Setup My Desk

The Case for a Better Desk

setupmydesk.com is for anyone who spends hours at a desk and suspects it could work harder for them — getting monitor height and distance right, choosing a chair that won't wreck your back, cable-managing the chaos, and building a workspace that looks good without costing a fortune. The aim is practical setup decisions, not a gallery of unattainable battlestations.

How this works, plainly: we curate rather than run a product lab. Recommendations here draw on ergonomics guidance (Cornell and OSHA workstation references), furniture and peripheral manufacturer specifications, and the collective taste and experience of communities like r/battlestations, r/MechanicalKeyboards, and r/homeoffice. When we cite a monitor distance, a desk height, or a chair's adjustment range, it comes from those sources rather than measurements taken at our own bench.

Ergonomics are personal — bodies, desks, and tasks differ. Use our guidance as a well-researched starting point and adjust to what your body actually needs; for persistent pain or strain, see a professional.

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