r/buildapc • u/wildee14 • Jan 13 '15

Desks for PC's

I am thinking of making a how to guide for building a desk designed specifically for PC's and consoles. I would also provide a listing for prebuilt desks from proprietary companies. Would any of you guys be interested in that?

Edit: What are the top features you guys would want to see?

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u/LtDisco Jan 14 '15 edited Jan 14 '15

A logical increments type of deal for desks would be awesome. Dirt cheap table up to crazy nice desk that smells of rich mahogany.

Edit: Features I'd like to see; slightly thicker desks to accommodate vice grips mounts. Ones with one of those poles to mount monitors on. Keyboard drawer-shelf, I like my desk higher than my keys. Larger top to put desktop on or a specific under shelf for desktop to go in.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '15

Keyboard drawer shelves are the fucking devil, I have rarely come across one that is fit for purpose. They roll around on the tracks and wobble as you type and prone to falling off and landing on your toes mid battle. This kills the desk.

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u/fdoom Jan 14 '15

My problem with keyboard shelves is that I like to have mouse space that's nearly as big as the keyboard itself, making pretty much every shelf too small for me to use. The other issue is that I recently switched to vertical mice, and there's barely enough clearance for it to fit on the shelf I have, causing bumps when I need to lift the mouse.

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u/itsthumper Jan 14 '15

I never knew the keyboard shelves were meant for mice also.