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Ask HN: Best WFH Purchases?
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#42I have a treadmill that I added a desk to (scrap lumber that I velcroed to the handles), along with a 50” TV about 1m away that I use as an external monitor.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/nbt9sdnszcpe9ruk1a9gj/IMG_089...
I get about 3-6hrs on the treadmill each day at about 2-2.5mph. I like using it much more than my standing desk. I find that I sleep much better now and have a lot more energy.
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#43Obviously I didn't get it new, but an 2nd-hand Apple Thunderbolt Display i got for what would be like US$400 has been incredibly useful for me in my graphic design work.
Not only that it has the auto-brightness adjustment and the color quality is superb, but has speakers, camera, mic, ethernet and USB ports, which are a nice thing to have - specially the speakers and mic are pretty good. I can't care less about refresh rate but its resolution (96ppi) make it ideal for me - a nice spot between "old" 72ppi and not having scaling issues with a 4K resolution whatsoever.
I got it to work with Linux with a HP Elitedesk 800 G4, a thunderbolt card they sell after purchase and the Thunderbolt3->Thunderbolt2 adaptor.
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#44A 42" 4k TV to use as a monitor. Big upgrade over two monitors.
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#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
By "real" I mean a chair actually designed for 7-hours a day 5-days a week usage and warrantied as such. Ergonomics and build quality is key. Expect to pay around $1K.
> Expect to pay around $1K. You pay a lot less if you get one refurbished.
True, but also note that it won't be warrantied the same way. That's just an inherent trade-off, Steelcase has a limited lifetime warranty which I've already used to replace the lift after 10-years.
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#46Get three huge monitors (27-30") and put them in a big H on your desk, the leftmost and rightmost ones in portrait mode. Get a good keyboard, with full numpad. Get a good wired headset with boom mic, and run wired ethernet to the computer.
Get a good soft key light behind the desk, and of course a good chair.
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#47"Real" Chair (Steelcase / Herman Miller) and four-legged standing desk (better stability). Plus a handheld "mouse" (ELECOM Relacon) so when I'm reading I can stand differently or do light movement/exercise. Blowing $2.5K on a desk + chair is a lot, but also not a lot depending on your perspective.
I second the recommendation of Steelcase. I bought my Steelcase Leap chair five years ago, and it's still rock solid and has no noticeable wear. My wife recently decided to buy one too, and she got hers refurbished from a company called BTOD. I was impressed with the quality. It was indistinguishable from mine (which I bought new) and cost half the price.
I definitely endorse the idea of getting a Steelcase chair, though my positive experience is with a Leap 2.
(Maybe it's the same for you? I'm looking at Steelcase's web site and the Leap 2 is now just called "Leap".)
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#48Money can’t buy happiness :) I have worked from home almost continuously since 2002 and have only the most basic home office. It’s the end of the utility room which I have divided off, just wide enough for my seat, too small for a ‘proper’ desk so I’ve mounted a sheet of plywood as a tabletop. It’s heaven.
Yes but I'd rather be unhappy sitting in a Humanscale, staring at a Dell ultra sharp, typing on a mechanical keyboard.
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#49Three things that in concert let you really dial in your ergonomic setup to fit you:
1) A good chair (e.g. aeron, leap) 2) A height-adjustable desk 3) A monitor arm
It'll take some fiddling to get just right, but standing up after a long work day and not being in pain is priceless.
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#50Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm sorry I've been searching steelcase and Herman Miller for a chair for awhile. what does "Real" mean here?
By "real" I mean a chair actually designed for 7-hours a day 5-days a week usage and warrantied as such. Ergonomics and build quality is key. Expect to pay around $1K.
Picked up a Mirra 1 at auction for $150 this year. Pretty happy with it.
One thing I haven't seen mentioned: I have a two laptop stands, and a KVM switch to flip my screen, keyboard, mouse and a decent powered USB hub between my work laptop and personal laptop. Pretty handy.
Also an aquarium. Nice to have a bit of life and movement in the room. Hard plastic carpet protector. Office chairs can be murder on carpet.