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Here's my design for a lie down workstation I've used for weeks at a time. 1. open an ordinary laptop screen to 180 degrees. 2. Place the laptop face down on
by frazbin 6y ago
Here's my design for a lie down workstation I've used for weeks at a time.
1. open an ordinary laptop screen to 180 degrees.
2. Place the laptop face down on a desk with the laptop's screen hanging over the side of the desk.
3. Put a big heavy object on top of the laptop (I used a hug e book).
4. Plug in your peripherals and put them under your desk
5. lie down underneath your desk so you can see the monitor
6. rotate the display settings as necessary.
Advantages:
* lying on the floor is great for your back
Disadvantages:
* Make sure book is huge enough, otherwise laptop comes crashing down on your head.
* Monitor space is limited to a single laptop screen.
You may have fancier requirements that require a trip to the hardware store. OTOH, you might not. the real trick here is I only need one small monitor to do my job.
- cratermoon 6y agomy laptop doesn't open 180 degrees, it stops around 135
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- jolmg 6y agoYou can add a pillow to look at an angle instead of straight up.
- pavel_lishin 6y agoIn a world where "lay down under your desk to work" is a choice you've made, I would argue for buying a glass-top desk with a monitor laying flat on it.
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- mamon 6y agoThis tactic of lying under the desk can be easily replicated with any monitor handle, e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08KZDJKWW?tag=georiot-trd-21&th=1&psc=1&ascsubtag=cbq-gb-4814999113307515000-21 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08KZDJKWW?tag=georiot-trd-21&th... It can quite easily point downwards, and you don't have to worry about the whole thing falling down on you. Add wireless keyboard and mouse and you're done.
- jolmg 6y agoI think the main advantage of frazbin's setup as opposed to the other suggestions here is that it's the most frugal. If you only have a laptop, you don't need to buy neither an arm/handle nor a monitor. You only need the laptop, a table/desk (glass/opaque, doesn't matter), a keyboard, and something heavy to put on the laptop.
- joncrane 6y agoWait, where did the keyboard and mouse go?
- hombre_fatal 6y agoA split keyboard seems like the answer (just google image search it) so that your arms can rest at your side. I'd also use an external Apple trackpad or even a trackball. Much more compact. This seems like the ultimate setup. I personally hate sitting at a desk.