I find having the keyboard, tablet, mouse lower than the monitor's position is the best for me.
I can't have this "holy trinity" (k,t,m) at the same height level as the monitor. That would mean the monitor will be placed lower. This will hurt my neck. If I adjust the my chair lower to fit my eye level with the monitor that would mean I will be hurting my elbows (the holy trinity is higher)
There are plenty for 17", and a few that'll do for 19".
You can still get a telescoping keyboard arm to bolt to the underside of the desk. Or, you can get a nice small footprint monitor shelf made up. Three pieces of wood will do. I'm pretty sure you can find some to buy ready made too. Then you can even use the underside of the little shelf for your modem, a USB/firewire hub, and external CDRW (all tucked neatly under the monitor.
Another nice alternative is a shelf that attaches to the back edge of your desk. Ikea sells units that are about a foot deep and can run the length of your desk. Then you still have a completely open surface in front of you for papers and the like, and you can prop the monitor up higher while tucking less used extras under the shelf.
Yeah Matsu....I know what you mean and thanks for your idea.
Now the problem lies on my monitor. It's using tripod legs rather than those 12 inches "one piece disc" as other monitors have. The board has to be at least 2 feets deep to support all three legs
How's this for an American desk?! I can't believe that anyone critcized anyone else's desk.
PScates, congrats on the new machine - enjoy!
Today was Mac day at our house, got a new Dual with the ACD and my wife got a new Ti for work. Everything has been pretty good so far, I've got a few software kinks to work out but damn this thing is fast. The monitor is pretty unbelievable - It's going to take a few days to get used to all of this real estate.
Chas</strong><hr></blockquote>
That is one nice desk...thing is I have stacks of MacAddicts and Macworlds and those little catalogs you get from ClubMac, MacConnection, MacWarehouse and whatnot....where it not for shelves I would probably not be able to find my mouse
Now the problem lies on my monitor. It's using tripod legs rather than those 12 inches "one piece disc" as other monitors have. The board has to be at least 2 feets deep to support all three legs </strong><hr></blockquote>
You know, the second after I posted I looked at your picture again, remembered the B&W 17"ers we have in the lab, and thought of exactly that problem. Did anyone ever make a replacement tripod for the Studio CRTs that was taller? or perhaps the disc style? That's a toughie. I wonder if the tripod base attaches to a standard pivot of some kind that can accept a disc type base from another monitor. You could always paint it so it wouldn't look like crap.
Hopefully, in the not too distant future, all monitors will be LCD displays on iMac style adjustable arms.
[quote]This is the last thing I'm mentioning about this stupid desk.<hr></blockquote>
see pscates, i honestly had so much fun reading this thread...
and yes, i DO think that a desk must fit YOUR needs. i'm perfectly fine with that so please accept my apology in case my remarks sounded a bit too harsh.
<strong>i'm always wondering why americans generally have such a bad taste in terms of furniture...well...
</strong><hr></blockquote>
America is the home of consumerism, where cheap, fake wood furniture is considered better because it breaks faster and needs to be replaced sooner. That way furniture manufacturers make more profits, and like sheep the consumers gobble up the chaff.
[quote]America is the home of consumerism, where cheap, fake wood furniture is considered better because it breaks faster and needs to be replaced sooner. That way furniture manufacturers make more profits, and like sheep the consumers gobble up the chaff.<hr></blockquote>
everytime i read your posts jd i think to myself: i kinda like this dude.
IKEA desks are almost always (not always) ripoffs of much more expensive designer furniture. I've seen Corbu, Eames and Eileen Gray ripoffs regularly in their catalogs. Not exact duplicates by any means, more like those later iMac wannabe PCs. Take a look at IKEA stuff and then look at the originals (and their outrageous prices!):
<strong>IKEA desks are almost always (not always) ripoffs of much more expensive designer furniture. I've seen Corbu, Eames and Eileen Gray ripoffs regularly in their catalogs. Not exact duplicates by any means, more like those later iMac wannabe PCs. Take a look at IKEA stuff and then look at the originals (and their outrageous prices!):
you reminded me of a bit of photoshopping my pal rich did... he designed a custom orange imac with the longhorns logo on the side... fer some japmac magazine cover...
i went to his site... but he's taken them down already. still there's some nifty items to be had.
<strong>I think mine functions quite well. Depends on where you have it...
I can reach behind myself easily and get a CD or whatever from a bookshelf that is only a couple of feet from the desk. I also have a window behind the desk, so any high shelves would ruin that view...
Wow, murbot! Those are the exact sawhorse-type legs I had put in my cart over at http:/dwr.com/ if you bought those at the same price.. damn, you're spendy!
