Okay... I bought this desk for my son for Christmas. He's also getting a 24" LED-Lit Monitor. Will a tower work with the desk or is a laptop better?
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A laptop will work better. It has a monitor shelf but no place for the tower and no keyboard slide. We have a desktop gaming rig on ours but the tower in on a printer stand next to it and the keyboard takes up most of the desk surface. We are really happy with it though.
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If he plans to set the tower on the desk I would really say the using a 24" monitor, he would have a really tight space. In the other hand though, if the tower was to be place on the floor of off the desk then the desk should provide enough space for a keyboard and a mouse. As for the laptop. I have a ps3 on its side(stands vertical), a laptop on the middle and a mouse pad on the right. All this stuff on my desk and I still have decent amount of room. The dimensions of the desk are about 4feet by 2feet and 2.5feet all at the highest point(these are rounded measurements just so you get and idea of how the desk is with the attachments that come with it). If he plans to set the tower on the desk I would really say the using a 24" monitor, he would have a really tight space. In the other hand though, if the tower was to be place on the floor of off the desk then the desk should provide enough space for a keyboard and a mouse. As for the laptop. I have a ps3 on its side(stands vertical), a laptop on the middle and a mouse pad on the right. All this stuff on my desk and I still have decent amount of room. The dimensions of the desk are about 4feet by 2feet and 2.5feet all at the highest point(these are rounded measurements just so you get... » Read More If he plans to set the tower on the desk I would really say the using a 24" monitor, he would have a really tight space. In the other hand though, if the tower was to be place on the floor of off the desk then the desk should provide enough space for a keyboard and a mouse. As for the laptop. I have a ps3 on its side(stands vertical), a laptop on the middle and a mouse pad on the right. All this stuff on my desk and I still have decent amount of room. The dimensions of the desk are about 4feet by 2feet and 2.5feet all at the highest point(these are rounded measurements just so you get and idea of how the desk is with the attachments that come with it). « Show Less
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A tower will work fine. Having some extra room on the desk would actually be better than how it's set up in the pic
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I have a full tower which is really big that i hide under the desk, so really it depends on you if you want it on the floor or not.
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Honestly I have a tower on the floor next to the desk and I also have a laptop. I use both fine in the desk. I have a lot of electronics in my desk and I only move the keyboard for the tower when I put the laptop on the desk
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a laptop works well and you can have the two screens work in unison. The drawback to a tower would be the drawer isn't wide enough for a keyboard and it should be placed on the floor for room on the desk.
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My husband uses this desk and he doesn't have any problems with it. He's 5'10". For him, the key is having a good chair and adjusting the height so he's sitting correctly. He has two monitors on the top shelf plus two laptops on the desk part. He keeps the monitors on their pedestals without adding any additional risers. It works for him. There's a similar desk at Fry's Electronics and one at Office Depot, so you might be able to compare the general proportions of those before you buy.
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I answered incorrectly based on another stand I also use. There may be room for the monitor, depending on the laptop dimensions.
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27" iMac works great on this desk! It's what we had - and it's in our son's bedroom (14 yo) so it gets it's wear and tear! Great for the price and looks nice. Initially we had it for his gaming PC - but the bottom part where the CPU goes was too small - so that sits on the ground next to another desk. A good buy for the price!
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I have an HP 23" all in one unit (I think heavier than your normal monitor) and it holds just fine. I thought the desk was more sturdy than it appeared to be - and for the price, pretty well constructed.
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A friend of mine has that desk and it is really cheap. I'm not sure I would put 3 monitors on that desk to begin with. That desk weighs 50lbs to begin with, so even with light 24" monitors, you would still double the weight...
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Any tower will most likely be fine to connect to your monitor. As long as the graphics card area/type connectors are: HDMI, DVI or VGA. Or if you have any kind of adapter for your cables. Right now I have mine connected to one computer with DVI cable (White, pins) and one computer connected with VGA cable (Blue, pins). A normal HDMI cable is also acceptable. Depends what you like to use.
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Yes, in concept. In reality, might be a bit crowded on the platform; I use a notebook/laptop and works great. You would want to clamp or secure the monitor so it doesn't topple off. And would need to be a smaller keyboard probably.
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I don't own the desk, but I can tell you if you plan to put a tower in one of the shelving spots it will cause your computer to run hot from lack of air. Also, remember that you have to run your wires too from back there.
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I agreed with you that I will use mouse to do any photo works. I'm looking for a laptop that can run Photoshop CS3 efficiently. I am debating whether I need a good desktop instead of laptop. If this laptop can do the work with my IPS monitor, then I don't need to buy a separate desktop any more. I like the laptop because it is light and easy to carry. I wish this is 11 inches instead of 12.1 inches. Any comment?
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Ira, did you end up getting it and using for a desk/workstation? If so, please let me know your thoughts. It's my understanding you can make it level, which I think would be more comfortable and make it slower. Thanks!
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Not that tall. Think 3 laptop thickness stacked....unless you are short statured, I think too short. Desk height would be a factor as well.
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Great, I hope you post a full review soon.I'm curious about something. The PC looks flat like you use it like a laptop IF you were able to use a touch-screen keyboard. Does it come with a touch-screen keyboard?The thing about this that makes me wary is I don't know why one would even need a touch screen if it has to stand up on a desk like a regular monitor. In that case it seems easier to use the mouse than to reach up to touch the screen.
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This is a great desk very sturdy. I currently have a computer rig and a 32 inch screen TV as my monitor. I ended up buying two desks for two 32 inch screen TV's. Now I can set up my rig, 32 inch TV x 2, printer, and desktop speakers. I hope this helps.
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Yeah, the desk is super solid. I have a bunch of stuff on it. Nothing too heavy of course but I have a 24" monitor and a 21" monitor on it. I'm not concerned at all about the sturdiness.
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I agree that the monitor size is not a big issue as the stand is very sturdy and should hold it OK. Your keyboard should be OK except it may not leave a lot of room for the mouse. We really like the stand so that we do not always need to be sitting or standing.
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My son hasn't used it much but I don't think it will take a lot of weight. He isn't even putting a PCu on it. He has a lap top and a Microsoft surface pro 2 that he will be using on this desk. It is great for the price but not a super sturdy desk. I hope this helped