Choosing A Monitor Arm and A Monitor Stand Riser for Office
When you want to buy an accessory to place your monitor, a monitor arm or monitor riser will come to your mind. As they both can raise your monitor to meet your eye level, a lot of people may wonder which one they should choose?
Here we are going to introduce some WOKA monitor risers and monitor mounts to know more about where to use and how to choose.
Monitor arms VS monitor stand risers
Mount Pro monitor mounts
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Product |
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Arm |
Single arm |
Single arm |
Dual arm |
Triple arm |
Dual |
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Material |
Steel |
Steel |
Polished aluminum |
Steel |
Steel |
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Installation |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Cable management |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Price |
$32.99 |
$39.99 |
$64.99 |
$89.99 |
$39.99 |
Zimilar monitor stand risers
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Product |
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 |
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 |
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Material |
Wood |
Acrylic |
Steel |
Glass |
Wood |
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Height adjustment |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Storage |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
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Height |
3.63'' |
5.51'' |
3.9'' to 5.5'' |
2.9'' to 3.39'' |
3.94'' |
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Assembly |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Price |
$16.99 |
$45.99 |
$29.99 |
$17.99 |
$32.99 |
Pros and Cons of a monitor arm or a monitor riser
Now we have learned something about them. The shape, function, and specifications can vary from each other. When it comes to choosing one of them, you should consider your need and your décor. We listed some benefits and disadvantages of them.
Benefits of monitor arms
- Adjusting the height of the monitor freely
- Adjusting different angles for sitting or standing
- Saving up a lot of desk space by hanging up the monitor
- Organizing the desk with integrated cable management
- Some of them can accommodate more than one monitor
Disadvantages of monitor mounts
- Requiring additional assembly
- Only fitting for monitor with a VESA pattern
Benefits of monitor risers
- Fitting almost any monitors with or without VESA pattern
- Raising the monitor to a certain height
- Having multiple uses
- Having storage space to organize office suppliers
- Some of them requires no assembly
Disadvantages of monitor stands
- Taking up some desktop space
- Some of them don’t have height adjustment
Choosing a monitor arm or a monitor stand?
Now we have known and understood them better. When we need to buy a monitor arm or a monitor stand, we want to raise our monitor to reduce eyes, back, or shoulder restrains, save up some desk space, organize the desk or improve the gaming or working experience. Given that they can do all these things, so which one should you choose? Here are some suggestions from WOKA to help you make the decision.
When to choose a monitor arm?
- If you have more than one monitor which has a VESA pattern
- If you need to share your screens with your colleague during work
- If your desk has a very limited space
- If you need to look at the monitor at different angles
- If you are working on a standing desk
- If you want to manage and organize the cables
When to choose a monitor stand riser?
- If your desk is tightly against the wall
- If you don’t need different angles to view your monitor
- If you need some additional space to organize your things
- If your monitor doesn’t have a VESA hole pattern
More monitor mounts and monitor stand risers are here!