Computer Editing Furniture: What's Supporting Your System? (page 2)
The Large Bay
For larger-scale systems, an L-shaped setup featuring two 6-foot-long table surfaces, with monitor and speaker shelves can fill your workstation needs. Ready-to-assemble furniture companies like Sauder and O'Sullivan offer a myriad of reasonable-priced computer workstations that could be fashioned to accommodate large editing systems.
HomeComputerFurniture.com also offers several, affordable ready-to-assemble workstations that could be ideal for small or large editing setups. In particular, it's Corner Workstation ($449), would make an excellent large editing bay. The L-shaped workstation features two 66-inch surfaces, and two hutches (that could each hold a monitor), a fixed keyboard shelf and two CD storage racks.
Omnirax designs and produces several audio/video-editing workstations. The Force 12, for example (base model $1,200), includes two large rack bays below the 74-inch desk surface, a riser that can house numerous monitors and speakers, a CPU under-the-desk shelf and a convenient, adjustable keyboard/mouse shelf.
The Winsted Company also specializes in high-tech furniture, and offers a variety of ergonomically-designed multimedia desks. Winsted's 94-inch-wide, E4572 model ($2,622), for instance, has a curved tabletop and includes a 20-inch-deep adjustable riser, a mini-tower support-shelf, a vertical rack for additional electronics, and raceways to keep electric cords out of sight.
Biomorph, who claims to have "reinvented computer furniture to fit the human form," specializes in ergonomically designed, height-adjustable computer furniture. Its goal is to comfortably integrate each individual and each unique computer system into an efficient and comfortable workstation. Two-tiered edit-suitable Biomorph workstations range from the Exo-Desk ($795) to the surround-shaped Multi-Desk ($2,195).
Solutions Custom Furnishings specializes in editing bays, workstations and desks. The main surface of its two-tiered Crescent model ranges from 72 inches by 24 inches ($1,909) to 92 inches by 30 inches ($2,099). It also includes a monitor bridge, capable of accommodating three 20-inch monitors. The Arc's ($2,119) main desktop surface measures 85-inches-wide and also includes a 72-inch monitor bridge. The company also offers the Duo, a single-monitor workstation ($1,879).
The Relica Workstation, from Eco-Furniture.com, is perhaps the most pricey editing furniture solution. Each earth-friendly desk's construction comes from sustainable sources, which is admirable, but the 60-inch-wide desk, equipped with a three-drawer unit and monitor tier, retails for $6,995. If you have unlimited cash, the Relica Workstation has the unique feature of self illumination; it is inset with recycled circuit boards that are backlit with an energy-efficient light source.
Final Thoughts
Your editing equipment, depending on the simplicity or complexity of your setup, can reside on anything from a discount store microwave cart, to a giant, fully-loaded, multi-tiered professional workstation. The final choice - how large or expensive your editing workstation should be - is ultimately up to you.
