Hello Lemmy / FOSS / Hardware community!
I’m looking to buy a monitor arm. Any recommendations? Good brands?

  • I want it to have a spring
  • I’m prioritizing quality and durability

Context:
I have a monitor arm already and I love the concept. However, it’s a 50 EUR (~=60 USD) “static” monitor arm and I want to upgrade this part. I know some monitor stands / monitor arms allow easy on-the-go adjustments of the height and angle. Which monitor arm to buy to have this feature? Recommendations? “Negative” recommendations (e.g. what not to buy)?

I have a single 6kg monitor + a notebook that can be left on it’s static arm on the side.

I appreciate any feedback on this
Thanks!

  • vas@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Thanks a lot for the valuable detailed response!

    // If anything or for future readers, I’ve decided to go for Ergotron LX for now. I’ve decided to prefer mechanical springs over gas (supposedly, mechanical lasts longer). And even more importantly, I want specifically a string mechanism for the “upwards”/“downwards” tilting of the monitor. One where you’d have the spring itself, and would be able to adjust the spring force with an additional screw (mechanically, internally, it presses against one of the spring’s ends if I get it correctly, so is quite straight-forward and durable). This way, the tension is the difference between the monitor’s angular force and the spring’s angular force, not just the monitor against tightened screws. I hope it’ll provide for easier adjustments. Ergotron has it as part of its promise as well, so if that won’t work very well, I’ll feel it in my rights to return it. So for now I’ve settled for this.

    I really appreciate the responses still! 💙

    • unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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      3 days ago

      np :) I was idle waiting for stuff at work so i had time to spare for writing overly long comments.

      Glad you found something that fits your needs. And also nice to share your pick for others ^^