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I’m about to move from my house into a smaller studio apartment, and need to downsize my desk. Currently I have Alex drawers on one end, a 78” Linnmon table top, and a Vika Lilleby trestle leg on the other end.
Since my new studio is smaller, I’ll need to get a shorter table top (and most likely will get either another set of Alex drawers, or the Mittback trestle legs). I wanted to get a sturdier table top, one that is no more than 40-55 inches long. I won’t have the tools/ability to get something like a long Karlby top and cut it to size, so I’ll need something already the correct size.
Which of the standard table tops from this link are the most “sturdy” or “structurally rigid”? The Linnmon I’ve had is pretty cheap, and when I tried to mount my 32 inch monitor on a monitor arm to it, the table top bowed and buckled and almost broke. So ideally I want whatever is the most well built desk table top that ikea offers in something like a 40 or 50 something inch size.
not sure if this is the right subreddit for that
so i am generally looking to get a new desk. one that allows me to install a vesa arm on it - either through a hole or with a clamp.
does ikea currently sell any desk tops that are solid enough to do that? i currently have an ikea desk, micke, but thats definitely not solid. also due to how its build i cant install a vesa arm on it anyway.
Any suggestions? Want to get another table to the side to put the pc on (runner table) would need longer cables. Also any speaker recommendations? Small apartment, smaller living room. Maybe stack the monitors?
I’m thinking of building a gaming desk using a 55 1/8 x 23 5/8 LAGKAPTEN tabletop and 2 ALEX drawers. I was just wondering if it would be durable enough to hold a gaming PC, two monitors, mouse, keyboard and also me possibly leaning my arms/elbows on it. Worst comes to worst I can just put the PC under it but I just want to make sure it doesn’t snap in half while I’m using it or while I’m not home. Not exactly sure from the description how durable it really is. Thank you!
LAGKAPTEN and its predecessor LINNMON are made of the same materials; basically a Fiberboard top and Honeycomb structure paper filling.
If you plan to use it, note 2 problems-
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Don't ever get the top wet, water spills etc. If it penetrates, it will develop unsightly bubbles on the surface.
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The center will sag over time.
This is from use as a table with a full tower desktop on it over several years. On the plus side, it survived years so yes, you could say it's durable.
Those kinds of table tops are pretty strong as to how much weight they can hold, I wouldn't worry about it. My gf has that setup and it's been doing fine for over a year.