Question regarding standing desk/monitor

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Hi all, :wave:

I have question regarding a standing desk.

Recently I needed to move all of my computer equipment to another room. :neutral_face:
As I don´t have that much space in there I decided to make use of a standing desk for computer/laptop which I had purchased quite a while ago.

It´s a “Bontec” model. I bought it from amazon and it can be found here:

BONTEC Laptoptisch mit Rollen Stehpult HÜhenverstellbar Laptop Ständer Mobile Workstation Kompakter Stand-up-Computer Präsentationswagen Ergonomisch mit 4 beweglichen : Amazon.de: Computer & ZubehÜr

Here´s how it looks like:

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Well, it works as expected and generally I´m satisfied with it.

One thing though which I might have to get accustomed to is a bit of “shaking” or “wabbling” for (lack of a better term) of the upper shelf. :thinking:

It´s like this:

My monitor (LG LED LCD-MONITOR-MODELL 22EA53VQ) is placed on the top shelf and my keyboard and mouse are placed on the shelf below that.

When I´m typing something on the keyboard or use the mouse I realize a bit of the aforementioned “wobbling” of the monitor.

I guess that´s to be expected as the very nature of such a standing desk (fixing and anchoring of the structure is mainly done in the lower parts)
would account for such a behaviour…
… and it becomes somewhat “less stable” the higher it gets.

To be clear:

the shaking movement of the monitor is very little indeed, almost not discernible. I have to take a close look at it to be aware of it at all.
It´s just that I became aware of it as I´m used to sitting at a normal 4-legged desk where of course there´s absolutely no movement at all.

My question is:

Is this minimal wabbling of the monitor o.k. or would there be cause for concern :question:

Thanks so much in advance.

Many greetings from Rosika :slightly_smiling_face:

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Hi Rosika,
It will not hurt the monitor.
It has castor wheels. If the floor is soft (carpet) put a sheet of wood to stand it on, and put some weight on the lower flat.

Regards
Neville

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Hi Neville, :wave:

thanks so much for your quick reply. :heart:

The floor is hardwood, so that´s good then.
On the lower shelf there´s already the desktop tower. Sorry, I forgot to mention that.

That´s the main thing. Good news then. :+1:

As I already said: The shaking is absolutely minimal. But it thought it would be better to ask around.

Thanks again and many greetings from Rosika :slightly_smiling_face:

P.S.:

As a second step I´ll have to look around for some balance board. It should make standing (and moving a little) much more comfortable, if I may believe what I´ve already read.

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Only change I would make would be to remove the wheels and sit it direct on the floor, unless you need it to roll or move. Solid surfaces work better than wheels… But I agree with the other comments you received.

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