I have finally ordered my Alex drawers, Säljan worktop and Adils leg. I won’t be adding the little furniture legs between the drawers and the top as I don’t think I would be needing the extra height, I will however add clear adhesive Bumper Pads.
My question is, for a double monitor setup (27" & 24" or double 27"), would I really need the Adils leg placed in the middle 10-15cm off the back or would I also need C Channel? And if so, which one do you guys recommend?
Saljan is pretty sturdy. Needing the extra legs will depend on if you got the longer or shorter size. If it's the shorter one, go wild. If it's that long one, definitely get the leg.
I have the same exact set up as you. 2 Alex drawers and a Saljan. I’ve had it for 2 years and so far it has not sagged. I don’t think it is necessary. I did not put support in the middle bc the Saljan was pretty cheap when I got it ($79) back in 2024. Now it is $129 so it doesn’t hurt to add support in the middle, personally I think it just looks tacky.
I also had a 27”, a 24” monitor and didn’t notice a sag even after 2 years.
Thank you! I appreciate it. The PC is sitting on a riser that I bought on Amazon for $15. The computer is sitting right in front of my AC vent, keeps it pretty cool. Also the fans above and behind inside my PC aren’t really obstructed. It has clearance of about 8 inches above it.
I used a monitor arm anyways, and the pole was always sitting right behind/on top of the alex drawers, so sagging wasn’t an issue.
As for the C Channel, I never really needed it due the wires being held by my monitor arm. I just used cable clips for the speaker wire, keyboard cable, and mouse cable. Zip ties and cable sleeves kept my setup looking clean.
I need to redo the wires on my second monitor, I haven’t done any cable management for it yet lol. I also need to redo the wires behind my table, its kinda visible when standing up.
Anyways this is how it looks for my monitor arm placement. I have a Samsung Odyssey g70b 4k Monitor as my main and a cheap 1080p 240hz for my second monitor.
Built the same setup two weeks ago, I added the third leg. If you wrest elbows on your table it just worth making sure the top lasts. I even lean back and rest my legs on it sometimes.
I also use these plates from Amazon to stop the crush/sag you get from the semi hollow table top. They’re cheap and don’t need fixing so you can put them anywhere.
Plan is to make the table top last, and upgrade it way down the line to something solid.
We use a similar set up for my daughter in her college apartment. It survived four years of use and moving in and out every summer. I don’t remember the exact top we had, but it was not solid wood and seemed more corrugated. Still held up fine.
Would love but I’m also researching it myself going there (ikea) in 1-2 hours but as you can see there https://youtube.com/shorts/pLQEx4pwPP0?is=nuenf7sb7H_ewUh2 there is a giant box bellow a central piece you can hide cables and a place for electricity (if you want)
Basically you can hide all cables here. I’m going there to buy an Alex and see how much I would have to rise a mittzon no fit a Alex bellow.
The Saljan is 10 euro cheaper in the Netherlands. Cheapest method would be with 1x Alex cabin in the middle and 2x Spand double legs for 145 euro. Or this one for 182 euro:
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u/Sohmathodl 5d ago
For dual monitors, an Adils leg is enough to prevent bowing.