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#2779887 17-Sep-2021 12:58

At work i use a Vari standing desk that sits on top of my existing desk. Does anyone use or can recommend a desk that can rise to a standing desk mechanically or electrically? I would like to have that option of standing whilst working from home.

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#2779957 17-Sep-2021 16:06

DamageInc:

Thank you for the recommendations.

i currently have this one at work - https://www.warehousestationery.co.nz/product/W2232704.html - its ok. Working from home i have my sons old gaming chair, not so good on the back i'm finding.

Work bought in ergonomic specialists and they recommended us these chairs, they are so good i ended up getting one for home. Price can be had from around $260+GST

They look like your average chair but they are far from it. Comfort wise its one of the best ive sat in.

Evo Mega Luxe Chair (knightgroup.co.nz)

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#2780460 18-Sep-2021 20:04

ratsun81:

Work bought in ergonomic specialists and they recommended us these chairs, they are so good i ended up getting one for home. Price can be had from around $260+GST

They look like your average chair but they are far from it. Comfort wise its one of the best ive sat in.

Evo Mega Luxe Chair (knightgroup.co.nz)

Interesting.

Wee bit skeptical of some of these ergo experts. From personal experience, they seem a bit like the certification/tick-box businesses that are sometimes required for policy compliance.

Personally, I'd recommend a Secret Labs chair. Yes, it's a "gaming" chair, but, when it comes to my back, much prefer function over form.

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#2780546 19-Sep-2021 09:32

Has anyone used one of these height adjustable desks? Seems decently priced.
https://www.joryhenley.co.nz/products/evo-electric-standing-desk?variant=37700177494214
Or any other recommendations for a height adjustable desk?

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#2780666 19-Sep-2021 15:16

EviLClouD: Has anyone used one of these height adjustable desks? Seems decently priced.
https://www.joryhenley.co.nz/products/evo-electric-standing-desk?variant=37700177494214
Or any other recommendations for a height adjustable desk?

At face value, that desk looks reasonably capable. Without physical inspection, would be hard to make an informed comment.

Guessing it uses the same motor, and chassis for all three models/sizes?

Assuming, the 100kg loading is a conservative measure, then that's a definitive positive.

It seems like a good buy? (particularly for the price, as you mentioned)

The measurements on the old adjustable one I have are 120/70 D/W. I checked the loading for it would suit my purposes before buying (vaguely recall that it was also 100kg).

In fact that desk looks like very similar to the ones we use in the office.

Only downside for me would be the lowest height adjustment, which is 74cm (not a major issue for most I'd imagine). When seated, I sit fairly close to the ground, so the lower the desk the better. Apart from this, looks good to me?

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#2780686 19-Sep-2021 15:53

The PBTech equivalent is popular.

Warehouse Stationary have an option too.

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#2780916 20-Sep-2021 10:27

~~I'm in need of a larger desk. Has anyone purchased from any of the the following, and if so do you have any comments?~~

https://www.mcgreals.co.nz/
https://www.officefurniturewarehouse.co.nz/
https://discountoffice.co.nz/

~~Any other suggestions?~~

~~Most corner desks seem to only be 600m deep, but I'm after 1800 x 1800 x 700mm in 'Tawa' or similar finish.~~

ETA: Also thinking I might just get a straight height adjustable desk and keep the existing desk (1500x750)

ETA: I've gone with the above height adjustable desk idea.

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#2781205 20-Sep-2021 15:56

When my daughter came back home to work I already has a small desk to you use. But she wanted a standing desk so I picked up one of these from Trademe for about $200. The buyer has upgraded to a bigger model.

https://vari.co.nz/collections/all/products/varidesk-pro-plus-36

She has a Macbook Pro and I provided a 24" monitor and it works well. She spends about half the time standing and half sitting. I also get a large plastic floor protector to protect the carpet from the wheels on her chair :-)

They are a bit expensive new and I do see a few on Trademe for good prices but because they are so heavy, they need to be picked up. That might not work if you don't live near Canterbury, Auckland or BoP :-(

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#2781336 20-Sep-2021 21:39

lchiu7:

When my daughter came back home to work I already has a small desk to you use. But she wanted a standing desk so I picked up one of these from Trademe for about $200. The buyer has upgraded to a bigger model.

https://vari.co.nz/collections/all/products/varidesk-pro-plus-36

She has a Macbook Pro and I provided a 24" monitor and it works well. She spends about half the time standing and half sitting. I also get a large plastic floor protector to protect the carpet from the wheels on her chair :-)

They are a bit expensive new and I do see a few on Trademe for good prices but because they are so heavy, they need to be picked up. That might not work if you don't live near Canterbury, Auckland or BoP :-(

I use the two monitor one at work, great to stand most if not all of the day.

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#2781338 20-Sep-2021 21:41

gzt: The PBTech equivalent is popular.

Warehouse Stationary have an option too.

Has anyone used the PB Tech Loctek desk?

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#2801228 26-Oct-2021 11:22

I apologise for not reading the whole thread. I can't do my job normally until Level Two, which ever that is under the new system.

I've been plugging away with a laptop for the past few months and am pondering whether I bother with a monitor. I have the space for quite a large monitor, and would prefer one large than two small (I'm not sure if my laptop can output to two external monitors) and have the laptop shut and lower down out of the way.

What sort of screen width minimum am I looking at for say having a browser and a spreadsheet open side by side? And it's not going to be for too long so I'd rather not spend a huge amount on an awesome screen.

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#2801236 26-Oct-2021 11:27

I'd say a 32 - 35 inch screen is great for side-by-side work but make sure to get something like 3440 x 1440 as 1920 x 1080 isn't great on a single large monitor.

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#2801264 26-Oct-2021 11:43

I do quite a bit of side by side work on a 27" 4K monitor. This is what you get on the screen at default resolution/scaling (which is about 150%).

Note that a bigger monitor will likely mean the same pixels, just bigger - so a 32" 4K screen would show the same stuff.

For me, 27" is perfectly fine for this purpose, tho if I went up to say 32" I could probably get away will a smaller scaling - but probably not to 100%.

An ultra wide like what Mauricio has suggested (3440 x 1440) is probably better for more side by side, if you have the space for it.

Mine is a USB-C monitor (tho not TB3). Highly recommend this if your laptop supports it as the monitor becomes the power source for the laptop, and essentially a docking station (USB ports on the back of the screen pass through) - so one single cable for everything between laptop and screen.

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#2801271 26-Oct-2021 11:55

Thought I would offer my take on the side by side question. I have 2 x 24" Dell 24" monitors, they are just over FHD at 1920 x 1200. I find having 2 separate monitors helps split areas of focus, whilst the resolution is just enough to have space for working productively on one monitor.

I do have a 25" 2560 x 1440 as well (not on my WFH setup), and ideally I would move to having 2 x 1440p monitors side by side, maybe at 27" as this would give the best combination of resolution, physical size, and pixel size.

Personally I don't see the advantage in 4K monitors if they are run at more than 100% scale, as it means you are not using the 4K resolution.

The other thing I am interested in is, what do people who use a single monitor, especially ultrawides and large 4k's use for window management?

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#2801300 26-Oct-2021 12:42

Cool. Thanks for the feedback. As I ponder it I'm wondering whether I should include multiple inputs. I have my work laptop and personal laptop side by side and switch between them with a logitech keyboard. Is it worth doing the same for the display? I don't often need to look at both laptop screens at the same time. But it might be nice to have a big screen for personal laptop when I'm not working.

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