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I investigated the different standing desk options and found most of them lacking for my requirements.

The biggest obstacles were that I'm 6'4" tall and need a desk that can support 3 big monitors.

I ended up making my own (admittedly non on the fly adjustable) standing desk out of shelf track - the closet shelf system they sell at Home Depot or wherever.

My keyboard shelf is 40 inches high and the monitor shelf is 52 inches high.

Total costs were around $100 and it only took an evening to put together.

[EDIT] - Pics of build and final desk at - https://www.dropbox.com/gallery/3175742/1/StandingDesk?h=8d1...

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I care! But alas, dropbox is giving me that 403 error.

Hey! I went the exact same route, except I put it in front of a treadmill.

About half the time I don't even turn it on, but when I do, I find that .7mph (the lowest setting) is just enough to keep me moving without having to think about it.

I keep my cpu's on a cart on the floor, and if I ever get tired of the arrangement, I still have a shelving unit. I'm about 1 month into this arrangement, but no problems yet, and it definitely helps to keep me alert and focused.

Yeah but can you play the Xbox standing up? I always find that I need to rest my forearms on my thighs / chair-arms for optimal fragging comfort.

Very nice. I thought about shelf systems, but none of the standalone options seemed nice enough (I rent, and wanted to stay away from drilling into the walls).

Here are a few more pics of what I ended up with: http://imperialwicket.com/diy-adjustable-stand-up-desk-for-u...

Are you powering both external displays off the iMac? I didn't know that was possible; the tech specs on the current 27" show it can power just one external....

Maybe he's using one of those DisplayLink USB video adapters?

It can do two external displays, as there are two Thunderbolt ports on the back.

I have two 24" screens hooked up to my 27" iMac.

The right one is powered by a mini display port -> DVI and the left via a USB > DVI converter.

The leftmost one is rather slow to refresh, so I use it mostly for our company geckoboard dashboard and for autotest output. The right monitor is a Dell Ultrasharp with component inputs from the Xbox and Wii.

The Thunderbolt 27" iMac can do. It uses Light Ridge chipset, which can power two DisplayPort links. It has two Thunderbolt ports on its back.

I'd love to see this pic and maybe a small write up for people that'd use this desk at the 100$ price point. Can we get this link fixed?

I was thinking of doing the same thing. Would like to see the pic for inspiration/ideas, if possible.

Fixed the link to point to the dropbox gallery for the standing desk. Sorry about that.

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