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What properties does a good table have?

• rdl 14y ago
  Cheap, relatively stable, strong, flat on top, somewhat rounded edge so you don't hurt your wrists, maximum free span width underneath. Adjustable height. Wheels would be cool, but I haven't tried that. The glass IKEA Galant desks do make it really difficult to mount monitor arms (you can't bolt through tempered glass, and pressure clamps are risky on glass), so I ended up putting two oak boards on the top and bottom in the back (1" thick, 8" wide, width of the table + 2"), and clamping stuff to those. Glass is nice because it's really easy to clean. I believe in keeping the desk basically empty when not in use, with all monitors/etc. supported by arms. I do leave 2 keyboards, a mouse, and a magictrackpad on the desk itself, since I don't have a good way to mount them to anything.
  • swah 14y ago
    My glass table always has fingerprints on it, which bugs me. Ground glass probably doesn't have that little problem.
    • rdl 14y ago
      The greenish glass tables don't have that problem; the black ones do. The other nice thing is that Logitech "darkfield" laser mice work fine on even clear glass tables, somehow.