HOW TO MOUNT A TABLET with KEYBOARD THAT IS USED AS A GPS ?

[Angel]

A RAM mount may be the answer but which one and will it work? I want to be able to swivel the passenger seat. I do not want a floor mount.
I went here:
http://www.ram-mount.com/Products/Table ... ult.aspx#/

I put in ASUS, Transformer, and vehicle mounts. Then I looked at the items for each mount location and do not know what will work.

Has any one used the dash mounts? Any other ideas? I have read all the posts but did not find anything that would work for me unless I missed it.

Angel

[AndrewST]

My RAM tablet mount, older samsung

[Angel]

Hi Andrew, Thanks for the picture. My problem is that I will have the keyboard attached. As I see it, I need to find out which mount will fit into the cup holders. My doghouse top looks like yours.

Angel

[jage]

Keyboard on a separate mount?

RAM has tons of options but is such low quality now I wouldn't waste my money (again). I wound up building my own solution.

[Angel]

Jage,

The keyboard attaches to the ASUS transformer and makes it like a laptop.

Angel

[geoffff]

I have a little Asus tablet (though I use it as a notebook - with keyboard always exposed) mounted in my van for use with my GPS and various maps.

I rigged up my own custom computer holder, and attached it to the van's doghouse with a PanaVise security camera ceiling mount.


http://octopup.org/sportsmobile/computer-gps

[AndrewST]

Originally Posted by Angel

Hi Andrew, Thanks for the picture. My problem is that I will have the keyboard attached. As I see it, I need to find out which mount will fit into the cup holders. My doghouse top looks like yours.

Angel

It is not in the cup holders, it is bolted on the flat part between them with a 2 hole diamond shape

[Angel]

geofff,
Thanks for your picture. I went to your website. It is great. Of course, I then had to read everything. A lot of good information.

Looks like I need to find something that bolts to the doghouse to hold my ASUS. I visioned something in a L shape to hold the keyboard and computer. I may have to make something and buy a mount I can attach my L shape holder, then bolt it to the doghouse.

Angel

[geoffff]

Originally Posted by Angel

Looks like I need to find something that bolts to the doghouse to hold my ASUS. I visioned something in a L shape to hold the keyboard and computer. I may have to make something and buy a mount I can attach my L shape holder, then bolt it to the doghouse.

My original computer mount a decade ago was L-shaped, but I now find that I prefer how the computer takes up less space when I have the keyboard vertically mounted instead of flat. Of course, it's much more difficult to type in this configuration -- but realistically I'm not doing much typing. Most of the time I'm tapping zoom in/out keys or using the touchscreen.

I made my custom computer holder by folding thin sheet metal and cutting it with snips. Then I lined it with black cloth, glued in place.

[jage]

Originally Posted by Angel

Jage,

The keyboard attaches to the ASUS transformer and makes it like a laptop.

Angel

Also, if it's like a laptop but won't support the monitor/pad on the keyboard with a keyboard support mount, like a laptop, then why not just buy a laptop? If the keyboard can support the monitor, then why not just mount it like any laptop? If it's a touchscreen why do you even need the keyboard mounted?

I just don't see doing extreme custom mounts for a relatively inexpensive piece of hardware (a GPS or whatever you're using it for)