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Computer Desks
fohfoh:
--- Quote from: Mikan on October 20, 2009, 01:07:36 AM ---You Dont Want to see how messy the office at this house is o.<
Everything wires & soda is mine lol
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I've seen worse from myself. My table (not desk) looks like that even without the laptop and screen on it. I had to basically slide the screen to the corner of the table and then place the laptop on a TV tray thing on the side which is why I was making the comment about the 3 monitors. Because a laptop and a monitor are very different, the movement of head from one screen to another is annoying. Not so with 2 matched monitors.
The argument about 2 computers is an interesting one. But Tatsu can deal with that issue. It's his setup after all.
However, regarding desks and weight.
Any desk that has a table top less than 1/4 inch thick is no good. Unless it's a solid hardwood it's not going to work. Softwood will warp and cannot take on that strain unless it's designed well. Unless you've got some heavy wood like Oak or something, less than 1/4 inch is not going to support everything you want unless there's some sort of reinforcement or "leg" underneath that can diffuse the weight to the ground.
3/4 inch fibrewood isn't bad at all and will not warp. Warning though, that shit is heavy. (I have a desk that's like that. Just the top "table space" piece is about a good 40 pounds or more) I have no qualms in putting over 200 lbs on any part of my desk, but the corner desk in the family room which is constructed from about 1/4 inch thick (I think) fibre board... I have to strategically place the monitor over the place where the leg is. The printer is on the floor because it sags the "middle side" section of the desk. (The damn thing is only like 7 pounds!) The movable "side expansion" piece that was actually capable of sustaining weight is too far from the centre. It was also beveled in a semi circle which made it awkward to place large objects on (but was safe for children who run into corners) Looking at Jaru's pic, it looks like his desk is about the same thickness as the one in my family room but also, his fibre board is reinforced better than mine. The only other difference is that there are cupboards and shelves underneath which are great at diffusing weight to the floor. Mine just has a little slice of fibre board here and there and a metal leg thingy in the centre.
I don't know if you think the shelves on the bottom part are in the way and/or cumbersome, but seriously. Find a good desk that has that stuff because it makes the desk less willing to bend. It might be "in the way" but for sure it makes it less likely that you get a purchase that is "fuck, this thing sucks and doesn't meet my needs!"
shabutie:
I should take a pic of my brothers room..
Mattress on the floor, Mac on the floor facing the mattress... piles and piles of cloths, boxes, random disks, garbage, and dishes. XD
Klocknov:
I keep my room clean for a reason, though when I unroll my futon mattress (the frame is sitting in the garage) it gets to look a bit messy since I have blankets sprawled accross my room. I have been wanting to take a picture of my current setup, but to no avail I don't got a camera...
bloody000:
Cheap particleboard folding tables FTW.
Jarudin:
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--- Quote from: Tatsujin on October 19, 2009, 10:12:39 PM ---How come they're charging so much for this? It's like couple pieces of wood and standards and that's it ...
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It's not made from the same cheap fibreboard that graces their line of cheap tables (VIKA, EXPEDIT, MIKAEL etc). This is solid wood, and there's a metal frame below the table to which the legs attach.
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It does seem the American prices are EUROx2. I think my desk was around 200-300 EUR, well worth it I can tell you. And the are 'cheap' compared to other Office-quality solutions I've seen.
The wood is high quality wood, treated with an anti-scratch layer, very smooth and easy to clean surface. I eat my breakfast in front of my PC daily and the wood is barely scratched from all the times I banged my bowl of cereal on the surface.
I got this desk because I was fed up with low quality wooden desks. The frame is made from metal so it's a lot more compact that anything you can do with wood, and no problems with sagging which I used to have to (that Mother-off-all-plasma's of yours wont work though I think ..).
Another advantage of a system like this is the you can expand it with extensions at any given time and you've got a uniform surface. Depending on which side of the angle-board you extend you either get a depth of 80cm or 60cm. I totally went for 80cm (most desks are 60cm) because then you finally have room enough for your monitor(s).
I should add that I tend to like minimalistic design, no frills. From the pictures I see that your furniture has lots of frills.
I chose to put my desk in front of the window because other solutions would either make the light come from the side or from the back and that can leave a nasty glint.
I have a luxaflex system so I can very easily tone the amount of light that gets into my room.
On a side note, IKEA also sells cable gutters that you can screw into the bottom of your desk to work away all the cables, or at least prevent you from accidentally stepping on/pulling a cable with your feet.
--Jarudin--
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