I know this is stretching the intention of this forum, but I can't find anything more closely related to post in.
I am in the market for a new desk for my office (I telecommute) and am finding myself limited to cheap crap from Staples and Office Max or extremely expensive stuff like offered by the WorkRite Sierra electric 22" to 48" adjustable 70x70x30 line (seems fantastic, but EXPENSIVE).
Traditionally, I have always just used a couple cheap $40 foldable banquet tables. It wasn't too difficult and was scalable for multiple machines and monitors (I have a dozen solaris, linux, osx and couple windows boxes with countless monitors). Need more? Just get an additional table. Problem solved.
However, I'm looking for a step up, now. I've just completed a new desktop build which now includes three 30" LCD monitors. Obviously, this doesn't work so well on a cheap banquet table. But I can't find much out there that would accomodate this setup.
On one end, you have cheap PC desks made from fiber board that you can pick up for $100-$300 at your local office store. They tend to be small or complex with countless cubby-holes and drawers and not very deep or wide. Or you have the traditional desk style, like you'd see in any random office in the 50s (rectangle shape with drawers on the left).
I think I really like the WorkRite desks from the Sierra line. They have a corner desk that is 30" deep and the left and right "whings" are each 70" (counting the center where they meet, of course). It's adjustable from 22" to 48" in height. Unfortunately, it's also about $2,400, without shipping. And then I would probably need to buy adjustable clamp arms to hold the monitors. Those seem to be around $250-$300 each. So multiply that by three. I'm happy to spend money on a desk setup, but I think $3,300 before shipping is a tad much -- unless they're really that damn great.
So I'm desperately looking for solutions other people may have come upon. Of specific interest to me are the following:
+ Depth. I spend a lot of time at my desk and sometimes I like to lean into/on my desk while working. This is easier with a deep desk top. 30" is probably reasonable.
+ Overall desk space. The more, the better. And preferably a corner-desk style where you have a lot of desk real-estate reachable without having to roll your chair all over the place to get from one end to the other.
+ No complex crap. I don't care about drawers and would prefer not having them. I don't want shelves, although perhaps a higher level desk/shelf in the back of the desk intended for monitors might be acceptable.
+ Easily handles multiple large monitors. At least three 30" apple displays (using clamp arms is probably okay, if the desk will work well with them). And preferably should be big enough for an additional 19" or greater monitor and then an LCD television around 32".
+ Adjustable height. I am not a fan of those keyboard and mouse cutouts in desktops these days. Or the keyboard and mouse roll-out platforms. Or the extension trays that hold a keyboard and mouse. I like my keyboard and mouse to be on the main part of the desk. If the height isn't right, I'd rather have an adjustable desk and raise/lower the entire thing as needed.
+ Price. I know that I'll be better off paying a lot for a HIGH QUALITY desk that will last me many years than almost any other office or computer related investment. So I'm willing to spend a little. I'm not willing to drop $5k or $10 on a freaking fancy glass-covered trendy hipster desk, though. I would say my price range goes up to about $2,000, not including the LCD monitor extender clamp arms. For something particularly high quality and worth it, I could probably be negotiated upward a little bit in price.
I think I really love what the WorkRite Sierra (http://www.workriteergo.com/products/sierra.asp) seems to be, but it is clearly meant to be bought in bulk for corporate offices. I don't know if the price (about $2,400) is worth it. Sure, it's electric. It has a high adjustment range. It has lots of real-estate. It has lots of (spendy) add-ons, like tool-bars and trays and power connectors and such... but is it worth the price? Is there a lot of "corporations can absorb it" expense packed into that and a single person is getting screwed?
Are there better solutions? I spent at least 16 hours a day, seven days a week at my desk . . . So comfort and flexibility is important here.
Thank you all for any advice you might be able to offer. I am frustrated from countless visits to local stores and dozens of hours of searching online only to come across the same cheap crap over and over again at every knock-off retailer.
I am in the market for a new desk for my office (I telecommute) and am finding myself limited to cheap crap from Staples and Office Max or extremely expensive stuff like offered by the WorkRite Sierra electric 22" to 48" adjustable 70x70x30 line (seems fantastic, but EXPENSIVE).
Traditionally, I have always just used a couple cheap $40 foldable banquet tables. It wasn't too difficult and was scalable for multiple machines and monitors (I have a dozen solaris, linux, osx and couple windows boxes with countless monitors). Need more? Just get an additional table. Problem solved.
However, I'm looking for a step up, now. I've just completed a new desktop build which now includes three 30" LCD monitors. Obviously, this doesn't work so well on a cheap banquet table. But I can't find much out there that would accomodate this setup.
On one end, you have cheap PC desks made from fiber board that you can pick up for $100-$300 at your local office store. They tend to be small or complex with countless cubby-holes and drawers and not very deep or wide. Or you have the traditional desk style, like you'd see in any random office in the 50s (rectangle shape with drawers on the left).
I think I really like the WorkRite desks from the Sierra line. They have a corner desk that is 30" deep and the left and right "whings" are each 70" (counting the center where they meet, of course). It's adjustable from 22" to 48" in height. Unfortunately, it's also about $2,400, without shipping. And then I would probably need to buy adjustable clamp arms to hold the monitors. Those seem to be around $250-$300 each. So multiply that by three. I'm happy to spend money on a desk setup, but I think $3,300 before shipping is a tad much -- unless they're really that damn great.
So I'm desperately looking for solutions other people may have come upon. Of specific interest to me are the following:
+ Depth. I spend a lot of time at my desk and sometimes I like to lean into/on my desk while working. This is easier with a deep desk top. 30" is probably reasonable.
+ Overall desk space. The more, the better. And preferably a corner-desk style where you have a lot of desk real-estate reachable without having to roll your chair all over the place to get from one end to the other.
+ No complex crap. I don't care about drawers and would prefer not having them. I don't want shelves, although perhaps a higher level desk/shelf in the back of the desk intended for monitors might be acceptable.
+ Easily handles multiple large monitors. At least three 30" apple displays (using clamp arms is probably okay, if the desk will work well with them). And preferably should be big enough for an additional 19" or greater monitor and then an LCD television around 32".
+ Adjustable height. I am not a fan of those keyboard and mouse cutouts in desktops these days. Or the keyboard and mouse roll-out platforms. Or the extension trays that hold a keyboard and mouse. I like my keyboard and mouse to be on the main part of the desk. If the height isn't right, I'd rather have an adjustable desk and raise/lower the entire thing as needed.
+ Price. I know that I'll be better off paying a lot for a HIGH QUALITY desk that will last me many years than almost any other office or computer related investment. So I'm willing to spend a little. I'm not willing to drop $5k or $10 on a freaking fancy glass-covered trendy hipster desk, though. I would say my price range goes up to about $2,000, not including the LCD monitor extender clamp arms. For something particularly high quality and worth it, I could probably be negotiated upward a little bit in price.
I think I really love what the WorkRite Sierra (http://www.workriteergo.com/products/sierra.asp) seems to be, but it is clearly meant to be bought in bulk for corporate offices. I don't know if the price (about $2,400) is worth it. Sure, it's electric. It has a high adjustment range. It has lots of real-estate. It has lots of (spendy) add-ons, like tool-bars and trays and power connectors and such... but is it worth the price? Is there a lot of "corporations can absorb it" expense packed into that and a single person is getting screwed?
Are there better solutions? I spent at least 16 hours a day, seven days a week at my desk . . . So comfort and flexibility is important here.
Thank you all for any advice you might be able to offer. I am frustrated from countless visits to local stores and dozens of hours of searching online only to come across the same cheap crap over and over again at every knock-off retailer.
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