Now I have this and it's not always that strong when I move to the other side of the bed, but for other normal uses like a desk or table it's strong and adjusts to different angles very easily. It won't fit my pencil IF my pencil has a silicone sleeve or tip, but that's just something I want people to know in case they don't want to compromise. The pencil penetrates into the socket by itself. I probably wouldn't have bought it if I knew this, but I needed a better case so I used it anyway. Nice hard case.