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Anyone have a recommendation for an adjustable stand for monitor, keyboard and mouse that can sit low on a normal desk but raise up 1-2 feet use while standing?
by 83457 16y ago
Anyone have a recommendation for an adjustable stand for monitor, keyboard and mouse that can sit low on a normal desk but raise up 1-2 feet use while standing? I'm not having any luck finding such a product.
- solson 16y agoFull disclosure... I work for Ergotron. But Workfit - S is exactly what you are describing and one of the most affordable on the market. http://www.ergotron.com/WorkFit/tabid/640/language/en-US/default.aspx http://www.ergotron.com/WorkFit/tabid/640/language/en-US/def...
- dmix 16y agoThe navigation on your site covers the content when you hover over them, then it doesn't go away when you move your mouse from the nav. The only way to make it go is to hover over "Home". This is bad usability.
- 83457 16y agosolson, That is exactly what I'm looking for. Had my fingers crossed (as always) for a lower price, though I'm sure it is well worth it. I looked around for an animation of the system and then noticed your videos which are hilarious. Thanks http://ergotron.com/tabid/649/language/en-US/default.aspx http://ergotron.com/tabid/649/language/en-US/default.aspx http://ergotron.com/tabid/553/language/en-US/default.aspx http://ergotron.com/tabid/553/language/en-US/default.aspx
- b3b0p 16y agoLooks nice. I love the price, but I don't want to have to mount my monitor for a few reasons. I've been contemplating a geekdesk for ages, but at ~$800... I can't bring myself to do it. I'm a little nomadic, live in a 1 bedroom, and not sure how it will fit in a Mini Cooper or smaller SUV trunk.
- klochner 16y agobuy a stool that lets you sit at the same height as standing, then just raise your desk.
- 83457 16y agoI actually do that at home with my laptop on the backside of a kitchen bar area but at work would rather have a setup that fits in with the current furniture arrangements. If I can't buy such an adjustable desktop surface I guess I'll put an adjustable computer stand in a corner.
- khafra 16y agoThere are a few options if you want to change the height of the entire desk, but I don't know of any for just the monitor, keyboard, and mouse.
- hopeless 16y agoSee the Ergotron Workfit http://ergotron.com/ http://ergotron.com/ though I've gone for a cheap standing desk fixed at standing height and a stool for the occasional rest. Unfortunately this is at home so I still spend most of the day sitting :-(
- khafra 16y agoThat's the biggest problem--I can have any setup I like at home, but I have to use the desk that's provided at the office. They're not really into nonconformist workspaces there.
- 83457 16y agoI'm at a sort of double cubical setup with one wall in front of me and someone on the other side. I think the only setup that could work would be a flat surface that is only an inch high when at lowest point but has folded legs that can hold the surface at various heights when it is lifted.
- nitrogen 16y agoYou could set up two desks, one at sitting height and one at standing height. You'd have two mice, keyboards, and monitors. Use an HDMI splitter/amplifier to duplicate the video (or just hook two monitors up to one video card in clone mode).
- istari 16y agoYes, I have a recommendation. Get 10 packets of 8.5 X 14 printer paper. (8.5 X 11 works too, but not as well) Make a tower for your keyboard. Make another tower for your mouse. Tilt your monitor back by putting something underneath it. Adjust the height by adding or removing packets. I have no idea why people don't do this immediately when they're considering a standing desk. Everything you need is in the printer room of your office!
- mechanical_fish 16y ago+1 for hacking, the secret to good ergonomics. Having said that, there are several reasons to throw a few dollars at the problem: Tilting your monitor up is, itself, lousy ergonomics. My monitor is already balanced on a tower of books to get it to proper height when I'm sitting; another 18 inches and it will be like playing Jenga with my company's LCD. Your first days as a standee will necessarily be the hardest. The feature where you can swap from seated to standing and back in five seconds with one hand will never be handier than in the first month. And if you skimp on this feature you'll be in danger of giving yourself a bad experience, needlessly.
- rahim 16y agoHere a photo of my improvised standing desk setup from a few months ago: http://twitpic.com/1kkmj7/full http://twitpic.com/1kkmj7/full I've since upgraded to boxes.