iPortLAUNCH (LaunchPort) BaseStation iPad Stand - Compatible with all LAUNCH Cases - Black

I'm using the iPort LaunchPort BaseStation with an iPad mini. I'm simply sitting it on a night stand and I've plugged the AC adapter into a wall outlet.I really like the looks and finish. It's solid... well built and of good quality. I've had it for a month now and I'm very happy with it.

I have a Crestron wireless remote for my media room. After several years, the remote started to malfunction frequently. Rather than purchasing a replacement Crestron, I opted for this LaunchPort sleeve and base station. Looks terrific and ergonomically sound. The ipad mini works flawlessly to control all equipment, and now has a professional appearance thanks to the LaunchPort sleeve and base.

This thing feels heavy! That's a good thing though as it offers some clue as to how solidly the base station and matching covers are built. No they are not cheap but they work well charging as quickly as a cable would. Look great in an industrial sort of way and as I said are built to last.

These used to be 4-star products, hampered only by their high cost. Now, they are down to a 2.5 to 3-star product for the silver version of this base station and slightly higher for the black finish. They still work well, but the manufacturer has changed from a beautiful brushed aluminum finish to a much cheaper looking silver powder-coated painted finish. So now this costly charger base which at least looked high-end before is even more over-priced since we are paying the same for a much cheaper finish. I can only imagine that they changed the finish to reduce costs, yet they have not passed these savings down to the consumer. These would be fairly priced at around $65 for the current finish and $100 for the previous brushed aluminum finish. At $180 to $200, the cost is hard to justify. I just bought the silver version from another online reseller and am very disappointed in the change to a painted finish. I much prefer the previous brushed aluminum finish.

We are on our second unit. The first one did not charge our ipad at all.This one works occasionally but eventually the ipad dies on it after a few days and we need to plug it in.We use the ipad as a conference room controller and my assumption is that the Zoom Conference room software that always runs on the ipad causes it to draw faster than the induction charging can charge it.In any case though, the only thing I can say for sure is that it definitely does not work for us in any kind of a functional manner. Very cool idea with poor execution.

It costs more than I expected to pay for this kind of product, but it is very functional and provided me the base I needed for the I-Pad that I use to run my home automation. Now I never need to worry to look for chargers or discover that the device is powered down on the moment that I need to use it. I recommend.

Terrific price. Really slick product

Love the Launchport charging stations. Very expensive, but great quality and aesthetic.