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The Ultimate Computer Desk?

Posted by Cliff on from the a-step-up-from-a-closet-door-and-cinder-blocks dept.

Roonster asks: "I've just moved into a new house and I am now lucky enough to have a separate room to use as a computer room/office. I have been searching for a new computer desk but most of the standard offerings seem to be lacking in imagination and design. I also tend to sit in a reclined position with my feet up on the desk beside the monitor, this eliminates a lot of the corner and U shaped designs. Have any of you come up with unique yet functional desk setups? I remember seeing some really wild (and expensive) workstations a few years ago, but have been unable to locate them recently. Any Ideas?" This topic was last discussed some 2 years ago. I figured it was time for a rehash.

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  1. Simple but effective by djmitche · · Score: 3, Interesting

    My cheap desk is a large piece of frosted glass intended as a tabletop, supported by two tripods. I got it from IKEA. I believe the glass was $80 and the tripods $25 ea. I have a dual-head system, but they're both flat panels, so I still have lots of space.

  2. what about DIY by paradesign · · Score: 3, Interesting
    if you have an idea of what you want, make a quick sketch, it dosent have to be any thing fancy. or start by writing down all of the qualifications for it, it seems like you have a few in mind. take that to any reputable hardware store ( the local one, you know with the old man thats always there) and talk to the guys there. they will be able to show you what materials and fasteners you have to work with. if you go in with a little more direction (read a small 'blueprint') theyll help you cut your materials and set you up with everything you need. building what you really need is infinitely more satisfying than buying a premade solution.

    or if you have no mechanical abilities, and thats fine, you can go to IKEA and buy kits at a reasonable cost. plus theyll look good.

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  3. check this thing out. by Mr.+Quick · · Score: 2, Interesting

    it's in the latest wired.

    only $7K!

    http://www.mypce.com/products.html

  4. Get a real desk... by sudog · · Score: 3, Interesting

    A Poetic Desk!

    PoeticTech Desks

    All others pale by comparison and the amount of comfort and human convenience is mind-boggling. There's even room to put in tiny little fridges!

    There is nothing better (that I've seen) than what these guys can do for you. A computer desk with air conditioning; a power swivel--for the whole desk just to track the sun (no sun-glare for you); specially-designed ambient lighting; ultimately adjustable seats! What more need be said? This Ask Slashdot is answered.

  5. Nice L Desk by blogan · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I got a nice L-desk that can be found here It doesn't have a ton of cabinets, but it was cheap and hold my stuff.

  6. Ikea by iankerickson · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Go to Ikea and look for the "Jerker" desk. Terrible name for a product in an English speaking country, but it's a great desk with lots of room. The have shelves, keyboard trays, cable organizers, and CPU holders (which are good for holding USB/1394 devices in a stack or your PDA/camera/cell phone stuff). They also have a rack of lights your can bolt under the top shelf for built-in lighting. You can also adjust the height of the tabletop, but you have to take the desk apart to do it.

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  7. Ultimate `stands' and ThinkerToys by yandros · · Score: 3, Interesting

    A company called Ultimate makes keyboard stands and `studio equipment stations' that are quite popular in the music world. After poking at some of these in my local Mars Music, I decided that they were almost what I wanted, and then found the `ThinkerToys' stuff -- basically, Ultimate sells the individual pieces used to construct these stands, so you can design your own. Mine is a 3-tier, sitting next to a 6' wire rack shelf. I made the `desktop' myself, from thin pressed wood (Mmmmm, luan...) sheathed in corrugated plastic (available at any decent art supply store). The displays sit on a row slightly above this one, and there's a utility shelf above them. There's also a side-shelf mounted on the right support, slightly above the kayboard, that holds my laptop when I want it and swings out of the way the rest of the time. The wire rack shelf holds the CPUs, printer, scanner, and other junk.

    My setup was a little pricey (about $400 total, I believe), and took a while to get `just right', but I enjoyed putting it together, and I'm pretty happy with it.