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I can't have this "holy trinity" (k,t,m) at the same height level as the monitor. That would mean the monitor will be placed lower. This will hurt my neck. If I adjust the my chair lower to fit my eye level with the monitor that would mean I will be hurting my elbows (the holy trinity is higher)
Anyway....I am really tough to satisify
[ 03-28-2002: Message edited by: Leonis ]</p>
<strong>ergo, the monitor arm.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I will pay you a dollar as commission if you can find me a monitor arm that can hold a 90 lb 21" Apple Display
[ 03-28-2002: Message edited by: Leonis ]</p>
You can still get a telescoping keyboard arm to bolt to the underside of the desk. Or, you can get a nice small footprint monitor shelf made up. Three pieces of wood will do. I'm pretty sure you can find some to buy ready made too. Then you can even use the underside of the little shelf for your modem, a USB/firewire hub, and external CDRW (all tucked neatly under the monitor.
Another nice alternative is a shelf that attaches to the back edge of your desk. Ikea sells units that are about a foot deep and can run the length of your desk. Then you still have a completely open surface in front of you for papers and the like, and you can prop the monitor up higher while tucking less used extras under the shelf.
Now the problem lies on my monitor. It's using tripod legs rather than those 12 inches "one piece disc" as other monitors have. The board has to be at least 2 feets deep to support all three legs
[ 03-30-2002: Message edited by: Macmedia ]</p>
<strong><a href="http://homepage.mac.com/cmckenna1/office/PhotoAlbum4.html"; target="_blank">check out this desk...</a>
How's this for an American desk?! I can't believe that anyone critcized anyone else's desk.
PScates, congrats on the new machine - enjoy!
Today was Mac day at our house, got a new Dual with the ACD and my wife got a new Ti for work. Everything has been pretty good so far, I've got a few software kinks to work out but damn this thing is fast. The monitor is pretty unbelievable - It's going to take a few days to get used to all of this real estate.
Chas</strong><hr></blockquote>
That is one nice desk...thing is I have stacks of MacAddicts and Macworlds and those little catalogs you get from ClubMac, MacConnection, MacWarehouse and whatnot....where it not for shelves I would probably not be able to find my mouse
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Now the problem lies on my monitor. It's using tripod legs rather than those 12 inches "one piece disc" as other monitors have. The board has to be at least 2 feets deep to support all three legs
You know, the second after I posted I looked at your picture again, remembered the B&W 17"ers we have in the lab, and thought of exactly that problem. Did anyone ever make a replacement tripod for the Studio CRTs that was taller? or perhaps the disc style? That's a toughie. I wonder if the tripod base attaches to a standard pivot of some kind that can accept a disc type base from another monitor. You could always paint it so it wouldn't look like crap.
Hopefully, in the not too distant future, all monitors will be LCD displays on iMac style adjustable arms.
see pscates, i honestly had so much fun reading this thread...
and yes, i DO think that a desk must fit YOUR needs. i'm perfectly fine with that so please accept my apology in case my remarks sounded a bit too harsh.
in case anyone wonders: the desk/table on the picture was designed by <a href="http://www.tangle.com/Eileen/Welcome.html"; target="_blank">eileen gray</a>.
[ 03-29-2002: Message edited by: Strangelove ]</p>
<strong>i'm always wondering why americans generally have such a bad taste in terms of furniture...well...
America is the home of consumerism, where cheap, fake wood furniture is considered better because it breaks faster and needs to be replaced sooner. That way furniture manufacturers make more profits, and like sheep the consumers gobble up the chaff.
everytime i read your posts jd i think to myself: i kinda like this dude.
<a href="http://www.ikea.com"; target="_blank">http://www.ikea.com</a>;
<a href="http://www.dwr.com"; target="_blank">http://www.dwr.com</a>;
[added] The great irony is that "dwr" stands for "Design Within Reach." Whose reach that is I can only guess.
[ 04-17-2002: Message edited by: BuonRotto ]</p>
<strong>IKEA desks are almost always (not always) ripoffs of much more expensive designer furniture. I've seen Corbu, Eames and Eileen Gray ripoffs regularly in their catalogs. Not exact duplicates by any means, more like those later iMac wannabe PCs. Take a look at IKEA stuff and then look at the originals (and their outrageous prices!):
<a href="http://www.ikea.com"; target="_blank">http://www.ikea.com</a>;
<a href="http://www.dwr.com"; target="_blank">http://www.dwr.com</a></strong><hr></blockquote>;
Yeah, I know.
you reminded me of a bit of photoshopping my pal rich did... he designed a custom orange imac with the longhorns logo on the side... fer some japmac magazine cover...
i went to his site... but he's taken them down already. still there's some nifty items to be had.
<a href="http://richd.com/"; target="_blank">http://richd.com/</a>;
cuss
<strong>I think mine functions quite well. Depends on where you have it...
I can reach behind myself easily and get a CD or whatever from a bookshelf that is only a couple of feet from the desk. I also have a window behind the desk, so any high shelves would ruin that view...
Different needs for different situations.
[ 03-28-2002: Message edited by: murbot ]</strong><hr></blockquote>
Wow, murbot! Those are the exact sawhorse-type legs I had put in my cart over at http:/dwr.com/