just drill a hole through the clip to allow access to your phone jack? If the hole is surrounded by enough plastic when finished, you aren't giving up any real structural integrity. Much like aircraft contruction techniques.

Mr 2

I have considered drilling the hole for the earphone plug. I doubt that it would compromise the integrity of the clip. There is foam rubber on the insides of the clips (in fact the whole frame is lined with foam) so the foam in the drill bit would get a little messy when the drill hits it. That is just an excuse because I know I could cut the foam out of the way. I just hate to retrofit things right after I buy them. I got the mount with the long arm. It has been working pretty well for me.

Received it yesterday in a padded envelope, have seen items packed better! After making sure all was ok with it I decided to try a test fit. Will fit the Acer Aspire one with the standard 3-cell battery fine but I have the 6-cell so the battery sits on top of the rear of the mount, not in it. Will post a pic when I get home from work, got in too late last night. Seems fine for what it is otherwise.

Hey sledgehampster,

Where did you get the 6-cell battery for your Aspire One? I don't get a lot of usage time on my 3-cell battery that came with it so I'm interested in one with more life.

...ken...