| Buying office desk furniture is a very | | | | |
| important purchase because this is where you | | | | Tip 6: See if the desk has an adjustable |
| and your employees will work. In fact, most | | | | height. |
| of your employees will spend the majority of | | | | |
| their day at their desks and the proper | | | | Not all desks will have this but it could |
| office desk furniture will help with their | | | | come in handy if the chairs you have do not |
| productivity. While to most all desks seem to | | | | have height adjustments. In fact, if a desk |
| have the same functionality, there are some | | | | with an adjustable height is not more |
| things to consider when purchasing. And if | | | | expensive than one without, it might be wise |
| you work in a home office, at some point you | | | | to buy it because then you can delay buying |
| will need to get rid of the table and chair | | | | new chairs for a little. The desk height |
| you use and buy a professional office desk. | | | | should be between 29 and 30 inches in order |
| | | | to be comfortable. |
| Tip 1: Consider the warranty. | | | | |
| | | | Tip 7: Consider the computers. |
| Desks in the mid-market price range might | | | | |
| have warranties in the 5 to 15-year range. | | | | Many older desks were in service before |
| Those at the high-end of the price range | | | | personal computers became popular. What this |
| might have warranties that span more than one | | | | leads to is that you will have to either put |
| decade. The interesting thing about the | | | | your tower personal computer on top of the |
| warranty on the desk is that it will give you | | | | desk or underneath it on the floor. Putting |
| an indication as to the quality of it. | | | | it on top of the desk of course robs valuable |
| | | | space plus looks cluttered. Putting the tower |
| Tip 2: Define the tasks of your employees to | | | | on the floor puts it at risk of getting |
| determine the types of desks to buy. | | | | kicked and allows more dust to be introduced |
| | | | through the intake. When the computer is on |
| Different employees have their unique tasks. | | | | the floor, it is not only at risk for dust |
| It could be one employee needs a larger | | | | but vacuum cleaners sometimes emit |
| workspace than another. It could be one | | | | interference that can damage integrated |
| employee is more of an executive type and | | | | circuit boards inside. So a desk with a |
| needs a desk that facilitates office | | | | cradle for the computer is a very wise choice |
| meetings. If you are buying desks for the | | | | as you can easily hide it away but it stays |
| general work area, keep collaboration in mind | | | | safe from electrostatic hazards and getting |
| if you want your employees to be able to | | | | kicked. |
| communicate with each other. | | | | |
| | | | The desks that are computer ready sometimes |
| Tip 3: Get desks with a lot of space to | | | | have holes for the cabling to be |
| write. | | | | neatly-routed. Some have routing areas for |
| | | | wiring as well. And some even have a |
| Stay away from the desks that have a lot of | | | | depressed area so you can place a surge |
| shelving space. While this might be great for | | | | protector at arm's reach instead of having to |
| storing all of the office supplies and books, | | | | bend and reach it from the floor. Remember |
| it interferes with the most important reason | | | | that having to bend over to the floor and |
| for a desk and that is to work. | | | | reach is a risk for injury. |
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| Tip 4: Consider the leg room of a desk. | | | | Another nice feature in computer-ready desks |
| | | | is the keyboard platform. It is good to get |
| When considering the leg room a person has | | | | one with a keyboard platform large enough to |
| when sitting at the desk you are considering | | | | hold the mouse. Otherwise you have to operate |
| buying, you need to also consider the desk | | | | the mouse off of the platform and this |
| chair as well. But the desk you buy should | | | | presents an unsightly wire or worse yet you |
| allow the person sitting at it the ability to | | | | get an injury because you are reaching to the |
| put the legs all the way under the desktop | | | | side. |
| and be able to sit comfortably. If the desk | | | | |
| is one that is L-shaped, then the person | | | | Tip 8: Consider the shape. |
| should be able to rotate from one side of the | | | | |
| desk to the other with clearance for the legs | | | | Some desks that are in an L-shape are more |
| to do such. Another thing to consider is that | | | | useful because things like computer screens, |
| when there is inadequate leg room, you can | | | | keyboards, and printers can be on that leg |
| find yourself sitting back away from the desk | | | | while there is writing room on the main desk. |
| and leaning forward to write or view the | | | | There are also kidney-shaped desks. Some |
| computer screen. This is like asking for a | | | | desks suit just fine as single units so that |
| back or shoulder injury. With adequate and | | | | others in the office can meet around it. It |
| comfortable leg room cramps can be prevented. | | | | all depends on what you need for you and your |
| | | | employees out of a desk. |
| Tip 5: Get a desk with two to three drawers. | | | | |
| | | | A quality desk and chair are probably the two |
| Desks are not places to make stacks of papers | | | | most important items you will have in an |
| yet people do this all the time. If you do | | | | office. Office supplies and computers will be |
| not have the proper storage space inside of | | | | replaced several times in the life of a |
| your desk, you will quickly find yourself | | | | business but desks will probably remain for |
| accumulating what looks like a paper drive on | | | | many years. Productivity depends on the |
| top of it. You also want to make sure that | | | | comfort and utility the desks you purchase |
| one of the drawers is large enough to store | | | | provide. So take some time and consider all |
| suspension file folders. | | | | areas about office desk furniture. |