Are you guys very short? How do you get the GeekDesk to work? Do you have to have something extra to help lift the monitor even higher up? And in that case, why not fabricate something yourself for much cheaper?
ErgonomicsI'm 5' 10". Ergonomics are of course very personal, but I found with my iMac that I didn't have an issue switching from a sitting position to a standing position. As a backup, I had a monitor arm that I thought I might need to use to make adjustments, but it turned out I didn't need it.
I've read where some folks choose to use an adjustable keyboard tray. So instead of adjusting the height of the display, they adjust the height of the keyboard. Since I didn't have any issues changing positions, I never went down that road.
However, I switched to a 27" Thunderbolt Display and a laptop as my primary machine and I found I did need to raise the height of the display, so I purchase a
HiRise for iMac which solved the issue for me.
GeekDeskTheir are certainly less expensive options out there to have a make shift standing solution, but what appealed to me about the GeekDesk was that it was adjustable and that I could buy just the legs and use my existing desktop. Now that I've been using it for about 3 months or so, I can say that I'm very happy with my purchase decision.
When I'm "cranking" I tend to stand, but if I get tired, or need to think deeply on a problem, I'll often lower the desk to a sitting position. I like that I can change position as needed and that I'm not locked into a single choice. There's a nice context switch when I decide to close GeekHack and get to work and standing and raising the desk makes for a nice physical switch.
Additionally, the back and shoulder issues that I had with just sitting have all but gone away. The only new adjustment has been some stress and tiredness in my feet from standing. There are some days where I'll stand for over 8 hours and my feet get rather tired on those days. After wearing some boots to work during the heavy winter season, I noticed I preferred my boots because they had more cushion in the sole and thus made it more comfortable to stand. That's when I figured it was time to get an anti-fatigue mat.