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I've just bought my first desktop in about 20 years. The main reason, the bloody clutter. I have two (work issued) laptops, one that runs Windows and one for N

I've just bought my first desktop in about 20 years. The main reason, the bloody clutter. I have two (work issued) laptops, one that runs Windows and one for NixOS, both with SSDs that are too small for me to dual boot effectively. Then there are my two external monitors, my mechanical keyboard and mouse. I need a keyboard and mouse switch as there are an inadequate number of USB ports on the laptops and I want to share peripherals, USB-C hubs on the laptops to get video out to more than one monitor and also provide power simultaneously and read/write SD cards. My desk is an absolute cluttered mess. Minimalist laptops/tablets just end up producing more clutter for me, are hard if not impossible to upgrade, and tend to suffer from planned obsolescence. Now I don't need to travel to work every day, I'm happy to have a desktop at home and then use a co-working space with a Raspberry Pi when I do need to go into the office.

foobarian 5y ago
The biggest desk/workstation upgrade I have had in years was putting my monitor onto a wall-mounted arm. The desk space under the monitor magically opened up into a vast empty plain that I could then fill up with... more cables. But at least I can do more now :-)
- _carbyau_ 5y ago
  Along the same lines, have somewhere to put your keyboard and mouse. Bam! You now have a full normal desk to draw, paint, glue stuff, solder etc. I live in a 2 bed apartment with a 3 year old. My desk is an Ikea Ivar shelf with the computer sitting on the highest shelf to keep it all away from my toddler...