Ask HN: Tell about your work from home setup

For context, I'm a coder and game as a hobby

What room do you use in the house? A spare bedroom that I've claimed for my office. I'm a messy desk person so it makes it easy to hide it when friends come over, and it's nice to have a quiet space.

Do you have a special desk? The biggest L shaped desk that was reasonably affordable and didn't look like crap. Having worked on tiny improvised desks most of my career it's nice to spread out a bit.

What monitors do you have? -A 27" 16:9 2k@144hz is my center monitor, the higher res and refresh rate is pleasant even when not gaming. -A 24" 16:10 dell monster that I stole from an old job and you will have to pry from my dead hands. I have some extra video cables hooked up for it to double as a lab monitor. -A 17" 1080@144hz recycled panel from a gaming laptop that died. Good for background listening or meetings that you're half focusing on.

Keyboard? Mouse? Currently have a steel series keyboard and mouse. The keyboard is meh for typing and I've purchased one better suited for my typing habits. The mouse has like 13 macro buttons that are quite useful for hotkeys and turbo/toggle bindings.

Do you work from a laptop? I have a work issued laptop that lives downstairs. Typically use it for about a hour or so every workday. It provides a bit of a break in the day, and I often use it to attend meetings while lounging on the couch (no cam, of course)

Do you move around the house? Yep, it's critical to walk away from problems every now and then, gives you space to think. Often when I switch between my laptop or desktop I work on different tasks to fully get my brain to switch.

What other equipment? Microphone? Webcam? We don't use cameras in meetings often (very lucky). However, I fully endorse getting a good wireless headset for your PC with range to spare. It lets me pace or grab things from the kitchen while not missing anything.

Herman Miller chair

32 inch 1000$ monitor (not all 4K is made equal), cheaper 24 inch older dell side monitor

Large desk

Mac m1

HHKB keyboard, Logitech coardless basic mouse

Big couch and homemade standing desk, MacBook Air M1 and Guest 2 with Immersed with 5 monitors. No special room, no keyboard, mouse, no mic, no webcam; just the MacBook Air M1.

I had many setups after 30 years wfh but this is my favourite one so far. Always only had laptops though.

I never really used a desk or special chairs; couch or standing are best for me.

What room do you use in the house? Living in a one-bedroom apartment, so I have set my work desk to my bedroom. I once did my work on my "music corner" in the other room but quickly realized that it hindered my work since it was so easy to pick some instrument and start noodling with it.

Do you have a special desk? I use a standing desk from IKEA.

What monitors do you have? Just some random 27inch screen. Nothing special.

Keyboard? I used Microsoft's Ergonomic keyboard for a long time. However, I recently wanted to get some lightweight keyboard for traveling and bought Apple's tenkeyless Magic Keyboard, which works great. It also seems to be pretty much the only regular keyboard that doesn't make my forearms burst into fire since I was grown so used to ergonomic keyboards. Maybe it is due to its low profile. I don't know. Nowadays, I pretty much use the Magic keyboard solely.

Mouse? Logitech MX Master 3. I have been looking for some vertical mouses.

Do you work from a laptop? Yes.

Do you move around the house? Occasionally.

What other equipment? Noise-cancelling headphones.

I have a dedicated office space, with my desk set so I can look outside to a nice view of the countryside. I use an adjustable desk so I can sit/stand. I have an office chair made by a mattress company which sounds weird until you sit on it, then it is the best chair ever. I use a 45" TV as a 4K monitor. Both my work laptop and personal PC are hooked into the TV, with a shared USVB hub, so I just swap the TV source and usb connection to switch computers. That hub includes a headset and webcam, so I can take calls from either system.

For me, it isn't anything about the setup that specifically makes WFH work. It is about making it your own. My advice has always been to look around at what everyone does, and then feel free to accept/reject all the advice because WFH is about finding what works for you, not matching what works for someone else.