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Benoit (CA)
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14/10/2009 5:24 am  

Hi. I am looking to buy a new desk. I looked at the Herman Miller EDU desk and at the Sense desk. I really like the look of the EDU, however I think the Sense might be more ergonomic (height is adjustable). Any advice?

Thanks!


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14/10/2009 3:21 pm  

Benoît...
Unless your height is in the top or bottom five percent for adult humans, you don't need an adjustable-height desk.
The Sense desk (with its optional hutch) appears to cost approximately the same amount as the EDU, but the EDU is hugely more attractive. It's like night and day; the Sense looks fine for a commercial office or a utilitarian home office, but the EDU is a design classic that really looks at home in a home.
Although the EDU has only a single shelf and file drawer for storage, that storage is below the desk and easily accessible. The Sense hutch, on the other hand, eats up a third of the desk's depth, and even a small computer monitor on the desk will block your access to much of the hutch.
If I were in your place, I'd buy the EDU without a second thought.
The only disadvantage of the EDU is that its desktop surface is more fragile than the laminate Sense desktop's... So if you do choose the EDU, buy a glass top for it immediately; the dimensions are 28" x 60", with a 3/8" radius on the corners. Don't do what I did:
http://www.designaddict.com/design_addict/forums/index.cfm/fuseaction/th...


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barrympls
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14/10/2009 6:59 pm  

I guess I'm lucky
that I bought a BluDot Paperclip desk right at the time that it was being discontinued.
I bought it 2 years ago and it's holding up nicely. I didn't buy the EDU because I wanted a desk with a proper pull out keyboard drawer.


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Benoit (CA)
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16/10/2009 1:02 am  

Hi. I think will go with my...
Hi. I think will go with my first idea: the Herman Miller EDU desk. The look is just perfect for my office. It will look good with the Aeron chair and the Artemide floor lamp!
I like the idea of having a glass top made. Thanks!


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Sound & Design
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16/10/2009 6:06 am  

Have you considered the Airia...
Have you considered the Airia desk? Limited storage, but a clean design.


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Benoit (CA)
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18/10/2009 4:06 am  

I am not crazy of all the...
I am not crazy of all the white color. I am scared it is going to turn yellow. The price is also higher...
Thanks anyway for the thought


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barrympls
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18/10/2009 8:47 am  

The Paperclip desk
here's what I bought, by the way


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Benoit (CA)
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28/10/2009 9:03 pm  

It is done! I ordered my...
It is done! I ordered my Eames EDU desk today. Now, can't wait to have it! Thanks for all comments!


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