When a member of the family recently acquired a new iMac with a 27″ screen, it seemed uncomfortable to use on a normal table or desk. The keyboard should be just above the lap, and the top of the screen should not make me look up, I was told. So we designed this for comfort. The materials are construction 2x4s and the work surfaces are standard shelving. It had to be easy and fast to build.
That looks like an awesome design for the iMac, Robert! Although I’m a PC girl with a 30″ Dell screen, I have the same issues — even at it’s lowest setting, I still look up slightly to see the top of the screen. It’s a little annoying.
Using an iMac 27″ at work previously, I had the same problem. We should have used desks like this!
Thanks Tanya! We designed it using the free 3D software from Google called Sketchup. With that we could see the sight-lines and even where it would go in the room (it is actually very low and small). The shelves are 1′ x 3′. You cannot see the 2×4 that joins the sides and is under the computer shelf. Since the frame is glued, the whole little unit is very solid.
Wow, this table is really what I’ve been thinking! It’s annoyed that I needed to look up to see the top screen of my 27″ imac. Thanks Robert to visualize the comfortable desk for imac user. Really helpful, especially to me. I’ll definitely going to make something like this. Awesome!
Hi Ises, thanks for the comment. I’d love to see pictures of your finished construction.