Long screen days with a low keyboard
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The argument for a wide desk is that the monitors get the surface and the person gets the space in front of them. Adding a tray to a 55.1 by 27.5 inch top takes that further: the keyboard leaves the surface entirely, so the whole front strip becomes free for notes, a tablet or nothing at all. It is the configuration that suits people who are at the desk for eight hours rather than for an evening.
The widest tray model and the one that most rewards care with runner alignment, since a long tray binds if the two runners are not parallel. Fit both loosely, slide the tray through its travel, then tighten. Two people for the top itself.
| Desktop | 55.1 x 27.5 in |
| Height range | 28.35 to 46.46 in |
| Storage | Slide-out keyboard tray |
| Memory presets | 4 |
| Load capacity | 176 lb |
| Frame | Alloy steel |
| Colour | Black |
| Colour | Black |
| Model reference | B0B7JLJF9W |
Figures as published for this model. Anything that has never been published is left out rather than estimated.
The same figures as every other page in this section, lined up against the section itself. Being the biggest at something is not the same as being the best at it, so the last column says where a number puts this model and leaves the judgement to you.
| Figure | This model | All 11 desks | Where that puts it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top width | 55.1 in | 40 to 55.11 in | Wider than 9 of the other 10 |
| Top depth | 27.5 in | 23.6 to 28 in | Deeper than 7 of the other 10 |
| Lowest height | 28.35 in | 28.3 to 28.35 in | The lowest of the 11 |
Ranges cover only the desks that publish the figure at all; a model that has never published one is left out of that row rather than counted as a zero.
Figures on which this model beats every cheaper desk in the section, rather than beating a convenient one.
Of the 11 desks in this section this is the ninth cheapest: 8 cost less, 2 cost more, and the section runs from $129.99 to $169.99. It carries a published list price of $219.99, so the figure above is below that rather than the usual asking price.
Against everything cheaper in the section it is ahead on two figures: top width at 55.1 in and top depth at 27.5 in. That is the useful comparison, because it is the part of the price you can point at.
It carries 1,024 customer reviews at 4.4 out of five, with 6 of the other 10 rated higher. Those numbers come from the retail listing and are reproduced rather than curated, including when they are unflattering.
The product description exactly as it ships with the listing, unedited, so everything written above can be checked against it.
The three desks nearest this one in price, so the comparison is between real alternatives.
The wide 55 by 28 inch drawer desk in black, where storage stops competing with the monitors.
The compact 44 by 24 inch keyboard-tray desk in vintage brown, tray hidden under a warm top.
The 48 by 24 inch desk with a keyboard tray: standard width, keyboard one level down.
