Three stars because its not a tota.l failure, and the price of the unit is minimal compared to many.Problems with the unit:The joints are not keyed, so the only thing that keeps them from moving is the compression induced friction of the bolts at each joint. Given an all metal unit, that might not have been a problem, but the bolt tighteners are plastic. After making occasional adjustments, maybe once a month, the bold handle for the base screw broke. It needs a lot of compression to hold that ipad still when its stretched out 2 feet.The ball/socket joint at the tablet cradle seems to work fine. the base rotation feels solid. If they would have added some splines to some of the joints, they would have vectored some of the force into the mechanism itself and bolt torque would not be the only thing holding your iPad up.Next version I guess...TL,DR: Having an iPad stand is great, but if durability is something you value, look elsewhere.