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yorkphotog

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I've got the universal RAM mount kit right now in my Hyundai Santa Fe. While it does the job, I find it is too wobbly and annoying to work with.

I'm getting a new truck in the spring (it will also be a Santa Fe) and am wondering if anyone else has had good luck with other universal laptop mounts.
 

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The problem is thin-gauge metal. That's the trade-off for the low cost of Ram and Jotto mounts. If you don't want it to wobble, you'll have to pony up more dinero for a more stout mount.

But this also has to be tempered with the fact that the companies making the more stout mounts make them specifically for Public Safety and Utility vehicles. The benefit of Ram and Jotto is that there product lines are broader to fit more than Special Service type vehicles.
 
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