I'll try and keep this short.
Pros:
— Easy assembly and handling
— Stand has a good bit of weight to it, feels sturdy and secure
— A minimal design, no-nonsense straight to the point mic stand
Cons:
— Handbrake button is quite hard to press, I didn't expect the mechanism to be so tight. Would be nice to have some sort of feedback from it, like a click when it's pressed.
— Ironically, the upper tube slid down with just a little bit of pressure, so I had to disassemble the stand and tighten the hex nut on the bottom of it.
— This, in turn, revealed some shoddy glue work in that spot, but hopefully I can forget about it forever seeing as stand works as intended after tightening.
Overall it's easy to recommend this stand even considering the cons I've listed for the price and convenience of having a handbrake mechanism alone. It's not going to blow your mind, but it'll do the job 99% of the time.