Pic: Your desk...RIGHT NOW

firstborn · 16 Jan 2021 at 21:11

spluff said:
what’s the quality like on them? Are they sturdy?

I think they are - the desk one I've had for a fair few years, no sag and looks as good as the the other one that I only bought a few months back. Haven't treated them with oil or anything yet. Just a wipe over with a cloth now and again.

Tephnos · 16 Jan 2021 at 21:49

firstborn said:
I think they are - the desk one I've had for a fair few years, no sag and looks as good as the the other one that I only bought a few months back. Haven't treated them with oil or anything yet. Just a wipe over with a cloth now and again.

How rough is the finish on an untreated KARLBY? Would you consider it abrasive to delicate plastic/rubber, or is it completely fine? I can't be arsed with the faff of sanding and treating a worktop but I hear the KARLBY can be fairly rough which gives me pause as I don't want the surface marking stuff I slide across it.

firstborn · 16 Jan 2021 at 22:49

Tephnos said:
How rough is the finish on an untreated KARLBY? Would you consider it abrasive to delicate plastic/rubber, or is it completely fine? I can't be arsed with the faff of sanding and treating a worktop but I hear the KARLBY can be fairly rough which gives me pause as I don't want the surface marking stuff I slide across it.

If I wipe a dry duster over it, it does catch in the odd place, but can't feel it with my hand if that makes sense. I don't works directly on the top to be honest due to large mouse mat and cutting board, though they are there to protect the worktop.

Tephnos · 16 Jan 2021 at 22:55

firstborn said:
If I wipe a dry duster over it, it does catch in the odd place, but can't feel it with my hand if that makes sense. I don't works directly on the top to be honest due to large mouse mat and cutting board, though they are there to protect the worktop.

Interesting. It's just that for example I've had the plastic of controllers worn away from placing it on top of BESTA stuff because the foil they use is abrasive, so now I'm wondering if their worktops would do something like that.

spluff · 17 Jan 2021 at 12:38

firstborn said:
I think they are - the desk one I've had for a fair few years, no sag and looks as good as the the other one that I only bought a few months back. Haven't treated them with oil or anything yet. Just a wipe over with a cloth now and again.

Ive just checked and its not wide enough - my current desk is 760mm and would prefer a little wider if possible as i use a widescreen monitor and dont want it too close. Such a shame!

Wegason · 17 Jan 2021 at 21:33

firstborn said:
Displates up. Quite happy working from home now.

I spy a fellow Aeron owner. Wouldn't want to be sitting on anything else, so comfortable.

Wegason · 17 Jan 2021 at 21:33

spluff said:
Ive just checked and its not wide enough - my current desk is 760mm and would prefer a little wider if possible as i use a widescreen monitor and dont want it too close. Such a shame!

You mean depth then?

spluff · 17 Jan 2021 at 23:11

Wegason said:
You mean depth then?

yes

Wegason · 18 Jan 2021 at 13:43

spluff said:
yes

I am the same, i need a desk with a good depth, 80cm minimum. How people get by with 55cm or 60cm deep is beyond my comprehension. Ideally i'd like a desk a metre deep and two metres wide. My current one is 180cm wide and 80cm deep, that i have about 10cm away from the wall to allow my monitor arms to bend and keep the monitors near the back of the desk.

firstborn · 18 Jan 2021 at 13:49

Wegason said:
I spy a fellow Aeron owner. Wouldn't want to be sitting on anything else, so comfortable.

Yepp, spent ages looking for a second hand one back in March when working from home became real, gave up and bough a new one. I'll have to buy another for the work office now if I ever return there

LiE · 18 Jan 2021 at 14:10

I was looking through some old photos and found my setup from 2011... dear lord.

Main monitor was a Samsung 120hz, it was amazing. Looked it up, it was apparently 3D, flol.

Case was an Antec P180, loved that case.

Tephnos · 18 Jan 2021 at 14:28

So it was the chair that started your obsession with white...

LiE · 18 Jan 2021 at 14:30

Tephnos said:
So it was the chair that started your obsession with white...

Ha yes I did have a thing for white. Back in 2010 white PCs/peripherals where not a thing. You could get beige

Tephnos · 18 Jan 2021 at 14:32

Don't think I could stand an all white room, if anything it would drive me crazy with my eye floaters.

LiE · 18 Jan 2021 at 14:35

Tephnos said:
Don't think I could stand an all white room, if anything it would drive me crazy with my eye floaters.

Hasn't been all white for a while now.

Andybtsn · 18 Jan 2021 at 15:16

His and hers.

I did a lot of tidying this weekend with cables, especially on the wife’s desk as it was doing my head in. Two hidden PS5s are the main entertainment.

Also an example of what to do with a upstairs landing

bm_999 · 26 Jan 2021 at 18:09

Some of these setups are crazyyyy. proper motivation to get the arse in gear

mikehhhhhhh · 26 Jan 2021 at 20:53

Migrating into the living room out of the cold conservatory meant I needed to downsize on the desk. I think I've made the most of it, but I can't wait to get a bit more space back!

Untitled by mikehhhhhhh, on Flickr

dlockers · 26 Jan 2021 at 20:58

LiE said:
Hasn't been all white for a while now.

Get yourself some better pens, man. Treat yourself to a Lamy/ Pilot Safari/ Kaweco Sport. Your wrist will thank you.

LiE · 26 Jan 2021 at 21:53

dLockers said:
Get yourself some better pens, man. Treat yourself to a Lamy/ Pilot Safari/ Kaweco Sport. Your wrist will thank you.

I have a Lamy which normally appears in my desk photos, but just not on this occasion.

Here it is in a previous setup.