Love this mount. So much sturdier then a similar one I had with this same TV in a different house. There is no play in the mechanism at all and no droop when fully extended. Only knock against it would be that the joints were very stiff out of the box. I had to adjust a couple of the screws to make it easier to move. It could have just been that I'm using a TV at the smaller/lighter end of its range.
The reach is great as I can use my TV as a computer monitor in the corner then pull it way out to watch TV.