Ideal Desk Height?

[fraps]

Just curious as to what’s everyone’s ideal desk height. I’m still trying to find mine.

 

[Josh]

Mines 71” for day to day use, 76” for sitting back watching media.

 

[fraps]

You mean centimetres right?

 

[nightwish]

Desk Height Calculator: Plan an Ergonomic Space | Ergotron

This quick and easy tool will help you set up an ergonomic computer workstation. Position your keyboard, monitor and chair for optimum comfort and productivity.

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[doopydug]

Very handy tool that !

 

[Josh]

You mean centimetres right?

Yeah that, dope!

 

[nightwish]

Very handy tool that !

It is, although fundamentally, it's pretty straight-forward - your elbows and knees should be a right-angles, and you should be looking slightly downwards ie. top of the screen at about eye-level.

 

[hornetstinger]

Exactly 15 burger king whoppers high.

 

[WARburton]

70cm i'm 6foot2 and have long arm and dont like a high desk, it makes typing uncomfortable

 

[WARburton]

Desk Height Calculator: Plan an Ergonomic Space | Ergotron

This quick and easy tool will help you set up an ergonomic computer workstation. Position your keyboard, monitor and chair for optimum comfort and productivity.

www.ergotron.com

this tool says im spot on and didnt even know it

 

[weta]

I'm 189cm and my desk is set at 72cm, according to the calculator the height should be 69cm but I'm quite happy were it is.

 

[fraps]

Quick update, I believe mine is 69cm. Definitely reduced the shoulder pain I had from one of those nice looking wooden desks that was 82cm high.

 

[nightwish]

Quick update, I believe mine is 69cm. Definitely reduced the shoulder pain I had from one of those nice looking wooden desks that was 82cm high.

The best possible height for you does vary depending on your height, but it's generally lower than most people think, and lower than the majority of the desks on the market I think too. Anything with a central drawer is likely going to be bad, as there just isn't much vertical distance between your knees and elbows to make it work without straining something.

 

[fraps]

The best possible height for you does vary depending on your height, but it's generally lower than most people think, and lower than the majority of the desks on the market I think too. Anything with a central drawer is likely going to be bad, as there just isn't much vertical distance between your knees and elbows to make it work without straining something.

I tend to agree with that. Most of the standing desks I was looking had a 72 cm minimum height. Only the ones with three parts to the legs go lower.

 

[dr_shoe]

I think your wrists are suppose to be level with your elbows or slightly lower when typing