ergotron is excellent (Score 2)

Hi---I haven't had any problems with pain in my wrists, etc., but have had many friends who have developed RSIs over the years, some so bad that they had to consider changing jobs. I just bought an Interfaces keyboard (split, chair-mounted) and will install it on my Aeron tomorrow. Anyhow, one product which I can really recommend is a free-standing monitor/keyboard stand made by Ergotron (called the Mobile Workstand), www.ergotron.com. It's pretty expensive (around $1000) but it holds both your LCD monitor (in my case a SGI 1600sw) and your keyboard on separate independently adjustable arms. These arms are themselves mounted on a steel pole which is on wheels, so the whole assembly moves around freely. I think that this is a big improvement over putting a monitor on a desk and mounting a keyboard tray underneath it; without the constraint of the desk, one can easily move the whole setup around one's body, etc. I find myself crouching over a lot less. If you need to work on a desk and your computer at the same time, you can wheel it around next to your desk however you please. The Ergotron stand is extremely solidly built (I think that it is designed to be wheeled through hospital corridors), easy to self-adjust, and in every way fun to use. Best, Michael Chwe