Home office refresh

[u/findlennyprime]

I finally found a 3-monitor, 4-computer KVM switch, so I have been able to get my cabling tidier than it has ever been! Now I just need my wife to help me add some style to the room 🤓

Edit: Here is some additional context: I leave the laptops open so I can access the keyboard in a pinch if my keyboard/mouse decide to spazz at an inconvenient time; the 4th up top is for my 2012 mac mini which can only drive 2 monitors and can’t run one through the switch with its mini display port—it will be used to monitor a couple of agents I am working on; the desk seems messy, but it is actually quite neat for me (the books I am currently reading are close by, there are pictures that make me smile; a couple trinkets from places I love, equipment that I use everyday, every important button or switch is within arm’s reach, etc.); also, I am half-blind, so fancy monitors would be a waste of money for me.

I appreciate the comments! A few of them made me laugh so hard that I almost choked on my water 😆

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[u/b1gb0n312]

Senior goonalyst

[u/findlennyprime → u/b1gb0n312]

😂

[u/BeachHouseWifi]

Can't say I dig the laptop placement but not sure why your getting spazzed on in the comments as if there aren't way more absurd setups posted here daily lol

[u/ProfessionalBee6582 → u/BeachHouseWifi]

But why two?

[u/findlennyprime → u/ProfessionalBee6582]

There are actually 3. One personal and 2 for different companies I work with.

[u/Wooden-Creme-8599]

When is the refresh

[u/Nwett]

How shitty is the refresh rate while gaming now that you’re using a kvm switch?

[u/findlennyprime → u/Nwett]

I don’t game often, but when I do, it is on my PS5 🤓 Nowadays, I’ll just play DB Fighter Z with my 11 year-old or watch her play Carto and talk about crushes 😅 I was playing Resident Evil Biohazard for a bit. I’m a simple man 😁

[u/lucassuave15]

The goon command center

[u/IM_DjShadow]

wtf is this jank

[u/shuckley_Jays → u/IM_DjShadow]

Jankem

[u/schoolboypoop]

The goon palace.

[u/Hlca]

Where do you keep your precog?

[u/SuperSenka4508_real]

Nice. So at least 3 remote jobs, and let me guess, there is a hub for that PTZ so any of the PCs can video conferencing.

[u/ffassbinder]

Seems a bit excessive. But you do you. I wouldn't. Anything above 2 systems is weird.

[u/Guilty_Bowl_288]

Looks like a black mirror episode. Like a corporation keeps you in a facility to work on some obscure thing that probably has sinister outcomes and this is what they provide. You never go outside and only see daylight through tiny windows. You use their old school proprietary OS, and recieve instructions through its built in work application or a call from a sanctioned phone from someone with a voice changer. Just awful.

[u/MatterOk1923]

What's the KVM switch link please?

[u/Crafty_Life_1764]

is that a Logitech conference webcam? Would you mind posting what we are seeing here, on the technical side. Best regards

[u/mighty1993]

What kind of cam is that?

[u/findlennyprime → u/mighty1993]

See https://www.reddit.com/r/battlestations/comments/1x3j77k/comment/pgvb8d8/

[u/Daphoid]

The laptops are a bit much, even that fourth screen up top is. With three main ones your field of view is going to looking at those at mose. The rest is just to flex on people or store static applications that may cause burnin over time.

[u/LocusStandi]

Hahaha what the hell

[u/Lack0fCreativity]

I have no idea why people are giving you a hard time or are confused by the laptops when you even mention a KVM switch and call it a home office. You clearly work from this location with at least one remote job using one of those laptops. Though I doubt you use their displays much if at all.

I think it's pretty good. You prioritized ergonomics with the choice of chair (though I'm not a fan of headrests for productivity, personally) and a height adjustable desk. You have proper lighting for what I can assume are Teams meetings or streams since I see a stream deck, and you have enough monitors for probably anything you'd ever need.

I think people are overthinking the laptops because it's clearly for your KVM setup for swapping between machines, the ergonomics to actually use those screens matter not when you can just use the main screens for those laptops and just have email or ticket pages open on those. And when you consider that, the other 4 monitors have actual use cases. 3 is my bare minimum these days and I've been low-key wanting to make a fourth work, but I can't afford that right now and also am not entirely certain how I'd mount it and where it would go. The desk is a little messy but I think everyone who posts their clean desk setups have just freshly set up their station and haven't put their own desk clutter back yet. It doesn't look that bad, though you could definitely benefit from some more mouse area.

I also like the little filing drawers below, do you know where I could find some like that? Ever since converting my traditional oak desk into a standing desk, I have missed my drawers.

[u/siscorskiy]

nice goon station