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$489 is a mere $10 cheaper than the electric, fully adjustable desk I bought over a year ago. http://www.scandinaviandesigns.com/office/desks/network-plus... Mine was $499, and is made of slightly better materials than the average ikea desk (i've owned plenty of those, nothing wrong with them). Guess SD should have been advertising them on Apartment Therapy!
Switching to a standing desk several years ago had a significant positive impact on my stamina and energy level, and probably health overall. I always used to get tired walking around a city, like on vacation. After a few months of standing, I went on vacation to Paris and immediately noticed a gigantic improvement in my standing and walking stamina. I was the last person to get tired, instead of the first. I could w…
Many years ago, after developing intense pain in my wrists and shoulders I decided to look into it. I was spending 14 to 18 hours a day in front of the computer (which was part of the problem, of course).
After many experiments I finally arrived at a desk design that worked wonders. I welded the frame out of mild steel for rigidity --which I found was important-- and surfaced it with plywood and formica. It's a two level desk with the front dropped down to about 26 inches. The drop alone wasn't enough. The front edge of the keyboard shelf has a 1.5 x 1.5 inch piece of oak running the entire width. This piece has a generous radius and is highly polished and waxed.
During use your arms hang naturally on your sides. Your forearms are pretty much parallel to the floor and a point just behind your wrists rests on the oak support. Picture your hands lightly hanging into a cavity that contains the keyboard and trackball. No muscular tension to speak of.
This made ALL the pain go away and the carpal tunnel soreness evaporated. I went from being on a road to surgery to, well, feeling perfectly normal, even after extended sessions. And, BTW, ditching the mouse was a huge part of this. Mice introduce tension. A thumb operated trackball does not (after you get used to it).
I also like to work standing up but recognize that comes with it's own set of issues.
I am using a $50 standing laptop desk that I got from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001BBNROI/ref=oh_aui_detai... It doesn't have a huge table surface, but the height is adjustable and it has rollers if I want to move it around (a feature I use every day).
If it had room for a mouse, I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
Switching to a standing desk several years ago had a significant positive impact on my stamina and energy level, and probably health overall. I always used to get tired walking around a city, like on vacation. After a few months of standing, I went on vacation to Paris and immediately noticed a gigantic improvement in my standing and walking stamina. I was the last person to get tired, instead of the first. I could w…
> It is very difficult for me to achieve that posture while sitting in a chair - the keyboard and mouse need to be in your lap, basically. I found that I could manage that posture with a sufficiently adjustable chair and height-adjustable desk. I adjust the chair until it provides the correct height off the ground (feet touching, hips at the right angle), then adjust the desk and the chair arms until the chair arms g…
No! For anyone reading it and thinking it's accurate, it's most certainly not, and the author should be ashamed! "Bekant" means "familiar" or "acquainted".
I bought a StandDesk via the KickStarter, it's more affordable than most decent offerings out there. The only pain was the surprise shipping charge at time of delivery (it was way more than advertised). Regardless, I'm excited to see more of these options.
Not to mention the current refund fee of 15%..what a nightmare. Reading through their twitter and facebook walls is spooky to say the least.
Switching to a standing desk several years ago had a significant positive impact on my stamina and energy level, and probably health overall. I always used to get tired walking around a city, like on vacation. After a few months of standing, I went on vacation to Paris and immediately noticed a gigantic improvement in my standing and walking stamina. I was the last person to get tired, instead of the first. I could w…
The ergonomic problem isn't about standing vs. sitting. It's about having a properly designed desk. The traditional 29 to 30 inch high writing desk isn't ergonomically correct for extended computer use. Many years ago, after developing intense pain in my wrists and shoulders I decided to look into it. I was spending 14 to 18 hours a day in front of the computer (which was part of the problem, of course). After many e…
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And it's not even listed on the Ikea Canada site.
I called two Ikeas in BC and according to them they're still waiting on an ETA for this desk.