Gawlowski Design

Pressure Drop zStand

A Mac Mini computer will fit perfectly inside this monitor stand, while the USB/FireWire hub at the rear helps supplement the Mac Mini's extreme lack of ports. The biggest challenge with this design was to develop something that not only fit the original industrial design, but was able to support CRT monitors up to fifty pounds. All that in a design that was inexpensive to produce using common sheetmetal manufacturing methods. This design is available for licensing; if interested please use the Contact form on this website.

Date: 11/28/2006

Size: 4 items

Front view

The front view, showing a Mac Mini tucked underneath while a 17" LCD display rests atop. This produce was designed to accommodate any display up to fifty pounds in weight.

Date: 11/28/2006

Front view

Date: 11/28/2006

Rear view

A rear view of the zStand shows the many ports available to the user, and the Mac Mini hiding comfortable underneath.

Date: 11/28/2006

Side view

A side view shows the basic lines well. The bulge at the rear was to accommodate an existing hub pcb; a version of the zStand was designed without that bulge but has not reached manufacturing. If interested in licensing that design, please contact us us

Date: 11/28/2006