Jarv Universal Dash or Windshield Tablet Car Mount Holder for Google Nexus 7, Apple iPad Mini , Samsung galaxy TAB, LG G Pad, ASUS Pad, Verizon Ellipsis and all 7-8 inch Tablets

This product is well made. It is sturdy, it stays put on the windshield and my husband uses it everyday for his phone so that he can play his music (truck does not have radio at the moment). We were going to use it for a tablet but it did not fit my samsung galaxy tab 2. it describes fitting a samsung galaxy tab 2 and 3, an IPad mini 2 and nexus 7. I was expecting it to fit my samsung galaxy tab 2 10.1 I should have done a little more research and read the description better as it describes at the top fitting 7 inch tablets, so thats my fault.So learn from my mistake, it only fits 7" tablets, after you adjust the top legs, it has a spring in it and by streching it upwards it will fit up to 7".

I decided to order this holder for the few occasions that I need my Nexus 7 for GPS using the Google Maps App. I received the Arkon SM517 within 5 days of placing the order. I know this product page says Jarv but Arkon is what was sent and they appear identical. The package comes with 1. the suction mount, 2. the tablet holder plate which slides onto the suction mount, 3. Eight "legs" (or arms) - 4 short legs & 4 longer legs, 4. one smooth surface plate with self adhesive (for using the suction mount on uneven and/or porous dashboards instead of a windshield), and an alcohol towelette to clean the dashboard surface for the self-adhesive. The holder plate has a seam on one end which is spring loaded. The legs slide into two outside edges of the tablet holder plate (two on each edge). For the Nexus 7 I found that a combination of two long legs on one side and two short legs on the othe side seems to hold the tablet snug enough but you can easily try all three combinations to decide what works best. I decided to mount the holder on the windshield just below the rear-view mirror this way the Nexus 7 is just below the mirror and set back just an inch or two. To attach the mount to the windshield you just press the suction plate flat against the windshield and pull the lever up. To avoid accidentally dropping your tablet, I suggest you tweak out your leg choices and tablet fitting over the soft car seat or if your still in your home, at the kitchen table. Once you have the leg lengths installed I suggest you first mount the holder to the windshield and then insert your tablet. Finally, on the mount,there are two large plastic thumbscrews which you loosen to adjust the angle of your tablet for the best viewing angle. Remember to use care to not drop the holder because the plastic legs may break and then it's useless. Keep the extra 4 legs in a convenient place. I think most people can figure out the easy installation process but I wanted to post my thoughts. It took me 5 minutes to fit the legs to my tablet and another couple of minutes to adjust the proper angles. Now it takes just seconds to attach or remove the holder when needed. Good luck and remember to keep your eyes on the road!

This mount comes with instructions that clearly have the "Arkon" logo and name about 10 times on it! Crazy!Besides that, the actual review:Good:-The suction cup is newer plastic that isn't yellowed yet and actually grips - has a good amount of suction-The 3 angles to tilt/turn the angles are great, and do not need any roughing to hold!-The spring loaded grip holds OK - Don't expect to lean this vertical or forward AT ALLBad:-The arms to grip (which SLIDE onto the main body) are VERY skinny and don't grip well (the big ones)-The grip arms are AT MOST 2" wide, OUTSIDE MEASUREMENT with a calibrated vernier scale*** MEASURED WITH THE BIGGER ARMS, AS FOLLOWS: ***-Grippable inside diameter: 4 5/8" at rest-Grippable inside diameter: 5 1/4" fully openOverall I am NOT happy with the fact that this is being touted as a tablet mount, when in reality it holds an iPhone 4/4S perfectly, and would be perfect for these new 'phablets'. As far as a tablet mount, I do NOT trust this to hold my 7" tablet securely in any viewable position for a rear seat or passenger, and most certainly NOT for a windshield mounted tablet...I highly recommend spending the extra few dollars for a Satechi brand mount, as they have perfected the 6-10" tablet mounts!My 2 cents, don't hate me for posting my opinion, this is an honest review of the PRODUCT, not the supplier or the shipper.

This is the fourth one of these I have purchased. One for each car. I use it for my Nexus 7 (landscape orientation) and my Galaxy S4 (portrait orientation). It works great. You can point it in many directions and it sticks fast to the windshield. It also comes with a self adhesive pad to stick it on your dashboard. It has never fallen off and the device is held securely. That is more than I can say for other mounts I have purchased. It gives two sizes of clamp arms to give you 3 size options (two short, one short and one long and 2 long) and is spring loaded to hold your device and adjust for size variations between the 3 options. Both of my devices are using one long and one short so smaller devices might still work and larger devices may work. Minimum holding length is: short to short is 3.5", short to long is 4.125" and long to long is 4.75". The spring adds 1.25" more. Smaller than 3.5" will not work without some sort of shim and larger than 6" will not fit in. It has a ball swivel but make sure you don't mount it upside down because the device clamp fits into slots that if used upside down could fall out. I did that once when expanding the spring to insert my device. This means you can only use it in 3 major positions, 0 degrees, 90 degrees and 180 degrees but not 270 degrees. Of course you can use the angles in between. To use 270 degrees, you just need to remove the device and put it back in inverted but I am not sure why you would need that.