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Show HN: A new kind of standing desk for $25 USD

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The only thing that puts me out of the target market for this is that I don't program with a light keyboard and only my laptop. It's laptop, 22 inch external monitor, and a big cable heavy Razer black widow keyboard.

My question is, I wonder what percentage of people interested in standing desks might fall into this category, vs fall out of the category?

I'm in a similar boat, my keyboard (Steelseries Apex) is wider than the Oristand itself. What I did was I went to Walmart, grabbed a $20 shoe shelf and put it on my desk, and I ordered a ~$80 VESA vertical monitor stand (for 3 monitors, because the pole is much longer - a dual stand might work too) to elevate my monitors.

Other options for wide keyboard users include the Varidesk Pro Plus and the Winston, but they cost way, way, way more than $25.

Edit: Forgot to mention that I also bought a laptop elevator stand for around $30 - they're pretty common and can go pretty high. They're the ones with three segmented legs that you adjust at varying angles. Takes a while to get to the right position though.

Very neat idea, now I just have to buy 3 for my monitors + laptop haha. Still cheaper than 1 normal standing desk though...

Doesn't look very ergonomic — it's kind of hard to keep your hands in the air for a long time

This is awesome. Does it accommodate all of my needs with my three monitor set up? No. But for $25, I'll get it anyway and just switch to laptop for emails, tickets, etc for the hour or two a day I have to deal with them.

Finally! You know I was mimicking the same with a picnic basket but never thought to have a two-step arrangement so that the keyboard could be at a lower height.

This is fantastic.

Do you ship to the UK?

FYI, you have a typo in your title: "afforable"

Finally an affordable standing desk.

Does it fit in a big luggage? To travel with it.

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