Vaydeer 2-Tier Wireless Charging Monitor Riser Review
·~5 min·Monitors & Desk · Gear · Tech
Today we're looking at the Vaydeer two-tier monitor riser, the one with a built-in wireless charger and a USB 3.0 hub. This is a different take on a monitor stand, and it does a lot more than just hold up a monitor.
Quick disclosure: Vaydeer reached out and sent this over for review, but as always, a free product doesn't change how I review it. These are my honest thoughts.
WHY I WANTED A MONITOR RISER
I came across Vaydeer on Amazon while hunting for a monitor riser, and my main reason was actually to cover the grommet hole on my Progressive Desk. If you saw my Solo Ryzer review, you know I'm not a fan of holes in my desktop. Rather than replace the whole tabletop, the next best thing was to put something over it. A riser also gives me storage and cleans up the desk, so it's a win-win.
PRICING
It retails for about $150 CAD and often goes on sale for around $130. If you don't need the wireless charger or USB hub, the plainer versions are cheaper. The links in the description are affiliate links, and using them helps the channel, which I appreciate.
UNBOXING & SETUP
In the box you get two legs, one of which houses the USB hub, plus two shelves, the top one carrying the wireless charger, then screws, tools, a power adapter, and some cable management clips. Setup is straightforward: the top shelf slides into the legs, then you flip it over, rest the middle section on the edges, and screw it in place with the included Allen key.
One thing though: a corner of my shelf arrived dented, and it was a pretty big dent. Luckily it didn't affect sliding it into the legs, and since I run the wireless charger on the left, I just faced the dent backwards. If it had been front-facing, I'd have gone for an exchange. A bit more padding or a thicker box probably would've prevented it.
THE FEATURES
The wireless charger is what drew me in. This was my first wireless charger, and I love being able to just set my phone down and have it top up through the day while I work. It's way more convenient than plugging in a cable. It does get pretty warm when charging from a low battery, but near full it stays cool, and I've had no issues with it.
Right beside it is a 4-port USB 3.0 hub, exactly what you'd expect: one cable to the computer, and the ports work as normal.
BUILD & DIMENSIONS
The shelves are aluminum in black with a nice matte finish, and the legs are plastic but feel sturdy. It holds two 27-inch monitors no problem, and the anti-slip feet do their job on my tabletop. The shelf measures about 38.5" wide, 8" deep, and 6.5" tall, the perfect size for my desk.
My one gripe: the legs sit right at the very edge of the shelf. With my monitor arms mounted, I can't push the riser back any further because the legs hit the arms. Some other risers inset the legs a little so you can tuck them past a monitor arm, and I'd have preferred that.
HOW I USE IT
I'm running it as a two-tier, without the middle tier. My Mac Studio lives underneath rather than on the shelf, because it would get in the way when I swing my monitor side to side. The GoXLR didn't quite sit flush in a compartment either, and I don't like it up on the arm because the sliders and knobs get hard to reach behind my ultrawide. So the top shelf holds my iPad controllers and notebooks, and the bottom holds the Mac Studio, Stream Deck, and GoXLR. With a single-tier riser I don't think the Mac Studio would've fit underneath, so I'm glad I went two-tier. And it absolutely covers that grommet. When I'm sitting and typing, I have no idea it's even there.
FINAL THOUGHTS
The biggest win with any riser is that it frees up desk space. Even with monitor arms, all my controllers, iPad, and notebooks have a home instead of sprawling across the desk. If you've got a dual-monitor setup on stock monitor legs, elevating them onto a riser gives you all that space back underneath, and the Vaydeer's extra middle shelf gives you even more to work with.
Overall I'd recommend the Vaydeer if you want a riser that does more than just hold a monitor. The wireless charger and USB hub make it genuinely convenient. It's not the most beautiful stand out there, and there are wooden options like Grovemade, but the matte black looks sleek on my white tabletop and it does the job. Honestly, I'd love to see more companies build tech into their monitor stands like this.
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