bjl@cs.purdue.EDU (Bradley J Lucier) (12/13/89)
Does anyone have experience with the MacTable, marketed by ScanCo of Redmond, Washington, and advertised in MacWorld? I'm interested in the quality of construction and whether the ``ergonomic design'' really helps people use the computer. I am also thinking of buying a lateral file cabinet. These things often require pretty heavy-duty design in order to stand up to daily use; is anyone familiar with the one by ScanCo that matches the MacTable? Many thanks. Brad Lucier lucier@cs.purdue.edu or lucier@math.purdue.edu
jma@dptspd.sat.datapoint.com (John Arft) (12/13/89)
>Does anyone have experience with the MacTable, marketed by ScanCo >of Redmond, Washington, and advertised in MacWorld? I'm interested >in the quality of construction and whether the ``ergonomic design'' >really helps people use the computer. I am also thinking of buying a lateral >file cabinet. These things often require pretty heavy-duty design in order >to stand up to daily use; is anyone familiar with the one by ScanCo that >matches the MacTable? I bought a MacTable for home use simply because I could not find a suitable computer desk anywhere that I liked. I wanted a low table with some workspace that would look nice in my home. In this it has been a fine table. I like the fact that you can assemble it to suit your taste and can independently tilt the surfaces. I find it much more comfortable to type when the keyboard is tilted down. On the negative side, it is not a heavy duty design and is prone to forward/backward wobbling due to the leg design. More dissapointing was that fact that when the rear surfaces are in their level position, they are not truly level. After a month of use, I noticed a thrumming sound from my diskdrive and was forced to slip a stack of quarters under the front two feet of my CPU to make it level. The printer stand is sturdy enough but I don't have a file cabinet so I can't say how it would hold up. Abdul.