Hi yall I’m planning on getting a new desk and I’m also planning on attaching a monitor arm, pegboard and a lamp to the desk so a solid desktop recommendation would be greatly appreciated!
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.
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.